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ала

See also: яла, Аля, Ала, and Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Abkhaz

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *lá (“dog”).

Noun

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а-ла́ • (a-lá)

  1. dog

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *lá (“eye”).

Noun

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а́-ла • (á-la)

  1. eye (organ of sight)

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɫɐ]
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Conjunction

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ала • (ala)

  1. but (conjunction)

Usage notes

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This conjunction is often used in literature and children's stories, and may contribute to an ominous or moralizing tone.

Chechen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nakh.

Verb

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ала • (ala)

  1. to say

Dolgan

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Noun

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ала • (ala)

  1. a strap in a reindeer yoke
  2. reindeer yoke

Eastern Mari

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑˈlɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ
  • Hyphenation: ала

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

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ала • (ala)

  1. maybe, probably, could be
  2. hardly, doubtful, who knows
  3. sometimes... sometimes, either... or, now... now
    ала йӱр йӱреш, ала лум лумеш
    ala jür jüreš, ala lum lumeš
    sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows
  4. or
    эрла толам ала уке, ом пале
    erla tolam ala uke, om paĺe
    I'll come tomorrow or I won't, I don't know
  5. about, roughly

Particle

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ала • (ala)

  1. emphatic particle
    шонет мо тый мыйым ала?
    šońet mo tyj myjym ala?
    well, are you thinking about me?
Derived terms
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pronouns

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ала • (ala)

  1. pitch, tar, resin
    Synonym: киш (kiš)
Declension
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Declension of ала
singular plural
nominative ала (ala) ала-влак (ala-vlak)
accusative алам (alam) ала-влакым (ala-vlakym)
genitive алан (alan) ала-влакын (ala-vlakyn)
dative алалан (alalan) ала-влаклан (ala-vlaklan)
comitative алаге (alage) ала-влакге (ala-vlakge)
comparative алала (alala) ала-влакла (ala-vlakla)
inessive алаште (alašte) ала-влакыште (ala-vlakyšte)
illative (short) алаш (alaš) ала-влакыш (ala-vlakyš)
illative (long) алашке (alaške) ала-влакышке (ala-vlakyške)
lative алаш (alaš) ала-влакеш (ala-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of ала
singular plural
1st person алам (alam) алана (alana)
2nd person алат (alat) алада (alada)
3rd person алаже (alaže) алашт (alašt)

References

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  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ала”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Evenki

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Adjective

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ала • (ala)

  1. sweet

Ingush

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Etymology 1

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Akin to Chechen алу (alu).

Noun

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ала • (ala)

  1. flame

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Nakh.

Verb

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ала • (ala)

  1. to say

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xala, unless borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”), euphemistic for ییلان (yılan, “snake”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɫa]
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  • Hyphenation: а‧ла

Noun

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а́ла • (ála) f (plural а́ли)

  1. (archaic) dragon (mythical creature)
    Synonyms: а́ждер (ážder), змеј (zmej), дра́кон (drákon)
  2. (figurative) monster

Declension

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Declension of ала
singular plural
indefinite ала (ala) али (ali)
definite unspecified алата (alata) алите (alite)
definite proximal алава (alava) аливе (alive)
definite distal алана (alana) алине (aline)
vocative ало (alo) али (ali)

References

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  • Knüppel, Michael (2009) “Zu serbo-kroatisch hȁla ∼ ȁla ‘Drache’”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch‎[1] (in German), volume 55, pages 179–183
  • “ала” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *alə, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Perhaps by error “ala”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012 lists Moksha ал (al, “egg”) as a cognate of Estonian ala. Compare, however, Estonian alus (“foundation”), Livonian alā (“down; under”), alli (“foundation; underside”), among others. Veršinin, however, lists “the lower part of something” as an alternative sense for the word ал (al) in both Mordvinic languages. He speculates that the “egg” sense is secondary to the “underside” sense (as eggs are found under birds), a possible taboo replacement, as collecting eggs in the spring was very important in historic times.[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɑlɑ/

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Postposition

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ала • (ala)

  1. under
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 135
      кудть ала
      kuďť ala
      under the house

Usage notes

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This postposition is used with the genitive case.

