يا علي

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (, vocative particle) +‎ علي (ʕali, Ali).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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يا عَلي (yā ʕali)

  1. (Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task