يا … يا

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yaː … yaː/

Conjunction

يا … يا • (yā … yā)

1. either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)

   بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي

   b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi

   In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts

See also

• أو (aw, “or”)