# ala
## English
### Etymology 1

Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.

#### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈeɪ.lə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪlə

#### Noun

ala (plural alae or alæ)
* (anatomy) A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
* (botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
* (architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French à la, by way of its English derivation a la.

#### Preposition

ala
* (colloquial) Alternative form of a la.
** 2006, WorstPreviews.com‎, archived from the original on 7 June 2020:The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
** 2008 November 14, admin, “Quantum of Solace”, in Film Threat‎:[…] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” […]
** 2011 March 11, Aaron Blake, Chris Cillizza, “Palin: The GOP's Pelosi?”, in The Fix‎, archived from the original on 24 June 2011:[…] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability—ala Pelosi—for the GOP.
** 2011 April 11, Charles Gasparino, “Duncan Niederauer Calling the Shots for NYSE Is Bad News for Shareholders”, in HuffPost‎:[…] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill […]

### References

* “ala”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* “ala”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
* “ala”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
* “ala” examples at Wordnik

### Anagrams

* AAL, Aal, aal

## Afar
### Etymology 1

Related to Saho aluula.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/ [ˈʔʌlʌ]
* Hyphenation: a‧la

#### Noun

ála m (plural alluwwá f or alwá f)
* animal, wild animal
* European, white person (clarification of this definition is needed)

##### Declension

absolutive
ála
predicative
ála
subjective
alí
genitive
alí
Postpositioned forms
l-case
álal
k-case
álak
t-case
álat
h-case
álah :

##### Derived terms

* amotála
* darot-ála

### Etymology 2

Related to Somali hal.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈla/ [ʔʌˈlʌ]
* Hyphenation: a‧la

#### Noun

alá f (masculine rakúb, plural aloolí f)
* female camel

##### Declension

absolutive
alá
predicative
alá
subjective
alá
genitive
alá
Postpositioned forms
l-case
alál
k-case
alák
t-case
alát
h-case
aláh :

##### Hypernyms

* gaaláytu (“camel”)

##### See also

* nargó (“baby female camel”)
* addó (“juvenile female camel”)
* erartó (“old female camel”)

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 37
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin āla (“wing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]

### Noun

ala f (plural ales)
* wing
* fin
    Synonym: aleta

## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈɫɑ/
* Audio (Baku):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āla.

#### Adjective

ala (comparative daha ala, superlative ən ala)
* variegated
* (poetic) blue (of eyes)
    ala gözlər ― blue eyes

##### Derived terms

* alagöz
* alagözlü

#### Noun

ala (definite accusative alanı, plural alalar)
* vitiligo (the patchy loss of skin pigmentation.)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Likely from ay bala.

#### Interjection

ala
* dude
    Ala, nə eləyirsən?! ― Dude, what are you doing?!

#### See also

* ədə!
* az!

### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*āla”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

## Balinese
### Romanization

ala
* Romanization of ᬳᬮ

## Baoule
### Noun

ala
* iroko (Milicia excelsa, syn. Chlorophora excelsa)

### References

* ↑ Kerharo, J., Bouquet, A. (1950) Plantes médicinales et toxiques de la Côte-d’Ivoire - Haute-Volta‎ (in French), Paris: Vigot Frères, page 131
* ↑ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎, London: Oxford University Press, page 427

## Basque
### Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Basque *aLa.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /ala/ [a.la]
* Rhymes: -ala, -a
* Hyphenation: a‧la

### Conjunction

ala
* or (exclusive)

#### Usage notes

The conjunction ala is an exclusive or, while edo is an inclusive or. For instance, while Sagarrak edo udareak nahi al dituzu? and Sagarrak ala udareak nahi dituzu? are both correct, the former asks in a yes or no question if you want apples, pears, apples and pears, or nothing; while the latter asks which one you want, the apples, or the pears.

### References

* ↑ “ala” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin āla (“wing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈa.la]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: hala

### Noun

ala f (plural ales)
* wing (appendage that enables flight)

#### Derived terms

* alat
* aleta
* aletejar

#### Related terms

* alar

### Further reading

* “ala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ala”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “ala” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “ala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chickasaw
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈla/

### Verb

ala (active, short verb)
* (intransitive) to arrive, to come (I)
* (intransitive) to be born (I)
    Synonym: atta
* (intransitive) to be here, to get here (I)
* (transitive) to come to, to arrive at (I;3)

#### Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* ahá̱la
* iklo
* imalla
* á̱la

