يا … يا
Gulf Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editيا … يا • (yā … yā)
- either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)
- بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي
- b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi
- In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts
See also
edit- أو (aw, “or”)