آلة

See also: إله‎, اله‎, أله‎, and آله‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ء و ل‎ (ʾ-w-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.la/

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Noun

آلَة • (ʾāla) f (plural آلَات‎ (ʾālāt))

1. instrument, utensil
2. tool, apparatus, implement
3. device, appliance, machine

Declension

Declension of noun آلَة (ʾāla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آلَة ʾāla	الْآلَة‎ al-ʾāla	آلَة ʾālat
Nominative	آلَةٌ ʾālatun	الْآلَةُ‎ al-ʾālatu	آلَةُ ʾālatu
Accusative	آلَةً ʾālatan	الْآلَةَ‎ al-ʾālata	آلَةَ ʾālata
Genitive	آلَةٍ ʾālatin	الْآلَةِ‎ al-ʾālati	آلَةِ ʾālati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آلَتَيْن‎ ʾālatayn	الْآلَتَيْن‎ al-ʾālatayn	آلَتَيْ‎ ʾālatay
Nominative	آلَتَانِ‎ ʾālatāni	الْآلَتَانِ‎ al-ʾālatāni	آلَتَا‎ ʾālatā
Accusative	آلَتَيْنِ‎ ʾālatayni	الْآلَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾālatayni	آلَتَيْ‎ ʾālatay
Genitive	آلَتَيْنِ‎ ʾālatayni	الْآلَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾālatayni	آلَتَيْ‎ ʾālatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آلَات‎ ʾālāt	الْآلَات‎ al-ʾālāt	آلَات‎ ʾālāt
Nominative	آلَاتٌ‎ ʾālātun	الْآلَاتُ‎ al-ʾālātu	آلَاتُ‎ ʾālātu
Accusative	آلَاتٍ‎ ʾālātin	الْآلَاتِ‎ al-ʾālāti	آلَاتِ‎ ʾālāti
Genitive	آلَاتٍ‎ ʾālātin	الْآلَاتِ‎ al-ʾālāti	آلَاتِ‎ ʾālāti

Derived terms

• اِسْم آلَة‎ (ism ʾāla)

Related terms

• آلِيّ‎ (ʾāliyy, “automated, mechanical”)
• آلِيَّة‎ (ʾāliyya, “mechanism, machinery, automation”)

Descendants

• → Afar: aalát
• → Azerbaijani: alət
• → Bengali: আলাত (alat)
• → Northern Kurdish: alat, alet, halat, halet
• → Malay: alat
• → Persian: آلت‎ (âlat)
  • → Hindustani:

    Urdu: آلت‎ (ālat)

  • → Thai: อะไหล่ (à-lài)
• → Ottoman Turkish: آلت‎ (alet)
  • Turkish: alet
  • → Albanian: hallat
  • → Bulgarian: ала́т (alát)
  • → Macedonian: алат (alat)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: а̀ла̄т, ха̀ла̄т

    Latin: àlāt, hàlāt

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء و ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic آلَة‎ (ʾāla).

Noun

آلة • (ʔāle) f (plural آلات‎ (ʔālāt))

1. machine, device

   Synonyms: جهاز‎ (jihāz), ماكنة‎ (mākina), (Galilee) ميكنة‎ (mēgana)

2. apparatus, instrument

Derived terms

• آلة تصوير‎ (ʔālet taṣwīr, “camera”)
• آلة كاتبة‎ (ʔāle kātbe, “typewriter”)
• آلة موسيقية‎ (ʔāle mūsīqiyye, “musical instrument”)