الا

See also: ألا‎, آلا‎, and إلا‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Doublet of آلا‎.

Adjective

الا or 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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