אלא

Arabic

Conjunction

אלא • (ʔillā)

1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of إِلَّا‎ (ʔillā)‎‎

Aramaic

Etymology

אִן (ʾin, “if”) +‎ לָא (lā, “not”)

Conjunction

אֶלָּא • (ʾellā)

1. but

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /eˈla/

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Conjunction

אֶלָּא • (elá)

1. but, except

   אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה. ― Avínu malkéinu éin lánu mélekh elá atá. ― Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.