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ala.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

ala (genitive ala, partitive ala)
* area, territory, region
    Sellelt alalt on leitud palju rauda. ― A lot of iron has been found in this area.
* (in working life, in sciences) field
    Ainuke ala, mis mind huvitab, on ajalugu. ― The only field which interests me is history.
* (business) branch

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “ala”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
* “ala”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “ala”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* ala in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛaːla/
* Rhymes: -ɛaːla
* Homophones: æla, ælað

### Verb

ala (third person singular past indicative ól, third person plural past indicative ólu, supine alið)
* (kvæði) to give birth to
* to foster
* to nourish
* to breed

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ala; see ala- for more. Already in Finnic, this stem, originally meaning "lower, under" was repurposed as a noun meaning "underside, lower side", from which the other senses have developed.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: ala

#### Noun

ala
* area, field, domain (one's field of expertise or activity)
* field, discipline (specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice; e.g. in work or sciences)
* industry, sector, branch (business, studies, etc.)
* (mathematics) area
    Synonym: pinta-ala
* (archaic) underside

##### 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 :

##### Derived terms

* -alainen
* alati
* aloittain
* alue
* alakohtainen
* alanvaihto
* alanvalinta
* alasuurennos
* Alavieska
* ammattiala
* ampuma-ala
* atk-ala
* autoala
* elektroniikka-ala
* elintarvikeala
* elokuva-ala
* elämänala
* energia-ala
* erikoisala
* etuala
* hakkuuala
* hallinnonala
* hiusala
* hoitoala
* hoiva-ala
* hotelliala
* huoneala
* huoneistoala
* huviala
* hyötyala
* ilmailuala
* ilmanala
* informaatioala
* iskuala
* Kangasala
* kannunala
* kapanala
* kapea-alainen
* kasvatusala
* kasvuala
* kauneusala
* kauppa-ala
* kerrosala
* kiinteistöala
* kirja-ala
* kirjapainoala
* kirjastoala
* koeala
* kohdeala
* koneala
* kotitalousala
* koulutusala
* kriisiala
* kuljetusala
* kulttuuriala
* kunta-ala
* kustannusala
* kuva-ala
* kylvöala
* käsiala
* käsityöala
* käyttöala
* laaja-alainen
* lattia-ala
* lehtiala
* liikeala
* liikkuma-ala
* luonnontuoteala
* luonnonvara-ala
* luontaistuoteala
* maa-ala
* maalausala
* maatalousala
* mainosala
* majoitusala
* matalapalkka-ala
* matkailuala
* media-ala
* merenkulkuala
* metalliala
* metsäala
* mieliala
* monialainen
* monialayritys
* muotiala
* muotoiluala
* museoala
* musiikkiala
* määräala
* näköala
* näyttämöala
* oikeudenala
* oikeusala
* oktaaviala
* opetusala
* opinala
* opintoala
* osaamisala
* painoala
* painopisteala
* palveluala
* pankkiala
* panninala
* peittoala
* peliala
* peltoala
* pienialainen
* pienpalkka-ala
* pinta-ala
* pohja-ala
* puhdistuspalveluala
* puhtauspalveluala
* purjeala
* puutarha-ala
* pyyhkäisyala
* rakennusala
* ravintola-ala
* ravitsemisala
* Saartoala
* seksiala
* siivousala
* sosiaaliala
* sovellusala
* soveltamisala
* spesiaaliala
* suppea-alainen
* sydänala
* sähköala
* sävelala
* taiteenala
* taka-ala
* talousala
* tapahtuma-ala
* teatteriala
* tekstiiliala
* teleala
* teollisuudenala
* terveydenhoitoala
* terveydenhuoltoala
* terveysala
* tiedonala
* tieteenala
* tietoliikenneala
* tietotekniikka-ala
* toimiala
* toiminta-ala
* toistoala
* tunneala
* tuotannonala
* tuotantoala
* turkisala
* turva-ala
* turvallisuusala
* tynnyrinala
* työala
* uudistusala
* vaatetusala
* vaikutusala
* vakuutusala
* vesiviljelyala
* viestintäala
* viherala
* viihdeala
* viljelyala
* viljelysala
* ydinala
* ääniala
* öljyala

#### Further reading

* “ala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: ala

#### Verb

ala
* inflection of alkaa:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

## Franco-Provençal
### Noun

ala (Valdôtain, Piemontais)
* Alternative form of âla (“wing”) documented in the following location(s): Aosta, Arnad, Ayas, Aymavilles, Brusson, Challand-St-Anselme, Challand-St-Victor, Champorcher, Charvensod, Cogne, Courmayeur, Doues, Fontainemore, La Thuile, Montjovet, Morgex, Nus, Quart, St-Oyen, St-Rhémy-en-Bosses, St-Vincent, Valgrisenche, Valpelline; Giaglione

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited á.

### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* wing
    Synonym: á

### Further reading

* “ala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Gallurese
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin āla, from earlier *axla, from axis, from Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/

### Noun

ala f (plural ali)
* wing

### References

* ↑ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.la/, [ˈɐ.lə]

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *hala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

#### Noun

ala
* way, path, road
    ala hoʻi ʻole maia pathway with no return

##### Derived terms

* ala a ka manu
* ala iki a kāhuna
* alakaʻi
* alaloa
* alanui
* alawai

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ala
* to waken
* (stative) awake
* to arise, rise up
    ala kūʻēto rise in revolt

##### Synonyms

* (rise): See Thesaurus:ala

##### Derived terms

* hoʻāla (“to awaken (sb.), incite, stir up”)
* hoʻoala (“to awaken (sb.)”)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

ala
* (rare) alternative form of ale (“to swallow”)
    Synonyms: alaō, alapoho
    Ua ala ka iʻa i ka makau.The fish swallows the hook whole.

### Etymology 4
#### Determiner

ala
* (demonstrative) variant of kēlā: that

##### Usage notes

kēlā and lā are more frequently used.

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
* ala in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

## Hoyahoya
### Noun

ala
* grandfather

### References

* Philip Carr, Hoyahoya organised phonology data (2006)

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːla/
* Rhymes: -aːla

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

#### Verb

ala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative ól, third-person plural past indicative ólu, supine alið)
* to bear, give birth to [with accusative]
* to foster [with accusative]
* to feed, nourish [with accusative]

##### Derived terms

* ala aldur sinn (“to live one's life”)
* ala á (“to harp on”)
* ala upp
* ala önn fyrir (“to take care of someone”)
* alast

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ala
* indefinite genitive plural of alur

## Igala
### Etymology

Compare with Ebira àra, probably from Idoma ala, displaced native àgwùtọ̀

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /á.lá/

### Noun

álá
* sheep
    Synonym: (obsolete) àgwùtọ̀
* (idiomatic, offensive) idiot, stupid person
    Synonyms: àgwùtọ̀, álá onẹ̀

#### Derived terms

* Ígáláà

## Igbo
### Alternative forms

* ànị̀ (Onicha)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Igboid *ɛ́-làCḭ. Cognate with Ekpeye ɛ́lɛ̀, Ogbah àlɪ̀, Ezaa àlɪ̀, Izi àlɪ̀, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ànɪ̀, Ika àlɪ̀. Compare Proto-Yoruboid *á-lɛ̀, (Yoruba alẹ̀).

#### Noun

ala
* earth, land, soil, ground.

##### Derived terms

* ala eze (“kingdom”)
* ala mmụọ (“spirit world”)
* Ọmenala

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Igboid [Term?]. Cognate with Ogbah ɛ́rã́, Ezaa ɛ́rá, Izi ɛ́rá, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ɛ́lá, Ika ɛ́rã́. Possibly cognate with Yoruba wàrà.

#### Noun

ala
* breast
* milk

### References

* 1 2 Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: a‧la

### Etymology 1

From French à la, perhaps through English a la.

#### Preposition

ala
* (colloquial) a la, in the style or manner of
    Synonyms: khas, gaya, secara

### Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

#### Preposition

ala
* on, over
    Synonyms: atas, pada, kepada, akan

#### Noun

ala
* (law) land, with the owner or descendants still have the main rights in that land

### Etymology 3

From Arabic أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā).

#### Adjective

ala
* (obsolete) high
    Synonym: tinggi

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Geser-Gorom [Term?].

#### Noun

ala (plural ala-ala)
* small rivers that lead to the sea

### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

#### Noun

ala (plural ala-ala)
* outrigger
    Synonym: cadik

### Etymology 6

Learned borrowing from Latin āla (“wing”).

#### Noun

ala (plural ala-ala)
* ala:
** (anatomy) a wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone
** (botany) the flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family

### Further reading

* “ala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈalˠə/

### Noun

ala
* Only used in phrases; see Derived terms below

#### Derived terms

* ar ala na huaire (“on the spur of the moment; within a second”)
* gach ala (“every now and then”)

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ala”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Istriot
### Etymology

From Latin āla.

