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• ya
  ya

  pronoun

  you.
• yā
  yā

  noun

  the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• YA
  YA

  abbreviation

  young adult.

ya

¹ American  

[yuh] / yə /

pronoun

Informal.

1. you.

   Give me a hand, will ya?

2. your.

   Where's ya brother?

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ya ² American  

[yah] / yɑ /

interjection

Informal.

1. a variant of yeah.

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yā ³ American  

[yah] / yɑ /

noun

1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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YA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. young adult.

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Etymology

Origin of ya¹

First recorded in 1820–25; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of you and your in continuous rapid speech

Origin of yā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Pero tras la gran acogida del primer periodo de venta, muchas de las entradas de menor precio ya se han agotado.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But the agent checking me in said little beyond, “Where ya going?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Un día después de cumplir 40 años, McVay entrenó como si ya no fuera el niño prodigio, sino un líder envejecido que se expone a las críticas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Later in the email, the sender asks: "How's LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" before signing off "see ya A xxx".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

“And Windy wouldn’t tell me. I did ask. She’s annoying, but ya know, she’s still a friend.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty