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إما

[ʔim.ma]

conj

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. either (used together with أولا (ʔawla, “or”), ولا (walla, “or”) or أو (ʔaw, “or”))
  2. either
  3. Used at the beginning of a choice or set of options.
Examples

إما غادي تمشي فحالك ولّا غادي نعيط للبوليس.

Either you will leave or I will call the police.

Pronunciationʔim.ma

Part of speechconj

Usage noteAlways used with a connector like 'walla' or 'awla' to indicate a choice.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.