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

And if we're talking about Latin legends, I have my fingers crossed that Shakira will finally bring her box office-breaking Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour to Europe next year.

From BBC

This is the first foray into adult fiction for Silver, a British former actor and mental health nurse best known for his hit YA books including dystopian novel Happyhead and its sequel, Dead Happy.

From BBC

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

Those sound like useful titles for a YA fantasy series, but Strauss and Howe were basically making a lot of non-falsifiable claims backed up by speculation and hand-waving.

From Salon

“Much respect — that’s real teamwork, ya dig.”

From Los Angeles Times