وا

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Arabic

Pronunciation

Particle

وَا • (wā)

  1. (usually with following noun ending in āhu or ā) oh, woe
    وَا أَسَفَاهُ! ― wā ʔasafāhu! ― wellaway, woe, alas, what grief!
    وَا حُزْنَاهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَتَاهُ! ― wā ḥuznāhu ʕalayka yā ʔabatāhu! ― Oh my sadness for you father!
    وَا فَرْحَتَاهُ! ― wā farḥatāhu! ― what joy!
    وَا حَرَّ قَلْبَاهُ! ― wā ḥarra qalbāhu! ― what pain, how heartburning!
    • Al-Mutanabbi
      وَا حَرَّ قَلْبَاهُ مِن مَنْ قَلْبُهُ شَبِمُ / وَمَنْ بِجِسْمِي وَحَالِي عِنْدَهُ سَقَمُ
      wā ḥarra qalbāhu min man qalbuhu šabimu / waman bijismī waḥālī ʕindahu saqamu
      Alas for a heart feverish on account of one whose heart is cold, and with whom there is a sickness in my body and estate.

See also

Bakhtiari

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian abāy-. Cognate with Persian باید.

Verb

وا (vā)

  1. must
    وا بری ― vā berī ― you must go

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian abāg. Cognate with Persian با.

Preposition

وا (vā)

  1. with
    وا علی بی ― vā alī bī ― he was with Ali

References

  1. ^ Mackenzie, D.N. (1986). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary.
  2. ^ Mackenzie, D.N. (1986). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary.

Mazanderani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš. Akin to Sanskrit वायु (vāyu), Middle Persian 𐭥‎𐭠‎𐭩 (way) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 (vaiiu) .

Noun

وا (vâ)

  1. air
    جوش وا ― juš-e vâ ― very hot weather
    وا بزوئن ― vâ bazoen ― to lie, to say nonsense (literally, “to hit air”)
    وا بییتن ― vâ bayiten ― to rot (literally, “to get air”)
  2. weather
    وا دپیتن ― vâ dapiten ― start of a storm, sudden change of weather
  3. pride, vanity
    وا بییتن ― vâ bayiten ― to get arrogant (literally, “to get air”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah. Akin to Persian باد (bâd).

Noun

وا (vâ)

  1. wind
    کنار وا ― kenâr vâ ― winds from the beach
  2. swell
    وا هاکردن ― vâ hakerden ― to swell
  3. a disease that affects sheep’s livers and other body parts

Etymology 3

Compare Persian وا (vâ, “open”), Persian باز (bâz).

Noun

وا (vâ)

  1. open
    وا هاکردن ― vâ hakerden ― to open
    وا بویین ― vâ baviyen ― to be opened

Pattani Malay

Etymology

From Thai ว่าว (wâao). Cognate with Malay wau.

Noun

وا (wa) (Thai spelling วา)

  1. kite (toy)

Synonyms

Persian

Adverb

وا • (vâ)

  1. (colloquial) open

Related terms

See also

Interjection

وا • (vâ)

  1. (informal) indicates the speaker is surprised or confused.

Usage notes

Normally used by female speakers.

See also

Punjabi

Conjunction

وا • (vā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾ)

  1. and

Synonyms

Urdu

Etymology 1

Adjective

وا • (vā)

  1. open, open wide
    Synonyms: باز (bāz), واز (vāz)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (vā).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

وا • (vā) (Hindi spelling वा) (rare)

  1. or

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “وا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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