يلا

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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/,
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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
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