یاعلی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَا عَلِيُّ (yā ʕaliyyu).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ʔa.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ʔä.líː]

• (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?	yoʾali

Interjection

یاعلی • (yâ'ali)

1. (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.
2. (Iran) let’s go; said generically before starting various endeavors, especially when moving something heavy.
3. (Iran, colloquial) goodbye

   Synonym: خدافظ (xodâfez)