الا

See also: ألا, آلا, and إلا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Doublet of آلا.

Adjective

الا • (elâ or ala)

1. (of eyes) greyish-blue; azure; hazel

   Synonym: شهلا (şehla)

Descendants

• Turkish: ela

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā).

Conjunction

الا • (illa)

1. except
2. unless

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “الا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 132
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “الا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 179