ويا

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Back-formation from the Arabic conjunction particle و (w) followed by the independent accusative and dative Arabic pronouns that begin in إِيَّا (ʾiyyā), such as إِيَّاي (ʔiyyāy, me, to me).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (independently) /wɪjə/, (followed by an enclitic) /wɪjːə/

Preposition

ويا (wiya or wiyyā- (before enclitics))

  1. with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of
    Synonym: مع (maʕa)
    بروح السينما ويا زميل
    barūḥ is-sēnima wiya zamīl
    I'm gonna go to the cinema with a colleague
    وياچ ايامي كلها حلوة
    wiyyāč ayyāmi kilha ḥilwa
    With you all my days are sweet
  2. (figuratively, by extension) pro-, for, advocate of, supporting

Inflection

    Inflected forms of ويا
Base form ويا (wiya)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person وياي (wiyyāy) ويانا (wiyyāna)
2nd person وياك (wiyyāk) وياچ (wiyyāč) وياكم (wiyyākum)
3rd person وياه (wiyyā) وياها (wiyyāha) وياهم (wiyyāhum)