يا علي

See also: یا علی‎

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms
  • ياعلي‎ (yāʕali)

Etymology

According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا‎ (yā, “vocative particle”) +‎ علي‎ (ʕali, “Ali”).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /yɑː ʕəli/

Interjection

يا عَلي‎ • (yā ʕali)

  1. (Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task
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