وا
Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
وَا • (wā)
- (usually with following noun ending in āhu or ā) oh, woe
- وَا أَسَفَاهُ! ― wā ʔasafāhu! ― wellaway, woe, alas, what grief!
- وَا حُزْنَاهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَتَاهُ! ― wā ḥuznāhu ʕalayka yā ʔabatāhu! ― Oh my sadness for you father!
- وَا فَرْحَتَاهُ! ― wā farḥatāhu! ― what joy!
- وَا حَرَّ قَلْبَاهُ! ― wā ḥarra qalbāhu! ― what pain, how heartburning!
- Al-Mutanabbi
- وَا حَرَّ قَلْبَاهُ مِن مَنْ قَلْبُهُ شَبِمُ / وَمَنْ بِجِسْمِي وَحَالِي عِنْدَهُ سَقَمُ
- wā ḥarra qalbāhu min man qalbuhu šabimu / waman bijismī waḥālī ʕindahu saqamu
- Alas for a heart feverish on account of one whose heart is cold, and with whom there is a sickness in my body and estate.
See also edit
- يَا (yā)
Bakhtiari edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Persian abāy-.[1] Cognate with Persian باید.
Verb edit
وا (vā)
- must
- وا بری ― vā berī ― you must go
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Persian abāg.[2] Cognate with Persian با.
Preposition edit
وا (vā)
- with
- وا علی بی ― vā alī bī ― he was with Ali
References edit
Mazanderani edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš. Akin to Sanskrit वायु (vāyu), Middle Persian 𐭥𐭠𐭩 (way) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 (vaiiu) .
Noun edit
وا (vâ)
- air
- جوش وا ― juš-e vâ ― very hot weather
- وا بزوئن ― vâ bazoen ― to lie, to say nonsense (literally, “to hit air”)
- وا بییتن ― vâ bayiten ― to rot (literally, “to get air”)
- weather
- وا دپیتن ― vâ dapiten ― start of a storm, sudden change of weather
- pride, vanity
- وا بییتن ― vâ bayiten ― to get arrogant (literally, “to get air”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah. Akin to Persian باد (bâd).
Noun edit
وا (vâ)
- wind
- کنار وا ― kenâr vâ ― winds from the beach
- swell
- وا هاکردن ― vâ hakerden ― to swell
- a disease that affects sheep’s livers and other body parts
Etymology 3 edit
Compare Persian وا (vâ, “open”), Persian باز (bâz).
Noun edit
وا (vâ)
- open
- وا هاکردن ― vâ hakerden ― to open
- وا بویین ― vâ baviyen ― to be opened
Pattani Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Thai ว่าว (wâao). Cognate with Malay wau.
Noun edit
وا (wa) (Thai spelling วา)
- kite (toy)
Synonyms edit
Persian edit
Adverb edit
وا • (vâ)
Related terms edit
- وا کردن (vâ kardan)
See also edit
- باز (bâz)
Interjection edit
وا • (vâ)
Usage notes edit
Normally used by female speakers.
See also edit
- وای (vây)
Punjabi edit
Conjunction edit
وا • (vā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾ)
Synonyms edit
- ار (ar)
Urdu edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
وا • (vā)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (vā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː/
Conjunction edit
وا • (vā) (Hindi spelling वा) (rare)
References edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “وا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.