### Noun

ala f
* wing

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Hyphenation: à‧la

### Etymology 1

From Latin āla.

#### Noun

ala f (plural ali or (archaic or poetic) ale)
* wing
    Synonym: alia (archaic; slang)

##### Related terms

* ala a delta
* alare
* alato
* aleggiare
* aletta
* ali-
* aliforme
* aligero
* alipede

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ala
* inflection of alare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Jarai
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hulaR, from Proto-Austronesian *SulaR.

### Noun

ala (classifier drơi)
* snake

## Javanese
### Romanization

ala
* Romanization of ꦲꦭ

## Kapampangan
### Alternative forms

* la (text messaging)

### Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈlaʔ/ [əˈläʔ]
* Hyphenation: a‧la

### Pronoun

alâ
* nothing; no one; none; nonexistent

### Adjective

alâ
* missing; absent; gone; lost
    Synonyms: liban, bating, lili
* (euphemistic) dead
    Synonym: mete

## Ladin
### Etymology

From a +‎ la.

### Contraction

ala
* at or to the (+ feminine singular noun)

## Latin
### Etymology

For earlier *axla, from axis, from Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈaː.la/, [ˈäːɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.la/, [ˈäːlä]

### Noun

āla f (genitive ālae); first declension
* a wing (appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly)
* (anatomy) the armpit (the upper and under part of the arm, where it unites with the shoulder)
* (of an animal) shoulder blade, axilla (the hollow where the foreleg is joined to the shoulder)
* (of a plant) the hollow where a limb joins the trunk of a tree
* (architecture) wings, side halls or porches, waiting areas, colonnades, side apartments (side rooms off the main room, the side apartments on the right and left of a court)
* (military) a wing (portion of an army, cavalry force (usually) deployed on an army's flank)
* (transferred) wings (the members of a group placed along the perimeter)
** 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.121:“[...] dum trepidant ālae, saltūsque indāgine cingunt, [...].”“[At the hunting party of Dido and Aeneas], while the beaters rush about, and encircle forest glades with net[s], [...].” (Understood here as the beaters, mounted or on foot, who flush the prey and drive it toward the hunters.)

#### Inflection

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* ālar
* ālārius
* ālāte
* ālātus
* āles
* āliger
* ālipēs
* ālipilus
* ascella
* axilla

#### Descendants

* Asturian: ala
* Catalan: ala
* Dalmatian: jal
* Franco-Provençal: âla
* Friulian: ale
* Gallurese: ala
* Italian: ala
* Ligurian: âa
* Occitan: ala
* Old French: aile f
** Middle French: aisle f, aesle, æsle
*** French: aile f
*** → Middle English: ele
**** English: aisle
* Old Galician-Portuguese: aa
** Galician: á
** Portuguese: á
* Romansch: ala, ela
* Sardinian: aba, ala, àua
* Sassarese: ara
* Sicilian: ala
* Spanish: ala
* Venetan: ała
* → English: ala, ali-
* → Esperanto: alo
* → Galician: ala
* → Portuguese: ala

### References

* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “axis (> Derivatives > āla)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 66-7

### Further reading

* ala in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* ala in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "ala", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* ala in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* ala in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Latvian
### Etymology

The usual theory considers ala to be borrowed from Middle Low German hol (“depth, hole, cave”), from Old Saxon hol, or maybe from the same form in Middle Dutch or German Low German (East Frisian); cf. German Höhle (“cave”), all from Proto-West Germanic *hol.
A different view suggests that ala could also be a reflex of an old Proto-Indo-European stem *h₁el-, *ol-, *al- (“to flow, to drain”) with various Baltic reflexes: dialectal alots, alogs, standard avots (“(water) source”), alksna, aluksna (“miry, swampy place”) (cf. place names like Alūksne, Alūkstes), Lithuanian alė́ti (“to flow, to drip”). The original meaning of ala would thus have been “(water) source”, from which “place (e.g., cave, rift, pit) from which water springs,” and finally simply “cave,” possibly under the influence of the aforementioned Germanic words.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ala]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ala f (4th declension)
* cave (space or cavity formed underground, especially between rocks, or in the face of a cliff or hillside)
    klinšu alas ― rock caves
    pazemes ala ― subterranean cave
    alu labirinti ― cave labyrinths
    alu cilvēks ― caveman
    alu zīmējumi ― cave drawings, paintings
    Abhāzijā atrodas ala, kuras labirinti ir vairāk nekā trīs kilometrus gari ― in Abkhazia there is a cave with labyrinths longer than three kilometers
* burrow, hole, lair, den (the dwelling of some animals, in the form of a cavity with one or many exits)
    peles, lapsas alas ― mice, fox holes
    āpšu, trušu alas ― badger, rabbit holes, burrows
    rakt alu ― to dig a hole, burrow
    nekā sevišķa tur neredzēja, izņemot nelielu caurumu zemē... likās tā kā kurmja ala ― there was nothing special to see there, except a small whole on the ground... it seemed to be a molehill (lit. hole)

