یاعلی

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَا عَلِيُّ (yā ʕaliyyu).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? yā'alī
Dari reading? yā'alī
Iranian reading? yâ'ali
Tajik reading? yoʾali

Interjection

یاعلی (yâ'ali)

  1. (Shia Islam) O Ali; a request for intercession from Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first divinely appointed imam in Shi'ism, the sect followed by most Iranians.
  2. (Iran) let’s go; said generically before starting various endeavors, especially when moving something heavy.
  3. (Iran, colloquial) goodbye
    Synonym: خدافظ (xodâfez)