South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "to arrive on the pain".
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʔi.ʒa ʕal.wa.ʒaʕ/, [ˈʔɪ.d͡ʒa ʕalˈwa.d͡ʒaʕ], [ˈʔɪ.ʒa ʕalˈwa.ʒaʕ]
إجا عالوجع • (ʔija ʕal-wajaʕ)
- to come right on time, with perfect timing, etc.
مبارح جوزي فاجأني بسفرة عاليونان — عن جد إجا عالوجع․- mbāreḥ jōzi fājaʔni bi-safra ʕal-yūnān — ʕan jadd ʔija ʕal-wajaʕ
- Yesterday my husband surprised me with a trip to Greece — it really came right on time.
