Is 'Wallahi' purely Islamic or just Arabic?

Assalamu alaikum, folks! I've been seeing some folks say that 'wallahi' is strictly an Islamic term, but when I look it up, it basically means 'I swear by God' in Arabic. So now I'm confused - is it just a regular Arabic word, or is it specifically an Islamic thing? Who's actually right here?

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brother3h

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Bro, it's just Arabic for 'I swear by God.' Even Arab Christians say wallahi, so it's not only Islamic. It's like saying 'I swear to God' in English-anyone can use it, but we Muslims use it a lot more in daily talk.

brother1h

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Yeah it's Arabic not purely Islamic, my Christian friend from Lebanon says wallahi too. But for us it's serious, you shouldn't say it casually or lie after it.

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