Arabic vocabulary
وَاO in Arabic
وَا is how you say “O” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وا غوثاه بالله،
O help from Allah!
وَا — and O. This is not the ordinary 'and'. It is a special cry-of-distress particle, used to wail or call out in grief or for rescue — the opening of a lament. Arabic has a dedicated little word for this emotional outcry, separate from its everyday connectors.
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