YA

you or your. written as pronounced.

Abbreviation for Young Adult. Which in the library and bookselling fields means a teenager -- someone who is young but theoretically has adult reading skills. (To the rest of the English-speaking world "young adult" implies being at least 18.)

Arabic call word. Used before making a description of a 2nd person, or calling someone. Usage is as follows: Ya (adjective), or Ya (name).

For example:

Ya Allah - oh god

Ya ayuni - oh my darling (lit. my eye)

Ya nafsi - oh my soul (used for a loved one)

Ya ruhi - oh my spirit (used for a loved one)

Ya hub - oh my love

Ya Gloria, stana shwayeh - oh Gloria, wait a moment!

Ya manyak - you maniac

Ya ars - you bastard

Ya ibn'l sharmuta - you son of a whore

Ya ahuy'l sharmuta - you brother of a whore

Ya sharmuta - you whore

Ya hara - you piece of shit

etc...

Ya (?), adv.

Yea.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

 

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