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 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.

[Rachel Wright]

Ha! Great question @Thomas Jones. Hi @Clint Young and thanks for taking one of my Jira admin courses on LinkedIn Learning! I agree with @Martin Runge

In order of least offensive, I'll accept:

• Item, work, work item (from Cloud users)
• Issue (from current or former Server/Data Center users)
• Ticket (only from support-type users)
• Task (meaning a generic record in the database, not specifically a work type)
• To Do (eh, OK)

I try to speak in my client's language, so I constantly have to flip between these.

The only time "Jiras" doesn't make me cringe is when organizations have multiple distinct Jira applications. E.g., "We need to update the permission strategy in all of our Jiras." A little gross but acceptable.

And don't get me started on the pronunciation of Atlassian as At-lazy-en. Double cringe!

Now I need to get back to work. I have some Microsoft Outlooks to send! ;)

[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

[Marcelo Montaño Sánchez]

Hi @Thomas Jones 

I don't think “Jira” has a plural form. But some of my Spanish-speaking clients simply say “los jiras” when referring to Jira work items. So, unofficially, I guess “Jiras” exists in Spanish! 😄

Marcelo

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello and Welcome to Atlassian Community @Thomas Jones 

Only one i have heard once was "Jiras" but for me it Sounds just wrong.

Jira is Jira :)

That come also from that, that You can have one copy of each individual Atlassian product per Site.