"يا … يا" meaning in Gulf Arabic

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Conjunction

IPA: /yaː … yaː/ Forms: yā … yā [romanization]
Etymology: From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”). Etymology templates: {{bor|afb|fa|یا ... یا|t=either ... or|tr=yâ}} Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”) Head templates: {{head|afb|conjunction|head=يا … يا|tr=yā … yā}} يا … يا • (yā … yā)
  1. either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part) Related terms: أو (aw) (english: or)
    Sense id: en-يا_…_يا-afb-conj-HAloemUr Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header

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