# JA

> Linear A syllabic JA, conventional: ya.

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Lexicon](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/index.md>) › [Signs](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/signs/index.md>) › [Syllabic signs](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/signs/syllabic/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

**Status: conventional.** The conventional value carried over from Linear B.

## Phonetic value

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Value | /ya/ |
| Alternates | none |
| Linear B | B 57, value ja |
| Linear B Unicode | U+1000A LINEAR B SYLLABLE B057 JA |
| Neutralization class | none |

### Forms cited for the value

- JA-SA-SA-RA-ME = yaššaram

## Lexicon words written with this sign

| Word | Proposed reading | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| \*47-NU-RA-JA | Šū-nūraya | Speculative |
| \*306-TU-JA | ʿAttuya | Speculative |
| A-JA | ḥayyā | Candidate |
| A-JA-KU | ʾAyaku | Speculative |
| A-MA-JA | ʿAmmaya | Speculative |
| A-RE-NE-SI-DI-\*301-PI-KE-PA-JA-TA-RI-SE-TE-RI-MU-A-JA-KU | \[…\] ʾAyaku | Speculative |
| A-SE-JA | Āsīya | Speculative |
| A-SI-JA-KA | šawīqu | Candidate |
| A-SU-JA | Azzuya | Speculative |
| A-TA-I-\*301-WA-JA | ʾatainawaya | Confirmed |
| DI-PA-JA | dipaya | Candidate |
| DU-JA | Tuya | Speculative |
| I-JA | ʾiya | Candidate |
| I-JA-PA-ME | yabame | Candidate |
| I-JA-TE | ʾiyyate | Candidate |
| I-NA-JA-PA-QA | hinna yapqaḥ | Candidate |
| I-NA-JA-RE-TA | hinna yarēʾat-\[…\] | Speculative |
| I-PA-SA-JA | Ipšaja | Speculative |
| I-RU-JA | Iruja | Speculative |
| I-TA-JA | ʾIttaya | Speculative |
| JA-DA-SU | Yadaʿ-Šum | Speculative |
| JA-DI | Yadi | Speculative |
| JA-DI-KI-TU | yā Diqqitu | Probable |
| JA-DU-RA-TI | Yadurati | Candidate |
| JA-HA | Yāh(a) | Speculative |
| JA-I-NWA-RO | yā ʾanwaru | Speculative |
| JA-JA-&#91;…&#93; | ḥayyā | Candidate |
| JA-KI-SI-KI-NU | yaksīkin | Candidate |
| JA-KU | Yaqū | Speculative |
| JA-KU-TI | Yaqūti | Speculative |
| JA-MA-U-TI | Yamwuti | Speculative |
| JA-MI-DA-RE | Yamidare | Speculative |
| JA-PA | Yapaʿ(u) | Speculative |
| JA-PA-QA | yapqaḥ | Candidate |
| JA-PA-RA | yapʾara | Candidate |
| JA-PA-RA-JA-SE | yapʾara yāṣē | Candidate |
| JA-RA | Yaraḫ | Speculative |
| JA-RE-MI | Yarīm | Speculative |
| JA-RU-MA-NE | Yarīmān | Candidate |
| JA-SA | yašar | Candidate |
| JA-SA-JA | Yašʿaya | Speculative |
| JA-SA-MU | yaśmaʿū | Candidate |
| JA-SA-RA | yašara | Candidate |
| JA-SA-SA-RA | yaššar- | Candidate |
| JA-SA-SA-RA-MA-NA | yaššaram=na | Candidate |
| JA-SA-SA-RA-ME | yaššaram | Confirmed |
| JA-SE | yāṣē | Candidate |
| JA-SI | yašīʿ | Candidate |
| JA-SI-E | yašīʿ-ē | Candidate |
| JA-SU-MA-TU | yā Šumāt | Candidate |
| JA-WA-PI | Yawpiʿ | Speculative |
| JA-WI | Yawī | Candidate |
| KA-NI-JA-MI | qāniy-yammi | Speculative |
| KI-KI-RA-JA | kikkarāya | Speculative |
| KO-JA | Qōya | Speculative |
| KU-PA-JA | Kubbaya | Speculative |
| KU-PA₃-RI-JA | Kubariya | Speculative |
| MI+JA+RU | murru | Candidate |
| MI-JA | mayya | Candidate |
| PA-JA | Pay | Speculative |
| PA-JA-RE | Payare | Probable |
| PA-SA-RI-JA | Baṣariya | Speculative |
| PA-SE-JA | Paššiya | Speculative |
| PI-TA-JA | Pitaya | Speculative |
| PU₂-RE-JA | burē(t)yā | Speculative |
| RU-JA-TA-DI | Ruya-dādī | Speculative |
| SA-JA-MA | śaymā | Speculative |
| SE-TO-I-JA | Ṣētiya | Probable |
| SI-DI-JA | Šadiya | Probable |
| SI-JA-SE | šī-yāṣē | Candidate |
| SU-KI-RI-TE-I-JA | Sukritēya | Speculative |
| TE-JA-RE | Teyar | Candidate |
| TI-NU-JA | Ṯinuya | Speculative |
| WI-TE-JA-MU | Widd-tiyāmu | Speculative |

## Linked from

- [Syllabic signs](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/signs/syllabic/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.