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{noun} {interjection} [Generate paradigm] 1. devil
♦ ija jolžə̑m tuga {phrase} the devil himself couldn't make head or tail of it
♦ ija pala {phrase} the devil knows, god knows, who knows
♦ ija ok male {phrase} one can't be too careful
♦ ija ok nal! {phrase} damn it!, dammit!
♦ ija nalže! {phrase} damn it!, dammit!
♦ mo ijaže tudə̑m tüken {phrase} what on earth got into him/her, what possessed him/her, what on earth possessed him/her
♦ ala-mogaj ijaže tudə̑m tüken {phrase} what on earth got into him/her, what possessed him/her, what on earth possessed him/her
♦ mo ijaže tudə̑m šuralten {phrase} what on earth got into him/her, what possessed him/her, what on earth possessed him/her
♦ ala-mogaj ijaže tudə̑m šuralten {phrase} what on earth got into him/her, what possessed him/her, what on earth possessed him/her
♦ ija βisa {adverb} {set phrase} a lot, a hell of a lot
♦ ija gaj {adjective} {adverb} {set phrase} devilish, hellish; {set phrase} extremely, utterly
♦ ija nare {adverb} {set phrase} a lot, a hell of a lot
♦ ijalan mo {noun} {set phrase} why on earth, what the hell for
♦ mo ijaže {interjection} {set phrase} what the devil, what the hell
♦ mo ijalan {noun} {set phrase} why on earth, what the hell for
2. {figuratively} {pejorative} damn it, dammit
♢ βot ija! {sentence} damn it!
~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~
♦ ija pə̑žaš {noun} devil's den, devil's lair
♦ ija tukə̑m {noun} devil's brood, spawn of the devil