wallah
/ˈwɑːlə/
wallah noun: a servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah. Also the ellipsis of competition wallah.
Noun
wallah (plural wallahs)
Adverb
IPA/ˈwɑːlɑː/
wallah (not comparable)
- by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
Also used as
wallah is also the ellipsis of competition wallah.
wallah is also the alternative form of voilà.
Forms of wallah
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wallahs |
| alternative form | waala |
| alternative form | waalah |
| alternative form | walah |
| alternative form | wala |
| alternative form | vaala |
| alternative form | vaalah |
| alternative form | valah |
| alternative form | walla |
| Adverb | |
| alternative form | wallahee |
| alternative form | wallahi |
| alternative form | wellah |
| alternative form | wullah |
Origin of wallah
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).
A corruption of voilà.
Words formed from wallah
Words that rhyme with wallah
Questions about wallah
- What does wallah mean?
- Wallah means a servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
- What part of speech is wallah?
- Wallah can be a noun or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce wallah?
- Wallah is pronounced /ˈwɑːlə/.
- What is the plural of wallah?
- The plural of wallah is wallahs.
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