alan

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

alan (plural alans)

1. Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

• Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

Azerbaijani

Participle

alan

1. subject non-past participle of almaq

Czech

Noun

alan m inan

1. alane, aluminium hydride (AlH₃)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin by Musilová and Peňázová, 2000, ped.muni.cz
• Chemické názvosloví apparently by Zdeněk Mička, natur.cuni.cz

Finnish

Noun

alan

1. genitive singular of ala

Verb

alan

1. first-person singular present indicative of alkaa

Anagrams

• lana

Gothic

Romanization

alan

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽

Hiligaynon

Adjective

álan

1. rancid

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈlɑːn/

Noun

alan f (Arabic spelling ئالان)

1. Alternative form of olan

Declension

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.lɑn/

Verb

alan

1. to nourish
2. to grow, produce
3. to appear

Conjugation

Sumerian

Romanization

alan

1. Romanization of 𒀩 (alan)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈɫɑn/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, “glade, plain ground”), from Common Turkic *alaŋ.

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. area, square as for place.

   Tarlanın alanı 150.000 hektarla en büyüktü.

   The area of the field was with 150.000 hectares the largest.

2. field, domain, area

   bilim alanı

   scientific field

Declension

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish آلان (alan), equivalent to almak (“to take, to receive”) +‎ -an.

Adjective

alan

1. recipient, susceptive

   Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)

   The one who is the recipient of the horse has already passed Üsküdar. (It is too late to do anything; you have missed the train.)

Noun

alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)

1. The person who takes something.

   Atı alan Üsküdar'ı geçti. (proverb)

   The person who took the horse has passed Üsküdar. (Too late to do anything about it, as the chance has been missed.)

Anagrams

• nala

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈalan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaːlan/, /ˈalan/

Noun

alan m (plural alannon)

1. asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
2. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Derived terms

• alan bach (“white butterbur, Petasites albus”)
• alan bychan (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”)
• alan gawr (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan mawr (“butterbur (plant), Petasites hybridus”)
• alan mis bach (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• alan mwyaf (“giant butterbur, Petasites japonicus”)
• alan pêr (“winter heliotrope, Petasites fragrans”)
• gwyfyn yr alan (“butterbur (moth), Hydraecia petasitis”)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies