"wallah" meaning in Swedish

See wallah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh). Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|ar|وَٱللّٰه}} Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh) Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} wallah
  1. (Islam) wallah (when making an oath) Categories (topical): Islam Synonyms: mammas död
    Sense id: en-wallah-sv-intj-OujwgisZ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (slang) Generic intensifier. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wallah-sv-intj-b97Pj82W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: walla Related terms: wallahi, jalla, no cap

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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