علة

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Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ l l)
14 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

عَلَّة • (ʕalla) f (plural عَلَّات (ʕallāt))

  1. second draught of a drink
  2. co-wife, wife other than the first wife (in polygamy)
Declension
Declension of noun عَلَّة (ʕalla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَلَّة
ʕalla 		الْعَلَّة
al-ʕalla 		عَلَّة
ʕallat
Nominative عَلَّةٌ
ʕallatun 		الْعَلَّةُ
al-ʕallatu 		عَلَّةُ
ʕallatu
Accusative عَلَّةً
ʕallatan 		الْعَلَّةَ
al-ʕallata 		عَلَّةَ
ʕallata
Genitive عَلَّةٍ
ʕallatin 		الْعَلَّةِ
al-ʕallati 		عَلَّةِ
ʕallati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَلَّتَيْن
ʕallatayn 		الْعَلَّتَيْن
al-ʕallatayn 		عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
Nominative عَلَّتَانِ
ʕallatāni 		الْعَلَّتَانِ
al-ʕallatāni 		عَلَّتَا
ʕallatā
Accusative عَلَّتَيْنِ
ʕallatayni 		الْعَلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕallatayni 		عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
Genitive عَلَّتَيْنِ
ʕallatayni 		الْعَلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕallatayni 		عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَلَّات
ʕallāt 		الْعَلَّات
al-ʕallāt 		عَلَّات
ʕallāt
Nominative عَلَّاتٌ
ʕallātun 		الْعَلَّاتُ
al-ʕallātu 		عَلَّاتُ
ʕallātu
Accusative عَلَّاتٍ
ʕallātin 		الْعَلَّاتِ
al-ʕallāti 		عَلَّاتِ
ʕallāti
Genitive عَلَّاتٍ
ʕallātin 		الْعَلَّاتِ
al-ʕallāti 		عَلَّاتِ
ʕallāti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕilla) f (plural عِلَّات (ʕillāt) or عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. defect, vice
  2. disease, malady, bug
  3. (of the morphology of a word, especially of a verb) defect, irregularity
  4. (of the phonology represented by the letters ا, و, ي) defect, weakness
  5. (in verse) the transition from one metrical foot to another
Declension
Declension of noun عِلَّة (ʕilla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَّة
ʕilla 		الْعِلَّة
al-ʕilla 		عِلَّة
ʕillat
Nominative عِلَّةٌ
ʕillatun 		الْعِلَّةُ
al-ʕillatu 		عِلَّةُ
ʕillatu
Accusative عِلَّةً
ʕillatan 		الْعِلَّةَ
al-ʕillata 		عِلَّةَ
ʕillata
Genitive عِلَّةٍ
ʕillatin 		الْعِلَّةِ
al-ʕillati 		عِلَّةِ
ʕillati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَّتَيْن
ʕillatayn 		الْعِلَّتَيْن
al-ʕillatayn 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Nominative عِلَّتَانِ
ʕillatāni 		الْعِلَّتَانِ
al-ʕillatāni 		عِلَّتَا
ʕillatā
Accusative عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni 		الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Genitive عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni 		الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَّات‎; عِلَل
ʕillāt‎; ʕilal 		الْعِلَّات‎; الْعِلَل
al-ʕillāt‎; al-ʕilal 		عِلَّات‎; عِلَل
ʕillāt‎; ʕilal
Nominative عِلَّاتٌ‎; عِلَلٌ
ʕillātun‎; ʕilalun 		الْعِلَّاتُ‎; الْعِلَلُ
al-ʕillātu‎; al-ʕilalu 		عِلَّاتُ‎; عِلَلُ
ʕillātu‎; ʕilalu
Accusative عِلَّاتٍ‎; عِلَلًا
ʕillātin‎; ʕilalan 		الْعِلَّاتِ‎; الْعِلَلَ
al-ʕillāti‎; al-ʕilala 		عِلَّاتِ‎; عِلَلَ
ʕillāti‎; ʕilala
Genitive عِلَّاتٍ‎; عِلَلٍ
ʕillātin‎; ʕilalin 		الْعِلَّاتِ‎; الْعِلَلِ
al-ʕillāti‎; al-ʕilali 		عِلَّاتِ‎; عِلَلِ
ʕillāti‎; ʕilali
Descendants
  • → Persian: علت ('ellat)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕilla) f (plural عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. cause, reason
  2. excuse, pretext, apology, plea
Declension
Declension of noun عِلَّة (ʕilla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَّة
ʕilla 		الْعِلَّة
al-ʕilla 		عِلَّة
ʕillat
Nominative عِلَّةٌ
ʕillatun 		الْعِلَّةُ
al-ʕillatu 		عِلَّةُ
ʕillatu
Accusative عِلَّةً
ʕillatan 		الْعِلَّةَ
al-ʕillata 		عِلَّةَ
ʕillata
Genitive عِلَّةٍ
ʕillatin 		الْعِلَّةِ
al-ʕillati 		عِلَّةِ
ʕillati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَّتَيْن
ʕillatayn 		الْعِلَّتَيْن
al-ʕillatayn 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Nominative عِلَّتَانِ
ʕillatāni 		الْعِلَّتَانِ
al-ʕillatāni 		عِلَّتَا
ʕillatā
Accusative عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni 		الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Genitive عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni 		الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni 		عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عِلَل
ʕilal 		الْعِلَل
al-ʕilal 		عِلَل
ʕilal
Nominative عِلَلٌ
ʕilalun 		الْعِلَلُ
al-ʕilalu 		عِلَلُ
ʕilalu
Accusative عِلَلًا
ʕilalan 		الْعِلَلَ
al-ʕilala 		عِلَلَ
ʕilala
Genitive عِلَلٍ
ʕilalin 		الْعِلَلِ
al-ʕilali 		عِلَلِ
ʕilali
Descendants
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