What is the plural of Jira

[Thomas Jones]

Because it is close to lira I wish to say "Jira" - but lira would be lire (lih-ray) in Italian 

[Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_]

Hi @Thomas Jones 

Ill say it doesn't have one. And its JEE-rə.

Regards

[Clint Young]

@Thomas Jones  - Just recently, thanks to some coworkers, I've learned that it is a thing for some people to refer to work items (or issues if you're old school) as "Jiras". I also heard @Rachel Wright in one of her Linkedin Learning videos that she's also finds it funny when she hears people call work items Jiras. 

So, I guess it depends on your definition of the plurality of a Jira. Is it the variants of Jira (Jira, JSM, JPD, etc.) or work items in a space. Since calling a work item a Jira is just silly, @Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_ but I agree with  there can be only one.

[Martin Runge]

Hi @Thomas Jones

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

My take is that "Jira" has no plural, and the reason is baked into its origin. Jira is a shortened form of Gojira, the Japanese name for Godzilla, which the team used as a nickname for Bugzilla back in the day. Japanese does not mark plurals the way Italian or English does, so there is no Gojire waiting to happen.

The other reason is that Jira is a trademark, not a normal noun. Atlassian's own brand usage treats product names as proper nouns that remain singular and are paired with a real noun instead. So I would say Jira sites, Jira instances, or Jira projects, never Jiras.

Cheers, Martin