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

“Tell ya what,” Uncle Max added, staring out at the stretch of our property.

From Literature

Would that be worth something to ya, Boyo?

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, buoyed by a stellar roster and their fans’ delusional belief—the ’80s Mets popularized the luck-kindling headgear known as “rally caps,” which complemented the “Ya Gotta Believe” slogan coined earlier as an inane joke by reliever Tug McGraw—they won again in 1986.

From The Wall Street Journal

As he rehearsed his lines, he said, ‘Ya know, the star of this movie is a 10-year-old kid.’

From MarketWatch

Plus, the writers loved the phenomenon of hot sauce companies having such absurd names — think “Slap Ya Mama.”

From Los Angeles Times