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Where does “ياالله” come from?

ياالله (Arabic) comes from Arabic اللّٰه, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

ياالله (Arabic): come on, c’mon; let’s go, hurry up; bye-bye, bye

Definitions

  1. come on, c’mon; let’s go, hurry up; bye-bye, bye

Ancestry of “ياالله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicاللّٰهGod, Allah; the All-highest”, “God; the...
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
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