Resultya [q]albi (يا قلبي) This term of endearment means "my heart.". Its origins lie in the Arabic word for heart, qalb (قلب). Although قلب is pronounced qalb in MSA, the letter qaf (ق) is subject to the same dialectal differences as described above. For instance, in Levantine Arabic, one would say ya 'albi, and in Gulf Arabic ...