"wallahi" meaning in English

See wallahi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /wɑːˈlɑːhi/
Etymology: From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wa-llāh, literally “by God”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|وَٱللّٰه|lit=by God|tr=wa-llāh}} Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wa-llāh, literally “by God”), {{root|en|ar|ء ل ه}}
  1. (Islam) Alternative form of wallah Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wallah
    Sense id: en-wallahi-en-intj-CA8nT8X4 Categories (other): Islam Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (MTE, MLE, slang) I swear to God; used to add emphasis. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-wallahi-en-intj-Je7Fk9Yo Categories (other): Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 52 45 1 0 1 0
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