fija

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Pronunciations

fija (FEE-zhah)
ija (EE-zhah)

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Definitions

  • n. Daughter.

Example Sentences

  • “Fija, can you help me in the kitchen?”

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • fija

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and
      • post-expulsion
      • in Turkey
      • Greece
      • and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
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      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      fizha, feezha, feeja, feja, fezha, ija, izha, ezha, eja, eeja, eezha

Notes

  • Jews from Thessaloniki use the version that starts with an "f", while others omit the "f".


    See also fijo.

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