#### Derived terms

* alu cilvēks

### See also

* speleoloģija

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ala”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Laz
### Conjunction

ala
* Latin spelling of ალა (ala)

## Malagasy
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.la/, [ˈa.lə̥]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas, from Proto-Austronesian *Salas. Cognate with Balinese ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas), Javanese ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas).

#### Noun

ala
* forest

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *alaq (“fetch; get; take”).

#### Adverb

ala
* without; freed from; removed from

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ə

### Preposition

ala (Jawi spelling الا or على)
* like
* according to
* on

### References

* "ala" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
* “ala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mirandese
### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* wing
* (nautical) sail

## North Wahgi
### Noun

ala
* mistake

### References

* Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2

## Northern Kurdish

| Central Kurdish | ئاڵا (alla) |

### Etymology

Seemingly recently borrowed from Central Kurdish ئاڵا (alla), the origin is uncertain. Perhaps derived from al (“side”), or a reflection of Arabic علامة or Turkic al (“red”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːˈlɑː/

### Noun

ala m (Arabic spelling ئالا)
* flag, banner, standard

#### Usage notes

Often times confused to be al instead of ala by Northern Kurdish speakers, because the word is feminine and the feminine Izafe marker is -a-.

#### Declension
### References

* Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ala”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-ála
* to refuse

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëlëk.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈala/

### Adverb

ala
* over
* on, on top

#### Derived terms

* alcces-, alcce-, allas- (locative stems of ieš (“self”))

### Postposition

ala
* over
* on, onto, on top of

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi.

#### Alternative forms

* ale (e infinitive)
* ålå (dialectal)

#### Verb

ala (present tense aler or el, past tense alte or ol, past participle alt or ale, present participle alande, imperative al)
* to foster

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ala
* definite plural of al

### References

* “ala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin āla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [alo̞]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* wing

## Old English
### Noun

āla
* genitive plural of āl

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ālu. Cognates include Old English æl and Old Norse alr.

### Noun

āla f
* awl

#### Descendants

* German: Ahle

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from *h₂el- (“to raise, feed, nourish”). Cognate with Old English alan and Latin alō.

#### Verb

ala (singular present indicative elr, singular past indicative ól, plural past indicative ólu, past participle alinn)
* to produce
* to testify
* to breed
* to nourish

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: ala
* Faroese: ala
* Norwegian Nynorsk: ala
* Norwegian Bokmål: ale
* Old Swedish: ala
** Swedish: uppala
* Old Danish: alæ
* Old Gutnish: ala

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ala
* indefinite genitive plural of alr

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ala”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/

### Etymology 1

From Latin āla.

#### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* wing (limb)
** c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 67v. a:la p̃mera ſemeiaua leon e auie alas de aguila ueye q̃ meſauan ſus alas e cayen atierra e ſobre ſos piedes como om̃e se leuãtauaThe first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I saw its wings torn off and fall to the ground so that it stood on its feet like a man.

##### Descendants

* Ladino: ala (Latin spelling)
* Spanish: ala

### Etymology 2

A contraction of a (“to, toward, in, at”) + la (“the”); the feminine singular definite article.

#### Contraction

ala (plural alas)
* (followed by a singular feminine noun) to the, toward the
** c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. b.
    Loth ouo miedo de ſeer en segor esubio alas mõtãnas cõ sus .ij. fijas. estido ẽ una cueua cõ sus .ij. fijas. edixo la maior ala menor. nr̃o padre es uyeio eno nos podremos caſar. com es derecho.Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he moved to the mountains with his two daughters. There he lived in a cave with his two daughters; then older [daughter] said to the younger: "Our father is old, and [here] we cannot marry as is the custom."
* (followed by a singular feminine noun) in the, at the
** c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2v. a:eſtos angeles cõ q̃ fablo abraã. vinieron a ſodoma e loth ſedia ala puerta de la cibdat. e violos & leuãtos cõtra ellõ.These angels to whom Abraham spoke came to Sodom, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. And he saw them and got up to meet them.

