والله

Arabic

Etymology

From وَـ‎ (wa-, “by (in oaths)”) +‎ الله‎ (allāh, “God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/

Interjection

وَٱللّٰهِ • (wa-l-lāhi)

1. by God!

   Synonyms: بِٱللّٰهِ‎ (bi-l-lāhi), تَٱللّٰهِ‎ (ta-l-lāhi)

2. really?, really!

Related terms

• يَاٱلله‎ (ya-l-lāh)

Descendants

Descendants

• → Danish: wallah
• → Dutch: wollah
• → English: wallah
• → French: wallah

• → Hebrew: ואללה‎ (wálla)
• → Ottoman Turkish: والله‎ (vallâhi)
• → Persian: والله‎ (vallâh)
• → Swedish: wallah

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (wa-l-lāh).

Adverb

والله • (vallâhi)

1. truthfully, honestly

Interjection

والله • (vallâhi)

1. by God, begad, egad, by golly

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (wa-l-lāh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /wallɑːh/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /wallɒːh/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /vællɒːh/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /vallɔːh/

Adverb

والله • (vallâh)

1. truthfully, honestly

Interjection

والله • (vallâh)

1. by God!
2. well

Related terms

• و‎ (va)
• الله‎ (Allâh)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (literally “by God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /walˤ.lˤa/, [ˈwɑlˤ.lˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /walˤ.lˤaː.hi/, [wɑlˤˈlˤɑː.hi]

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Interjection

والله • (waḷḷa, waḷḷāhi)

1. really!, by God!

   Synonyms: عن جد‎ (ʕan jadd), فعلا‎ (fiʕlan)