یاعلی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَا عَلِيُّ (yā ʕaliyyu).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /jaː.ʔa.ˈliː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ʔä.líː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jɑːä.líː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jɔːä.lí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jɒː.ʔæ.líː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jɔ.ʔä.lí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	yā'alī
Dari reading^?	yā'alī
Iranian reading^?	yâ'ali
Tajik reading^?	yo'ali

Interjection

یاعلی • (yâ'ali)

(Shia Islam) O Ali; a request for intercession from Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first divinely appointed imam in Shi'ism, the sect followed by most Iranians.
(Iran) let’s go; said generically before starting various endeavors, especially when moving something heavy.
(Iran, colloquial) goodbye
Synonym: خدافظ (xodâfez)