علة

Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ l l)
14 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕal.la/

Noun

عَلَّة • (ʕallaf (plural عَلَّات (ʕallāt))

  1. second draught of a drink
  2. co-wife, wife other than the first wife (in polygamy)
Declension
Declension of noun عَلَّة (ʕalla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal عَلَّة
ʕalla
الْعَلَّة
al-ʕalla
عَلَّة
ʕallat
nominative عَلَّةٌ
ʕallatun
الْعَلَّةُ
al-ʕallatu
عَلَّةُ
ʕallatu
accusative عَلَّةً
ʕallatan
الْعَلَّةَ
al-ʕallata
عَلَّةَ
ʕallata
genitive عَلَّةٍ
ʕallatin
الْعَلَّةِ
al-ʕallati
عَلَّةِ
ʕallati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عَلَّتَيْن
ʕallatayn
الْعَلَّتَيْن
al-ʕallatayn
عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
nominative عَلَّتَانِ
ʕallatāni
الْعَلَّتَانِ
al-ʕallatāni
عَلَّتَا
ʕallatā
accusative عَلَّتَيْنِ
ʕallatayni
الْعَلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕallatayni
عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
genitive عَلَّتَيْنِ
ʕallatayni
الْعَلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕallatayni
عَلَّتَيْ
ʕallatay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal عَلَّات
ʕallāt
الْعَلَّات
al-ʕallāt
عَلَّات
ʕallāt
nominative عَلَّاتٌ
ʕallātun
الْعَلَّاتُ
al-ʕallātu
عَلَّاتُ
ʕallātu
accusative عَلَّاتٍ
ʕallātin
الْعَلَّاتِ
al-ʕallāti
عَلَّاتِ
ʕallāti
genitive عَلَّاتٍ
ʕallātin
الْعَلَّاتِ
al-ʕallāti
عَلَّاتِ
ʕallāti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕil.la/

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕillaf (plural عِلَّات (ʕillāt) or عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. defect, vice
  2. disease, malady, bug
  3. (of the morphology of a word, especially of a verb) defect, irregularity
  4. (of the phonology represented by the letters ا, و, ي) defect, weakness
  5. (in verse) the transition from one metrical foot to another
Declension
Declension of noun عِلَّة (ʕilla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَّة
ʕilla
الْعِلَّة
al-ʕilla
عِلَّة
ʕillat
nominative عِلَّةٌ
ʕillatun
الْعِلَّةُ
al-ʕillatu
عِلَّةُ
ʕillatu
accusative عِلَّةً
ʕillatan
الْعِلَّةَ
al-ʕillata
عِلَّةَ
ʕillata
genitive عِلَّةٍ
ʕillatin
الْعِلَّةِ
al-ʕillati
عِلَّةِ
ʕillati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَّتَيْن
ʕillatayn
الْعِلَّتَيْن
al-ʕillatayn
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
nominative عِلَّتَانِ
ʕillatāni
الْعِلَّتَانِ
al-ʕillatāni
عِلَّتَا
ʕillatā
accusative عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni
الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
genitive عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni
الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
plural sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَّات‎; عِلَل
ʕillāt‎; ʕilal
الْعِلَّات‎; الْعِلَل
al-ʕillāt‎; al-ʕilal
عِلَّات‎; عِلَل
ʕillāt‎; ʕilal
nominative عِلَّاتٌ‎; عِلَلٌ
ʕillātun‎; ʕilalun
الْعِلَّاتُ‎; الْعِلَلُ
al-ʕillātu‎; al-ʕilalu
عِلَّاتُ‎; عِلَلُ
ʕillātu‎; ʕilalu
accusative عِلَّاتٍ‎; عِلَلًا
ʕillātin‎; ʕilalan
الْعِلَّاتِ‎; الْعِلَلَ
al-ʕillāti‎; al-ʕilala
عِلَّاتِ‎; عِلَلَ
ʕillāti‎; ʕilala
genitive عِلَّاتٍ‎; عِلَلٍ
ʕillātin‎; ʕilalin
الْعِلَّاتِ‎; الْعِلَلِ
al-ʕillāti‎; al-ʕilali
عِلَّاتِ‎; عِلَلِ
ʕillāti‎; ʕilali
Descendants
  • Persian: علت ('ellat)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕil.la/

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕillaf (plural عِلَل (ʕilal))

  1. cause, reason
  2. excuse, pretext, apology, plea
Declension
Declension of noun عِلَّة (ʕilla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَّة
ʕilla
الْعِلَّة
al-ʕilla
عِلَّة
ʕillat
nominative عِلَّةٌ
ʕillatun
الْعِلَّةُ
al-ʕillatu
عِلَّةُ
ʕillatu
accusative عِلَّةً
ʕillatan
الْعِلَّةَ
al-ʕillata
عِلَّةَ
ʕillata
genitive عِلَّةٍ
ʕillatin
الْعِلَّةِ
al-ʕillati
عِلَّةِ
ʕillati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَّتَيْن
ʕillatayn
الْعِلَّتَيْن
al-ʕillatayn
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
nominative عِلَّتَانِ
ʕillatāni
الْعِلَّتَانِ
al-ʕillatāni
عِلَّتَا
ʕillatā
accusative عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni
الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
genitive عِلَّتَيْنِ
ʕillatayni
الْعِلَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕillatayni
عِلَّتَيْ
ʕillatay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عِلَل
ʕilal
الْعِلَل
al-ʕilal
عِلَل
ʕilal
nominative عِلَلٌ
ʕilalun
الْعِلَلُ
al-ʕilalu
عِلَلُ
ʕilalu
accusative عِلَلًا
ʕilalan
الْعِلَلَ
al-ʕilala
عِلَلَ
ʕilala
genitive عِلَلٍ
ʕilalin
الْعِلَلِ
al-ʕilali
عِلَلِ
ʕilali
Descendants