يا … يا

From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).

• IPA^(key): /yaː … yaː/

يا … يا • (yā … yā)

1. either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)

   بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي

   b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi

   In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts

• أو (aw, “or”)

From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).

یا ... یا • (ya … ya)

1. either ... or

   Synonyms: ولّا (willa), أو (ʔaw)

   معيش وقت اليوم — يا بروح عالنادي يا بشوف صحابي.

   maʕīš waʔt il-yōm — ya barūḥ ʕan-nādi ya bašūf ṣḥābi

   I don't have time today — I either go to the gym or see my friends.