vallahi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• valla

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish والله (vallâhi), from Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑˈɫɑhi/
• Rhymes: -ahi
• Hyphenation: va‧llá‧hi

Interjection

vallahi

1. (historical) by God

References

• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “*vallahi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 497

Turkish

Alternative forms

• valla (colloquial)

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɫːɑhi/

Interjection

vallahi

1. in fact, actually, really, seriously, I swear, wallah