الا

See also: ألا, آلا, and إلا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Doublet of آلا.

Adjective

الا • (elâ or ala)

(of eyes) greyish-blue; azure; hazel
Synonym: شهلا (şehla)

Descendants

Turkish: ela

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā).

Conjunction

الا • (illa)

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “الا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 132
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “الا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 179

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