وا

• IPA^(key): /waː/

وَا • (wā)

1. (with following noun ending in āh) oh

   ‏وَا أَسَفَاهُ!‎‎ ― wā ʔasafāhu! ― wellaway, woe

   • Al-Mutanabbi

     ‏وَا حَرَّ قَلْبَاهُ مِن مَنْ قَلْبُهُ شَبِمُ / وَمَنْ بِجِسْمِي وَحَالِي عِنْدَهُ سَقَمُ‎

     wā ḥarra qalbāhu min man qalbuhu šabimu / waman bijismī waḥālī ʕindahu saqamu

     Alas for a heart feverish on account of one whose heart is cold, and with whom there is a sickness in my body and estate.

From Middle Persian abāy-[1]. Cognate with Persian باید‎.

وا (vā)

1. must

   ‏وا بری‎ ― vā berī ― you must go

From Middle Persian abāg[2]. Cognate with Persian با‎.

وا (vā)

1. with

   ‏وا علی بی‎ ― vā alī bī ― he was with Ali

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš. Akin to Sanskrit वायु (vāyu), Middle Persian 𐭥‎𐭠‎𐭩‎‎ (way) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎‎ (vaiiu) .

وا (vâ)

1. air

   ‏جوش وا‎ ― juš-e vâ ― very hot weather

   ‏وا بزوئن‎ ― vâ bazoen ― to lie, to say nonsense (literally, “to hit air”)

   ‏وا بییتن‎ ― vâ bayiten ― to rot (literally, “to get air”)

2. weather

   ‏وا دپیتن‎ ― vâ dapiten ― start of a storm, sudden change of weather

3. pride, vanity

   ‏وا بییتن‎ ― vâ bayiten ― to get arrogant (literally, “to get air”)

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah. Akin to Persian باد‎ (bâd).

وا (vâ)

1. wind

   ‏کنار وا‎ ― kenâr vâ ― winds from the beach

2. swell

   ‏وا هاکردن‎ ― vâ hakerden ― to swell

3. a disease that affects sheep’s livers and other body parts

Compare Persian وا‎ (vâ, “open”), Persian باز‎ (bâz).

وا (vâ)

1. open

   ‏وا هاکردن‎ ― vâ hakerden ― to open

   ‏وا بویین‎ ― vâ baviyen ― to be opened

From Thai ว่าว (wâao). Cognate with Malay wau.

وا (wa) (Thai spelling วา‎)

1. kite (toy)

• لايٍي‎ / ลาแย

وا • (vâ)

1. (colloquial) open

• وا کردن‎ (vâ kardan)

• باز‎ (bâz)

وا • (vâ)

1. (informal) indicates the speaker is surprised or confused.

Normally used by female speakers.

• وای‎ (vây)

وا • (vā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾ)

1. and

• ار‎ (ar)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (vā).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː/

وا • (vā) (Hindi spelling वा) (rare)

1. or

• Platts, John T. (1884), “وا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.