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

• “واه” in Almaany

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waːh/

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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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː]

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