يا … يا

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian یا ... یا‎ (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا‎ (yâ, “or”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /yaː … yaː/

Conjunction

يا … يا • (yā … yā)

  1. either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)
    ‏بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي‎
    b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi
    In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts

See also
  • أو‎ (aw, “or”)
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