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English
Pronunciation
Noun
alan (plural alans)
- Alternative form of alaunt
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Participle
alan
- subject non-past participle of almaq
Czech
Noun
alan m inan
- alane, aluminium hydride (AlH3)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
Finnish
Noun
alan
- genitive singular of ala
Verb
alan
- first-person singular present indicative of alkaa
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
alan
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽
Hiligaynon
Adjective
álan
- rancid
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
alan f (Arabic spelling ئالان)
- 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
Verb
alan
- to nourish
- to grow, produce
- to appear
Conjugation
Sumerian
Romanization
alan
- Romanization of 𒀩 (alan)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish آلاڭ (alañ, “glade, plain ground”), from Common Turkic *alaŋ.
Noun
alan (definite accusative alanı, plural alanlar)
- area, square as for place.
Tarlanın alanı 150.000 hektarla en büyüktü.- The area of the field was with 150.000 hectares the largest.
- 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
- 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)
- 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
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
alan m (plural alannon)
- asarabacca (Asarum europaeum)
- coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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