wallahi
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wa-llāh, literally “by God”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editwallahi
- (Islam) Alternative form of wallah
- (MTE, slang) I swear to God; used to add emphasis.
- wallahi I got it from her
Hausa
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editwàllāhì
Descendants
editSwahili
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wa-llāh, literally “by God”).[1]
Interjection
editwallahi
References
edit- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 300 Nr. 2871
Swedish
editInterjection
editwallahi
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