إلا

See also: آلا, ألا, and الا

Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla), Hebrew אֶלָּא (elá).

Conjunction

إِلَّا • (ʔillā)

1. except, save
2. unless, if not
3. (after negation) only, but, not until

   الصِّحَّةُ تَاجٌ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الْأَصِحَّاءِ لَا يَرَاهُ إِلَّا الْمَرْضَى.

   aṣ-ṣiḥḥatu tājun ʕalā ruʔūsi l-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔi lā yarāhu ʔillā l-marḍā.

   Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.

4. (adjectival) other than
   • Qur'an

     لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا ءَالِهَةٌ إلاَّ اللهُ لَفَسَدَتَا

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Synonyms

• (except, save): سِوَى (siwā), غَيْر (ḡayr)
• (only, but, not until): سِوَى (siwā), غَيْر (ḡayr)