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Arabic
Conjunction
אלא • (ʔillā)
- Judeo-Arabic spelling of إِلَّا (ʔillā)
Aramaic
Etymology
אִן (ʾin, “if”) + לָא (lā, “not”)
Conjunction
אֶלָּא • (ʾellā)
- but
Hebrew
Etymology
Related to Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
אֶלָּא • (elá)
- 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.