ياالله
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Alternative forms edit
- يَلَّا (yallā)
Etymology edit
Compounded from يَا (yā, “O”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”). The colloquial sense derives from supplications of the sort “O God, let this and that happen!”, whence it was generalised to a particle or exclamation expressing a wish, encouragement, or command.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
يَاٱللَّٰه • (yāllāh)
- (colloquial) come on, c’mon
- (colloquial) let’s go, hurry up
- (dialectal, colloquial, Levantine) word accompanying bye-bye, bye
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
يا (yā, “oh”) + الله (allāh, “god”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ياالله • (yālla)