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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

A sus 41 años y jugando su 23ª temporada, un récord, se le preguntó a James sobre su futuro, ya que su eventual retirada siempre parece ser motivo de curiosidad.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Still, if you were hoping for a stirring redemption speech from the podium, a little I told ya so, Darnold didn’t indulge it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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

“Anyi ga-achota ya, we will find her,” her mother said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie