يا
Root: يا
Hans Wehr Definition
يا yā (vocative and exclamatory particle) O, oh │ يا حسرتي (ḥasratī) oh, my misfortune! يا سلام (salām) good Lord! good heavens! oh dear! يا طالما (ṭalamā) how often ...; how many times ...! يا للتعس ويا للشقاء yā la-t-ta‘si wa-yā la-š-šaqā’ oh, what a calamity! يا له من رجل (rajulin) oh, what a man! يا ما how much! how many! how often I how many times! يا لله من ... (lillāhi) what a calamity is ...! how unfortunate is ...! يا ترى see رأى
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