How to say "by your life (Arabic oath) → I swear (Israeli informal usage)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningby your life (Arabic oath) → I swear (Israeli informal usage)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
وَحَيَاتَك
wa-ḥayātakוחיאתך
وحياتك
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
וחיאתך
wakhyatakوَاخْيَاتَاك
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ح-ي-يBuilt on the same root ḥayiya as this app's verb entry for 'to live' — literally 'by your life'. It's a milder, more personal oath than وَاللّٰه (this app's own walla), invoking the listener rather than God, and it turns up in Israeli mixed-language banter the same way.
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In a phrase
وَحَيَاتَك، صَدِّقْنِي
wa-ḥayātak, ṣaddiqnīוחיאתך, צדקניby your life, believe me
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