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Conjunction [Arabic]

Forms: وَلَا [canonical], wa-lā [romanization]
Etymology: Morphologically وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ar|وَ|لَا|t1=and|t2=not}} وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”) Head templates: {{ar-con|وَلَا|tr=wa-lā}} وَلَا • (wa-lā)
  1. For non-idiomatic uses, see وَ (wa) and لَا (lā).
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-apbE~yAW
  2. nor; (with a preceding negative) or
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-H-p9ubk- Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic phrasebook, Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 38 61 1 Disambiguation of Arabic phrasebook: 42 52 5 Disambiguation of Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 40 57 4
  3. (idiomatic, used to emphasize a negative) (not) even; (not) at all Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ولا-ar-conj-UYsaPYor

Particle [Chadian Arabic]

Forms: walla [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|shu|particle|tr=walla}} ولا • (walla)
  1. introduces a yes-no question Wikipedia link: Mouton
    Sense id: en-ولا-shu-particle-EkL~6qKt Categories (other): Chadian Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Chadian Arabic particles, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 6 7 0 45 0 8 0 8 1 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 0 32 0 10 0 10 0 13 18 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 0 38 0 8 0 8 0 10 21

Conjunction [Hijazi Arabic]

IPA: /wal.la/ Forms: walla [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + أَلَّا (ʔallā, “except”). Etymology templates: {{der|acw|ar|وَ|t=and}} Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) Head templates: {{acw-con|tr=walla}} ولا • (walla)
  1. or Synonyms: أو
    Sense id: en-ولا-acw-conj-cXVRejcL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction [Hijazi Arabic]

IPA: /wa.la/ Forms: wala [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَلَا (walā). Etymology templates: {{inh|acw|ar|وَلَا}} Arabic وَلَا (walā) Head templates: {{acw-con|tr=wala}} ولا • (wala)
  1. nor, neither
    Sense id: en-ولا-acw-conj-z4VwOQLQ Categories (other): Hijazi Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hijazi Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction [Moroccan Arabic]

IPA: /wal.la/ Forms: walla [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + أَلَّا (ʔallā, “except”). Etymology templates: {{der|ary|ar|وَ|t=and}} Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) Head templates: {{ary-con|tr=walla}} ولا • (walla)
  1. or Synonyms: أو, أولا
    Sense id: en-ولا-ary-conj-cXVRejcL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction [Moroccan Arabic]

IPA: /wa.la/ Forms: wala [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَلَا (walā). Etymology templates: {{inh|ary|ar|وَلَا}} Arabic وَلَا (walā) Head templates: {{ary-con|tr=wala}} ولا • (wala)
  1. nor, neither
    Sense id: en-ولا-ary-conj-z4VwOQLQ Categories (other): Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Moroccan Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [South Levantine Arabic]

IPA: /wa.la/, [ˈwa.la] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-ولا.wav Forms: wala [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”). Etymology templates: {{der|ajp|ar|وَ|t=and}} Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) Head templates: {{ajp-adverb|tr=wala}} ولا • (wala)
  1. not even Derived forms: ولا حدا (wala ḥada) (english: no one), ولا مرة (wala marra) (english: never), ولا شي (wala shi) (english: nothing)
    Sense id: en-ولا-ajp-adv-eO60OyHv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction [South Levantine Arabic]

IPA: /wa.la/, [ˈwa.la] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-ولا.wav Forms: wala [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + لَا (lā, “not”). Etymology templates: {{der|ajp|ar|وَ|t=and}} Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) Head templates: {{ajp-conjunction|tr=wala}} ولا • (wala)
  1. nor
    Sense id: en-ولا-ajp-conj--xQGe~3Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction [South Levantine Arabic]

IPA: /wil.la/, [ˈwɪl.la] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-ولّا.wav Forms: ولّا [canonical], willa [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + إِلَّا (ʔillā, “except”). Etymology templates: {{der|ajp|ar|وَ|t=and}} Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) Head templates: {{ajp-conjunction|head=ولّا|tr=willa}} ولّا • (willa)
  1. or (mutually exclusive alternatives) Synonyms: أو, يا ... يا
    Sense id: en-ولا-ajp-conj-ENchrUr6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "South Levantine Arabic conjunctions",
    "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "South Levantine Arabic lemmas",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَ",
        "t": "and"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَ (wa, “and”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَ (wa, “and”) + إِلَّا (ʔillā, “except”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ولّا",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "willa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "ولّا",
        "tr": "willa"
      },
      "expansion": "ولّا • (willa)",
      "name": "ajp-conjunction"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
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        "South Levantine Arabic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you want this or that?",
          "roman": "biddak hāda willa hāda?",
          "text": "بدك هادا ولا هادا؟",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "or (mutually exclusive alternatives)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "أو"
        },
        {
          "word": "يا ... يا"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wil.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɪl.la]"
    },
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  ],
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}

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