واوا

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic in reference to the sound of crying.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wˤaːwˤa/ [wɑːwɑ]

Noun

واوا • (ẉāẉa) m

  1. (childish) boo-boo, owie
    • 2010, Haifa Wehbe, “الواوا [l-wāwa, The Booboo]”, in Danny Younes, Wissam El Amir (lyrics), Baby Haifa:
      ليك الواوا بوس الواوا خلي الواوا يصح
      lēk l-ẉāẉa būs l-ẉāẉa ḵalli l-ẉāẉa yṣaḥḥ
      Look at the booboo, kiss the booboo, make the booboo get better
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