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Arabic
Etymology
From وَـ (wa-, “by (in oaths)”) + الله (allāh, “God”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
وَٱللّٰهِ • (wal-lāhi)
- by God!
- Synonyms: بِٱللّٰهِ (bi-l-lāhi), تَٱللّٰهِ (ta-llāhi)
- really?, really!
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).
Adverb
والله • (vallâhi)
- truthfully, honestly
Interjection
والله • (vallâhi)
- by God, begad, egad, by golly
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi)..
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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wallāh
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| Dari reading?
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wallāh
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| Iranian reading?
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vallâh
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| Tajik reading?
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valloh
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Adverb
والله • (vallâh)
- truthfully, honestly
Interjection
والله • (vallâh)
- by God!
- well
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi, literally “by God”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
والله • (waḷḷa, waḷḷāhi)
- really!, by God!
- Synonyms: عن جد (ʕan jadd), فعلا (fiʕlan)