"ولا" meaning in Moroccan Arabic

See ولا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

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

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
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          "text": "شنو باغي تشري فالقمايص للعرس؟ هدا اللي مخطط بالاصفر ولا هداك اللي بلون موحد ومطرز بالصقلي زرق؟\nšnu bāḡi tašri f-le-qmāyiṣ l-el-ʕurs? hāda lli mḵaṭṭaṭ b-l-aṣfar walla hadāk elli b-lūn mwaḥḥad u mṭarraz b-eṣ-ṣqalli zraq?\nWhat do you want to buy for a wedding qmīṣ (Moroccan male dress) for the wedding? This yellow-stripped one or that one with one colour and embroidered with blue ṣqalli (Moroccan golden motif)?"
        }
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        }
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