hêja

Meaning

1. dear (a formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
2. worthy

Concepts

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

sir

lord

gent

man

👨

Mr

gennelman

Synonyms

rêzdar

seyda

🧑‍🏫

efendî

🤵‍♂️

birêz

mamoste

🧑‍🏫

ez-xulam

ezbenî

Translations

senhor

👨

Herr

👨

gentilhomme

🤵‍♂️

signore

caballero

heer

monsieur

meneer

cavalheiro

🤵‍♂️

messieurs

κύριος

senyor

señor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/heːˈʒɑː/

Etymology

Compare Southern dialectal hejî and Zazaki erjiae, from *erjia.

Sentences

Ev bajar ji me re hêja ye.

This city is precious to us.

Hevalê min ê hêja û qedirbilind!

My dear and respected friend!

Stranbêjên me yên hêja hene.

We have great singers.

Gîtareka hêja li ber destê Tomî heye.

Tom has a good guitar.

Xweşbêjî û xweşxeberdan qabiliyeteke hêja ye.

Good communication is a valuable skill.

Her dildar hêja ye û bi qedr e.

Every lover is worthy and appreciated.