يلا

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja‿ɫ.ɫa/

Interjection

يَلَّا • (yallā)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَاٱللَّٰه (yāl-lāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jalˤ.lˤa/, [ˈjɑlˤ.lˤɑ]
  • (file)

Interjection

يلّا • (yaḷḷa)

  1. come on, hurry up
  2. let's, let's go
    يلا نروح على بركة.
    yaḷḷa nrūḥ ʕala birke
    Let's go to a pool.
  3. (by extension) bye-bye, bye
    يلا بايyaḷḷa ḅāybye-bye
    (file)
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