واه

Algerian Arabic

Adverb

واه (transliteration needed)

  1. yes

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waː.hin/

Adjective

واهٍ • (wāhin) (definite state الوَاهِي (al-wāhī))

  1. active participle of وهَى
  2. fragile, frail, idle, inactive

Declension

Declension of adjective واهٍ (wāhin)
singular masculine feminine
singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal واهِي
wāhī 		الْواهِي
al-wāhī 		واهِيَة
wāhiya 		الْواهِيَة
al-wāhiya
nominative واهٍ
wāhin 		الْواهِي
al-wāhī 		واهِيَةٌ
wāhiyatun 		الْواهِيَةُ
al-wāhiyatu
accusative واهِيًا
wāhiyan 		الْواهِيَ
al-wāhiya 		واهِيَةً
wāhiyatan 		الْواهِيَةَ
al-wāhiyata
genitive واهٍ
wāhin 		الْواهِي
al-wāhī 		واهِيَةٍ
wāhiyatin 		الْواهِيَةِ
al-wāhiyati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal واهِيَيْن
wāhiyayn 		الْواهِيَيْن
al-wāhiyayn 		واهِيَتَيْن
wāhiyatayn 		الْواهِيَتَيْن
al-wāhiyatayn
nominative واهِيَانِ
wāhiyāni 		الْواهِيَانِ
al-wāhiyāni 		واهِيَتَانِ
wāhiyatāni 		الْواهِيَتَانِ
al-wāhiyatāni
accusative واهِيَيْنِ
wāhiyayni 		الْواهِيَيْنِ
al-wāhiyayni 		واهِيَتَيْنِ
wāhiyatayni 		الْواهِيَتَيْنِ
al-wāhiyatayni
genitive واهِيَيْنِ
wāhiyayni 		الْواهِيَيْنِ
al-wāhiyayni 		واهِيَتَيْنِ
wāhiyatayni 		الْواهِيَتَيْنِ
al-wāhiyatayni
plural masculine feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal ? ? واهِيَات
wāhiyāt 		الْواهِيَات
al-wāhiyāt
nominative ? ? واهِيَاتٌ
wāhiyātun 		الْواهِيَاتُ
al-wāhiyātu
accusative ? ? واهِيَاتٍ
wāhiyātin 		الْواهِيَاتِ
al-wāhiyāti
genitive ? ? واهِيَاتٍ
wāhiyātin 		الْواهِيَاتِ
al-wāhiyāti

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waːh/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

واه • (wāh)

  1. yes
    واش بغيتي تاكلي شي حاجة؟ واه!
    wāš bḡīti tākuli ši ḥāja? wāh!
    Do you want to eat something? Yes!

Persian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Dari reading? wāh

Interjection

واه • (wāh) (Dari)

  1. wow, whoa
  2. ooh

Further reading

  • “واه”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
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