ya

¹ American  

[yuh] / yə /

pronoun

Informal.

1. you.

   Give me a hand, will ya?

2. your.

   Where's ya brother?

---

ya ² American  

[yah] / yɑ /

interjection

Informal.

1. a variant of yeah.

---

yā ³ American  

[yah] / yɑ /

noun

1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

---

YA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. young adult.

---

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

With more than 10 million combined sales and dominant airplay, “Hey Ya!” was one of the most ubiquitous songs of the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin made a little news on Thursday when he wrote “Good Morning, America, How are ya?”

From Salon

By this time, Eve was signed to Ruff Ryders and promoting her debut album “Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders’ First Lady” including her breakout single “Want Ya Want,” so although it hurt her feelings at the time, she moved past it, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Nice to meet you both. See ya inside!”

From Literature

“Ya know whaa? I fogot your Doritos.”

From Literature