الخ

See also: إلخ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • الاخ

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ). Abbreviation of إِلَى آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi, “to its end”).

Phrase

الخ • (ilah)

  1. abbreviation of الی آخره (ila ahirihi, “etc., and so on”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ilah.
  • Turkish: ilh.

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ), an abbreviation of إِلَىٰ آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ilax
Dari reading? ilax
Iranian reading? elax
Tajik reading? ilax

Phrase

الخ • (elax)

  1. etc.
  2. and so forth

Usage notes

Usually used with و (va, “and”): و الخ

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