wallah

Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

• waala, waalah, walah, wala, vaala, vaalah, valah, walla

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑːlə/, /ˈwɒlə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːlə, -ɒlə

wallah (plural wallahs)

1. (North India) A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
   • 1931, George Orwell, A Hanging:

     Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.

2. (North India, historical) Ellipsis of competition wallah.
3. (British, slang) A guy or bloke.

From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).

• wallahee, wallahi, wellah, wullah

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑːlɑː/, /wəˈlɑː/, /wəllə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

wallah (not comparable)

1. (Islam) by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath

A corruption of voilà.

wallah

1. Voilà.

• “wallah” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh).

wallah

1. (slang) Generic intensifier.

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, “I swear by God”).

• IPA^(key): /wa.la/

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wallah

1. (slang) wow (an expression of surprise)
2. (slang, Tunisia) I'm serious

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, “I swear by God”), likely via Turkish valla.

• IPA^(key): [ˈwala], [ˈvala], [waˈlːah]

wallah

1. (slang) Generic intensifier.

wallah

1. (slang) (tag question) right?

   Synonyms: wa, gell, ne, nicht, nicht wahr, oder

• “wallah” in Duden online
• “wallah” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “wallah” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

• walla

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh).

wallah

1. (Islam) wallah (when making an oath)

   Synonym: mammas död

   – Är det sant? – Wallah! Jag svär!

   – Is that true? – Wallah! I swear!

2. (slang) Generic intensifier.

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