والله

Arabic

Etymology

From وَـ‎ (wa-, “by (in oaths)”) +‎ الله‎ (allāh, “God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa‿ɫ.ɫaː.hi/

Interjection

وَٱللّٰهِ • (wa-llāhi)

  1. by God!
    Synonyms: بِٱللّٰهِ‎ (bi-l-lāhi), تَٱللّٰهِ‎ (ta-llāhi)
  2. really?, really!

Descendants
Descendants
  • → Danish: wallah
  • → Dutch: wollah
  • → English: wallah
  • → French: wallah
  • → Hebrew: ואללה‎ (wálla)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: والله‎ (vallâhi)
  • → Persian: والله‎ (vallâh)
  • → Swedish: wallah

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (wa-l-lāh).

Adverb

والله • (vallâhi)

  1. truthfully, honestly

Interjection

والله • (vallâhi)

  1. by God, begad, egad, by golly

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (wa-l-lāh).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /valˈlɔh/

Adverb

والله • (vallâh)

  1. truthfully, honestly

Interjection

والله • (vallâh)

  1. by God!
  2. well

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَاللّٰه‎ (literally “by God”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /walˤ.lˤa/, [ˈwɑlˤ.lˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /walˤ.lˤaː.hi/, [wɑlˤˈlˤɑː.hi]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Interjection

والله • (waḷḷa, waḷḷāhi)

  1. really!, by God!
    Synonyms: عن جد‎ (ʕan jadd), فعلا‎ (fiʕlan)
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