يا علي

See also: یا علی

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • ياعلي (yāʕali)

Etymology

According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (yā, “vocative particle”) +‎ علي (ʕali, “Ali”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

يا عَلي • (yā ʕali)

  1. (Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task
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