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See also: hala,
håla,
halá,
häla,
hála,
hâla,
hâlâ,
hālá,
hală,
halà,
hāla,
halą, and hálaʼ
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian حالا (hâlâ, “now”), ultimately from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan). Compare Bashkir әле (əle, “still, yet”),
Kyrgyz али (ali, “still, as yet; just now”),
Turkish hâlâ (“still, yet”), and
Uzbek hali (“still, yet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhælæ/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): (as if spelled hələm)
- Hyphenation: hə‧lə
Adverb
hələ
- still
- Synonyms: indiyədək, hələ də, hələ ki
Mən o işdən iki il bundan qabaq çıxdım, dostum isə hələ orda işləyir.- I quit that job five years ago, but my friend still works there.
- yet
- Synonym: hələ də
Mən hələ evdən çıxmamışam!- I haven't left the house yet!
Məktub hələ mənə çatmayıb.- I haven't received the letter yet.
- already;
Used to indicate time or place, often placed at the start.
- Synonyms: artıq, daha, day, uje
Hələ uşaqkən təbiəti sevmişəm.- Being a child I already loved nature.
Hələ bu gün onu görmüşəm.- I saw him today already.
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