References

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  1. ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 12

Northern Mansi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ала (ala) (Sosva, Upper Lozva)

  1. roof, top
  2. lid

Declension

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Sosva:

Inflection of ала (ala)
singular dual plural
nominative ала (ala) алаг (alag) алат (alat)
locative алат (alat) алагт (alagt) алатт (alatt)
lative алан (alan) алагн (alagn) алатн (alatn)
ablative аланыл (alanyl) алагныл (alagnyl) алатныл (alatnyl)
instrumental алал (alal) алагтыл (alagtyl) алатыл (alatyl)
translative алаг (alag) ―― ――
caritive алата̄л (alatāl) ―― ――
Possessive forms of ала (ala)
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. алам (alam) алагум (alagum) аланум (alanum)
2nd person sing. алан (alan) алагын (alagyn) алан (alan)
3rd person sing. алатэ (alatè) алаге (alage) аланэ (alanè)
1st person dual аламе̄н (alamēn) алагаме̄н (alagamēn) аланаме̄н (alanamēn)
2nd person dual алан (alan) алагы̄н (alagȳn) аланы̄н (alanȳn)
3rd person dual алатэ̄н (alatè̄n) алаге̄н (alagēn) аланэ̄н (alanè̄n)
1st person plural алав (alav) алагув (alaguv) аланув (alanuv)
2nd person plural алан (alan) алагы̄н (alagȳn) аланы̄н (alanȳn)
3rd person plural аланыл (alanyl) алаганыл (alaganyl) алананыл (alananyl)

Upper Lozva

Inflection of ала (ala)
singular dual plural
nominative ала (ala) алай (alaj) алат (alat)
locative алат (alat) алайт (alajt) алатт (alatt)
lative алан (alan) алайн (alajn) алатн (alatn)
ablative аланыл (alanyl) алайныл (alajnyl) алатныл (alatnyl)
instrumental алал (alal) алайтыл (alajtyl) алатыл (alatyl)
translative алай (alaj) ―― ――
caritive алата̄л (alatāl) ―― ――
Possessive forms of ала (ala)
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. алам (alam) алайум (alajum) аланум (alanum)
2nd person sing. алан (alan) алайын (alajyn) алан (alan)
3rd person sing. алатэ (alatè) алайе (alaje) аланэ (alanè)
1st person dual аламе̄н (alamēn) алайаме̄н (alajamēn) аланаме̄н (alanamēn)
2nd person dual алан (alan) алайы̄н (alajȳn) аланы̄н (alanȳn)
3rd person dual алатэ̄н (alatè̄n) алайе̄н (alajēn) аланэ̄н (alanè̄n)
1st person plural алав (alav) алайув (alajuv) аланув (alanuv)
2nd person plural алан (alan) алайы̄н (alajȳn) аланы̄н (alanȳn)
3rd person plural аланыл (alanyl) алайаныл (alajanyl) алананыл (alananyl)
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References

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  • “ала”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023
  • Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “ала”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO

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Adjective

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ала́ or а́ла • (alá or ála)

  1. short feminine singular of а́лый (ályj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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а̀ла (Latin spelling àla)

  1. (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc.
    Ала је било лепо! ― It sure was nice!
    Aла лажеш! ― Oh, you're lying!

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”).

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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а́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла (Latin spelling ála or àla or ȁla)

  1. piebald, spotted

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xala, unless borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”), euphemistic for a snake.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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а́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла f (Latin spelling ála or àla or ȁla)

  1. dragon, type of mythical creature similar to dragon
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Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *āla. Cognate to Kyrgyz ала (ala), etc.

Adjective

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ала • (ala)

  1. variegated

References

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  • Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “ала”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

Talysh

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Adjective

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ала

  1. Cyrillic spelling of ala

Yakut

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *āla (“variegated”). Akin to Turkish ala.

Adjective

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ала • (ala)

  1. piebald
    Synonym: эриэн (erien, “variegated”)

Etymology 2

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Cognate with the Dolgan term above.

Noun

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ала • (ala)

  1. (dialectal) strap (for a reindeer sled)
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