aleela
Juba Arabic
Etymology
From Sudanese Arabic الليلة (al-lēla), from Arabic اللَّيْلَة (al-layla, “tonight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlela/, [aˈle.la]
Adverb
aleela
- today
- Synonym: nahaar de
- 2024, Kitab al Mukadas ma Arabi Juba [The Bible in Juba Arabic][1], Pioneer Bible Translators, Yakub [James] 4:13:
- […] “Alela au bukra nina bi ruwa fi medina tani wa geni inak wahid sena wa nina bi amulu tijara wa bi ligo ribe.”
- […] "Today or tomorrow we will go to another city and stay there for a year, do business and make profit."
Related terms
- bileel
References
- Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English[2], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 120