يا … يا

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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian یا ... یا (, either ... or), from یا (, or).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

يا … يا (yā … yā)

  1. 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 ʿilmi adabi
    In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts

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