Russian

Noun

ва́ла • ‎(vála) m inan

1. genitive singular of вал ‎(val)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ва̀ла̄х
• ва̀ла̄ј

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish والله ‎(vallâhi), from Arabic وَاللّٰه ‎(wa-llāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǎlaː/
• Hyphenation: ва‧ла

Adverb

ва̀ла̄ ‎(Latin spelling vàlā)

1. truthfully, honestly

Interjection

ва̀ла̄ ‎(Latin spelling vàlā)

1. by God!, begad, egad, by golly