vallahi

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish والله (vallâhi), from Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑˈɫɑhi/
  • Rhymes: -ahi
  • Hyphenation: va‧llá‧hi

Interjection

vallahi

  1. (historical) by God

References
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “*vallahi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 497

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑɫːɑhi/

Interjection

vallahi

  1. in fact, actually, really, seriously, I swear, wallah
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