# Ala
## Translingual
### Noun

Ala
* (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter symbol for alanine
    Synonym: A

## English
### Proper noun

Ala
* Alternative spelling of Ala.

### Anagrams

* AAL, Aal, aal

## Bambara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ala]

### Proper noun

Ala
* God

## Finnish
### Etymology

From ala-, through place names.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: A‧la

### Proper noun

Ala
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alani
Alani
accusative
nom.
Alani
Alani
gen.
Alani
genitive
Alani
Alojeni Alaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Alaani
Alojani
inessive
Alassani
Aloissani
elative
Alastani
Aloistani
illative
Alaani
Aloihini
adessive
Alallani
Aloillani
ablative
Alaltani
Aloiltani
allative
Alalleni
Aloilleni
essive
Alanani
Aloinani
translative
Alakseni
Aloikseni
abessive
Alattani
Aloittani
instructive
comitative
—Aloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alasi
Alasi
accusative
nom.
Alasi
Alasi
gen.
Alasi
genitive
Alasi
Alojesi Alaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Alaasi
Alojasi
inessive
Alassasi
Aloissasi
elative
Alastasi
Aloistasi
illative
Alaasi
Aloihisi
adessive
Alallasi
Aloillasi
ablative
Alaltasi
Aloiltasi
allative
Alallesi
Aloillesi
essive
Alanasi
Aloinasi
translative
Alaksesi
Aloiksesi
abessive
Alattasi
Aloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Aloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alamme
Alamme
accusative
nom.
Alamme
Alamme
gen.
Alamme
genitive
Alamme
Alojemme Alaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Alaamme
Alojamme
inessive
Alassamme
Aloissamme
elative
Alastamme
Aloistamme
illative
Alaamme
Aloihimme
adessive
Alallamme
Aloillamme
ablative
Alaltamme
Aloiltamme
allative
Alallemme
Aloillemme
essive
Alanamme
Aloinamme
translative
Alaksemme
Aloiksemme
abessive
Alattamme
Aloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Aloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alanne
Alanne
accusative
nom.
Alanne
Alanne
gen.
Alanne
genitive
Alanne
Alojenne Alainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Alaanne
Alojanne
inessive
Alassanne
Aloissanne
elative
Alastanne
Aloistanne
illative
Alaanne
Aloihinne
adessive
Alallanne
Aloillanne
ablative
Alaltanne
Aloiltanne
allative
Alallenne
Aloillenne
essive
Alananne
Aloinanne
translative
Alaksenne
Aloiksenne
abessive
Alattanne
Aloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Aloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alansa
Alansa
accusative
nom.
Alansa
Alansa
gen.
Alansa
genitive
Alansa
Alojensa Alainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Alaansa
Alojaan Alojansa
inessive
Alassaan Alassansa
Aloissaan Aloissansa
elative
Alastaan Alastansa
Aloistaan Aloistansa
illative
Alaansa
Aloihinsa
adessive
Alallaan Alallansa
Aloillaan Aloillansa
ablative
Alaltaan Alaltansa
Aloiltaan Aloiltansa
allative
Alalleen Alallensa
Aloilleen Aloillensa
essive
Alanaan Alanansa
Aloinaan Aloinansa
translative
Alakseen Alaksensa
Aloikseen Aloiksensa
abessive
Alattaan Alattansa
Aloittaan Aloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Aloineen Aloinensa :

#### Statistics

* The surname Ala belongs to 120 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: A‧la
* Homophone: ala

### Etymology 1

Clipping of Alicja + -a.

#### Proper noun

Ala f
* a diminutive of the female given name Alicja

### Etymology 2

Clipping of Alina + -a.

#### Proper noun

Ala f
* a diminutive of the female given name Alina

##### Declension
### Further reading

* Ala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alá, from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ʔaˈla/ [ʔɐˈla]
** IPA: /ʔəˈla/ [ʔəˈla] (Arabic influence)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: A‧la

### Proper noun

Alá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ) (Islam)
* Allah

### References

* “Ala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Ala
* a male given name
* a female given name

## Zazaki
### Proper noun

Ala
* Allah