ويا

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)
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