"אלא" meaning in Hebrew

See אלא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /eˈla/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אלא.wav Forms: אֶלָּא [canonical], elá [romanization]
Etymology: Related to Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla). Etymology templates: {{cog|ar|إِلَّا}} Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), {{cog|gez|አላ|tr=ʾälla}} Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla) Head templates: {{head|he|conjunction|head=אֶלָּא|tr=elá}} אֶלָּא • (elá)
  1. but, except
    Sense id: en-אלא-he-conj-v-T2qWsk Categories (other): Ge'ez terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 23 34 40 0 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 35 40 0 2 0
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      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِلَّا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "አላ",
        "tr": "ʾälla"
      },
      "expansion": "Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אֶלָּא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "אֶלָּא",
        "tr": "elá"
      },
      "expansion": "אֶלָּא • (elá)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ge'ez terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 34 40 0 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 35 40 0 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.",
          "roman": "Avínu malkéinu éin lánu mélekh elá atá.",
          "text": "אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה.",
          "translation": "Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but, except"
      ],
      "id": "en-אלא-he-conj-v-T2qWsk",
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "אלא"
}
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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إِلَّا"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "አላ",
        "tr": "ʾälla"
      },
      "expansion": "Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to Arabic إِلَّا (ʔillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אֶלָּא",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "אֶלָּא",
        "tr": "elá"
      },
      "expansion": "אֶלָּא • (elá)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ge'ez terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Hebrew conjunctions",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew palindromes",
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.",
          "roman": "Avínu malkéinu éin lánu mélekh elá atá.",
          "text": "אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה.",
          "translation": "Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but, except"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אלא.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "אלא"
}

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