յա

Armenian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian եա (ea), ultimately from Persian یا (yâ, “or”).

Conjunction

յա • (ya)

  1. (dialectal) or
Usage notes

Only used in the construction յա … յա (ya … ya, “either … or”).

Etymology 2

Interjection

յա • (ya)

  1. an interjection expressing surprise
    Synonyms: վահ (vah), միթե (mitʻe)
  2. an interjection expressing encouragement
    Synonyms: ով (ov), դե (de)
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