Yalla

See also: Yàlla

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَا اللّٰه (yā allāh, “Oh God”). The vocative meaning was lost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjalːa/, [ˈjʌlːʌ]
• Hyphenation: Yal‧la

Proper noun

Yálla m

1. God
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 1:

     Fulte Racmattaay, Gunê Racmattale Yallih Migaaqal Qimbisa.

     I begin in the name of God, who gives mercy and surpasses mercy.

Declension

Declension of Yálla
absolutive	Yálla
predicative	Yálla
subjective	Yallí
genitive	Yallí
vocative	Yalláw
Postpositioned forms l-case Yállal k-case Yállak t-case Yállat h-case Yállah

Synonyms

• Rábbi

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “Yalla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)