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 (ʾiyyāy, “me, to me”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (independently) /wɪjə/, (followed by an enclitic) /wɪjːə/
Preposition
ويا • (wiya or wiyyā- (before enclitics))
- with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of
- Synonym: مع (maʿa)
- 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
- (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) | ||