Ala

See also: Handy and أصلي on Wiktionary

Chakobsa

Etymology

From the root al.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈala/

Rhymes: -ala

Orthographic Form

ala 

Verb

ala (perfect infinitive allaha, causative infinitives allu / alluvu, passive infinitives alas / allasa)

1. to be firm, to be solid, to be resilient, to be sturdy, to be hard, to be tough, to be hardy, to be durable (antiquated)

Inflection

Conjugations for ala Standard Causative Passive Imperfect Perfect Imperfect Perfect Imperfect Perfect 1st Singular alii allii alluuyi alluyi alaasii allasii 2nd Singular alaash allasha alluush allushu alaasash allasash 3rd Singular alaaha allaha alluuha alluha alaas'ha¹ allas'ha¹ 1st Plural aliim allimi alluum allumu alaasim allasim 2nd/3rd Plural alaak allaka alluuk alluku alaasak allasak Rel. Singular alaabit allabit alluubit allubit alaasabit allasbit Rel. Plural alaabet allabet alluubet allubet alaasabet allasbet Infinitive ala allaha allu alluvu alas allasa Imperative ala allu alas ¹The apostrophe is not pronounced. It is only used as a divider to reduce ambiguity

Verb Form

ala

1. imperative of ala

Kezhwa

Etymology

Borrowed from German Handy (“mobile phone”) and Arabic al-ʔaṣlī (“the original”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalə/

Rhymes: -alə

Noun

ala

1. walkie-talkie

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Definite	ala	an ala
Indefinite	y-ala
Proximal	alagí	an alagí
Distal	alayá	an alayá

Munja'kin

Etymology

From Proto-Munja'kin *ala.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈala/

Rhymes: -ala

Numeral

ala

1. one (1)

Sondiv

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈla/

Orthographic Form

al

Pronoun

ala

1. perfect of elo

Irathient

Verb

ala

1. second-person singular present direct positive intransitive of shon