الہ

Brahui

Etymology

Bray suggests a relation to اِیلُم (īlum, “brother”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

اِلَّہ (illa)

1. uncle (either maternal or paternal, by blood or marriage)

Derived terms

• اِلَّہ مَار (illa mār, “male cousin”)
• اِلَّہ مَڷ (illa mał, “male cousin”)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “illa”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 144