ya

¹

[yuh]

pronoun

Informal.

1. you.

   Give me a hand, will ya?

2. your.

   Where's ya brother?

ya

²

[yah]

interjection

Informal.

1. a variant of yeah.

yā

³

[yah]

noun

1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

YA

⁴

abbreviation

1. young adult.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ya¹

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

Origin of ya²

From Arabic