هيا

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haj.jaː/

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Interjection

هَيَّا • (hayyā)

1. come on!; let's; let's go!

Descendants

• Maltese: ejja (probably)
• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܗܲܝܘܼ (hayū)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “هيا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

North Levantine Arabic

Adverb

هيا • (hayyā, hayyē)

1. (with a pronominal suffix) there is, there are

   وينهن الولاد؟
   .هيّاهن عم بيلعبو برا

   waynhon l-wlēd?
   hayyēhon ʕam byelʕabo barra

   Where are the kids?
   They are outside playing.