ياالله

Arabic

Arabic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• يَلَّا (yallā)

Etymology

Compounded from يَا (yā, “O”) +‎ اللّٰه (allāh, “God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja‿ɫ.ɫaːh/

Interjection

ياالله • (transliteration needed)

1. (colloquial) come on, c’mon
2. (colloquial) let’s go, hurry up
3. (dialectal, colloquial, Levantine) bye-bye, bye

Related terms

• واللّٰه

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: يلا (yaḷḷa)
• → Finnish: jalla
• → Hebrew: יאללה (yála)
• → Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jalla
• → Swedish: jalla