Yah

Yah

"Yah" may refer to:

* YAH, the abbreviation for Youth Advolution for Health, a youth led initiative that advactes healthy lifestyle among youths.
* Iah Yah, the Egyptian word for moon.
* Jah, the Rastafari name of God.
* Yah, one of the names of God used in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
* The IATA code for La Grande-4 Airport near Grand-Rivière, Quebec, Canada.
* "Ya", a common Semitic vocative particle, found in Arabic, Ugaritic and modern Hebrew slang (but not in Biblical Hebrew because of its homophony with the divine name). Part of the expressions "Ya habibi" ("O my friend" or "Hey Buddy") and "Ya Allah" ("O God").
* An alternative term for a Rah - a derogatory term for upper class students in British universities.


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  • Yah|ve — Yah|veh or Yah|ve «YAH vay», noun. = Yahweh. (Cf. ↑Yahweh) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yah|we — Yah|weh or Yah|we «YAH way», noun. 1. a name of God in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, often used by writers on the religion of the Hebrews; Jehovah. 2. the ancient god of the Hebrew tribes. Also, Jahve, Jahveh. ╂[< Hebrew Yahweh …   Useful english dictionary

  • yah — /yah, yair/, interj. an exclamation of impatience or derision. * * * …   Universalium

  • yah — exclamation of defiance or dismissal, from 1812 …   Etymology dictionary

  • yah — [yä, ya] interj. used to express derision, defiance, disgust, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • Yah — Jah Dans la bible hébraïque, on trouve 26 occurrences du mot hébreu יָהּ = Yah ou Jah. On trouve aussi le terme sous forme composée, dans le mot alléluia, ou halellujah : Hallelou Yah, « Rendez louange à Yah ». Il s agit dans la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • yah — 1. adverb a) here Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah b) yes. Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense. 2. noun an …   Wiktionary

  • yah — Sure, sounds right, that s OK, tell me more, are you putting me on?, is what you have said really true? Yah, yah, sounds good …   Dictionary of american slang

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