علة

Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʕal.la/

Noun

عَلَّة • (ʕalla) f (plural عَلّات (ʕallāt))

  1. second draught of a drink
  2. entertainment, amusement, distraction
  3. need, necessity
  4. bad situation, misfortune
  5. (in polygamy) co-wife, wife other than the first wife
Declension

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʕil.la/

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕilla) f (plural عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. defect, vice
  2. disease, malady, bug
  3. (of the morphology of a word, especially of a verb) defect, irregularity
  4. (of the phonology represented by the letters ا, و, ي) defect, weakness
  5. excuse, pretext, apology, plea
  6. cause, reason
  7. (in verse) the transition from one metrical foot to another
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: علت ('ellat)
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