Yalla

Yalla, with variants Yallah and Yala, is a common expression denoting "come on", "let's get going", and mostly meaning "hurry up" in the Arabic language. It comes from and is an abbreviation of classical (traditional) Arabic words "Ya Allah" (in Arabic يا ألله) literally meaning "O God". The phrase is also very common in Hebrew as a form of slang.

Yalla / Yallah may refer to:

Locations

Yalla-y-Poora, a town in Shire of Ararat, Australia
"Yalla-y-Poora" is a painting by Eugene von Guerard, now in the Joseph Brown Collection on display at the National Gallery of Victoria

Popular culture

Jalla! Jalla! is a Swedish comedy film.
"Yalla" is frequently used in the Israeli television show Prisoners of War, where it appears in the subtitled American version untranslated.

Media

Yalla (journal), an award-winning Montreal-based Canadian project between young Arabs and Jews for encouraging creative expression

Music

Yalla (band), a folk band from Uzbekistan
Yalla (album), Third solo album released on Bleeding Heart Recordings by UK musician Thomas White

Songs