واویلا

Persian

Alternative forms

• واویلاه (vâveylâh), واویلتا (vâveylatâ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَا وَيْلَا (wā waylā). Equivalent to وا (vâ) +‎ ویل (veyl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waː.waj.ˈlaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.wäj.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑː.wäj.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.wäj.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.wäj.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒː.vej.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔ.väj.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāwaylā
Dari reading?	wāwaylā
Iranian reading?	vâveylâ
Tajik reading?	vovaylo

Interjection

واویلا • (vâveylâ)

1. woe! alas!

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: vaveyla
• → Ottoman Turkish: واویلا (vaveyla)
  • Turkish: vaveyla
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: वावैला (vāvailā)

  Urdu: واوَیلا (vāvailā)