ܝܐܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāl-lāh); compare native ܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (yā allāhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jal.lɑː], [jaɫ.ɫaː]

Interjection

ܝܲܐܠܵܗ • (yallāh)

1. (colloquial) come on, c’mon, let's go, hurry up

   ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܓܵܪܲܓ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ! ― yallāh gārag āzaḥ! ― c’mon, we have to go!

2. (colloquial) let's, let's go

   ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܡܲܣܚܝܵܐ. ― yāwmā d-ḥimmā ìlēh, yallāh āzaḥ l-masḥyā. ― It's a hot day, let’s go to the pool.

3. (colloquial) bye-bye, bye

   ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܚܵܙܹܝܢܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܪܬܵܐ. ― yallāh ḥāzēnūḵ ḥartā. ― Bye see you later.

   ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܒܵܐܝ ― yallāh bāy

See also

• ܓ̰ܲܠܕܹܐ (jaldē)
• ܩܸܘܝܵܐ (qiwyā)