"wallahi" meaning in Hausa

See wallahi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /wàl.láː.hì/, [wàl.láː.hɪ̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wàllāhì [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|وَٱللّٰهِ}} Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi) Head templates: {{head|ha|interjection|head=wàllāhì|sort=}} wàllāhì, {{ha-pos|interjection|wàllāhì}} wàllāhì
  1. by God!
    Sense id: en-wallahi-ha-intj-hyQYAVA5 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 45 52 0 0 1 0
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nup",
            "2": "woláhì",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nupe: woláhì",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: woláhì"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "waláhì",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: waláhì",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: waláhì"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَٱللّٰهِ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàllāhì",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "wàllāhì",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàllāhì",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "wàllāhì"
      },
      "expansion": "wàllāhì",
      "name": "ha-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 45 52 0 0 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by God!"
      ],
      "id": "en-wallahi-ha-intj-hyQYAVA5",
      "links": [
        [
          "by God",
          "by God"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wàl.láː.hì/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wàl.láː.hɪ̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wallahi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nup",
            "2": "woláhì",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nupe: woláhì",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nupe: woláhì"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "waláhì",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: waláhì",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: waláhì"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَٱللّٰهِ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàllāhì",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "wàllāhì",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wàllāhì",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "2": "wàllāhì"
      },
      "expansion": "wàllāhì",
      "name": "ha-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa interjections",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by God!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "by God",
          "by God"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wàl.láː.hì/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wàl.láː.hɪ̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wallahi"
}

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