يا علي in Gulf Arabic

IPA: /yɑː ʕəli/ [Kuwait] Forms: يا عَلي [canonical], yā ʕali [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”). Etymology templates: {{compound|afb|يا|علي|t1=vocative particle|t2=Ali|tr1=yā|tr2=ʕali}} يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”) Head templates: {{head|afb|interjection|head=يا عَلي|tr=yā ʕali}} يا عَلي • (yā ʕali)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "afb",
        "2": "يا",
        "3": "علي",
        "t1": "vocative particle",
        "t2": "Ali",
        "tr1": "yā",
        "tr2": "ʕali"
      },
      "expansion": "يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "يا عَلي",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yā ʕali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "يا عَلي",
        "tr": "yā ʕali"
      },
      "expansion": "يا عَلي • (yā ʕali)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "afb",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "said when one is about to perform a task"
      ],
      "id": "en-يا_علي-afb-intj-OBNwRUM9",
      "links": [
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "yāʕali",
          "word": "ياعلي"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/yɑː ʕəli/",
      "tags": [
        "Kuwait"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "يا علي"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "afb",
        "2": "يا",
        "3": "علي",
        "t1": "vocative particle",
        "t2": "Ali",
        "tr1": "yā",
        "tr2": "ʕali"
      },
      "expansion": "يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "يا عَلي",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yā ʕali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "afb",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "يا عَلي",
        "tr": "yā ʕali"
      },
      "expansion": "يا عَلي • (yā ʕali)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "Gulf Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "said when one is about to perform a task"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "task"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/yɑː ʕəli/",
      "tags": [
        "Kuwait"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yāʕali",
      "word": "ياعلي"
    }
  ],
  "word": "يا علي"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Shiʾism",
  "path": [
    "يا علي"
  ],
  "section": "Gulf Arabic",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "يا علي",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Shiʾism",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Gulf Arabic",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "يا علي",
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}

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"يا علي" meaning in Gulf Arabic

Interjection