##### Related terms

* al

## Papiamentu
### Alternative forms

* hala (alternative spelling)

### Etymology

From Portuguese ala and Spanish ala.

### Noun

ala
* wing

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āla.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ala f
* (historical, Ancient Rome) ala (Roman allied military unit)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* ala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -alɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧la

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.

#### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* a flank
** (military) a flank unit
** (sports) wing (position on either side of the field)
* (chiefly politics) faction (ideologically distinct group within an organisation)
* a row among a larger group of people or things
** (military) a rank or file of soldiers
** (Brazil) a subdivision of a carnival block consisting of similarly themed participants
* (architecture) wing (part of a building that extends from the main structure)
* (chess) each player’s half of the chessboard
* (dated) wing (part of an animal)

#### Noun

ala m or f by sense (plural alas)
* (sports) wing; winger (player in a wing position)
* (aviation) wingman (support pilot in a squadron)

##### Related terms

* alado
* alar

#### Interjection

ala!
* out! (demanding that someone leave)
    Synonym: fora

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ala
* inflection of alar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Pukapukan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hala, from Proto-Oceanic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

### Noun

ala
* path, way, lane, track

#### Derived terms

* alāmata
* alāmatangi
* alāvai
* ngutuala

### Further reading

* Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

## Rade
### Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Sulaʀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alaa/, [ʔəlaa]

### Noun

ala
* snake

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* ela (Puter)

### Etymology

From Latin āla.

### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) wing
* mouldboard

## Sassarese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/

### Noun

ala f (plural ali)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of ara (“wing”)

### References

* ↑ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎla/

#### Adverb

àla (Cyrillic spelling а̀ла)
* (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) expression of awe, surprise, dismay, etc.
    Ala je bilo lijepo! ― It sure was nice!
    Ala lažeš! ― Oh, you're lying!

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”).

#### Alternative forms

* hala

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎːla/

#### Adjective

ála or àla or ȁla (Cyrillic spelling а́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла) (indeclinable)
* piebald, spotted

### Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xala, unless borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala, “spotted, variegated”), euphemistic for a snake.

#### Alternative forms

* hala

#### Noun

ála or àla or ȁla f (Cyrillic spelling а́ла or а̀ла or а̏ла)
* dragon, type of mythical creature similar to dragon

##### See also

* aždaha
* zmaj

#### References

* Knüppel, Michael (2009) “Zu serbo-kroatisch hȁla ∼ ȁla ‘Drache’”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch‎ (in German), volume 55, pages 179–183

## Sicilian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin āla.

### Noun

ala f (plural ali)
* wing

### References

* Traina, Antonino (1868) “ala”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 179

## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-ála
* to refuse

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/ [ˈa.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: a‧la
* Homophone: hala

### Etymology 1

From Old Spanish ala (compare Ladino ala), from Latin āla.

#### Noun

ala f (plural alas)
* wing (of a bird or insect)
    El pájaro tiene un ala herida. ― The bird has an injured wing.
* wing (of an aircraft)
    El avión perdió un ala durante el vuelo. ― The plane lost a wing during the flight.
* brim (of a hat)
* (military) flank (of a formation)
* (sports) wing (part of the field)
* (in the plural) flip, wings (hairstyle)

#### Noun

ala m or f by sense (plural alas)
* (sports) winger

##### Usage notes

* Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like ala take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el ala. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al ala, del ala. This is to avoid doubling of the /a/ sound.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un ala or una ala. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor ala, una buena ala.
* If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el ala única, un(a) ala buena.
* In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

##### Derived terms

* ahuecar el ala
* ala del corazón
* ala del trinquete
* ala delta
* ala pívot
* alar
* alero
* aliblanco
* alicaído
* alicorto
* alirrojo
* alita
* bajo el ala de
* dar alas
* del ala
* en alas de cucaracha
* las alas de la fantasía
* tener alas en los pies
* tomar alas

##### Related terms

* alado
* alear
* aleta

### Etymology 2
#### Interjection

ala
* Alternative spelling of hala

### Further reading

* “ala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sranan Tongo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈala/, [ˈa̠la̠], [ˈɑ̟lɑ̟]

### Pronoun

ala
* everything

### Determiner

ala
* every; all

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ala (“take, get, fetch; marry”)

### Verb

ala (Sundanese script ᮃᮜ, active ngala, passive diala)
* to take, to fetch

#### Derived terms

* alaeun
* diala
* ngala
* pangala

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آلَة (ʔāla).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

ala class IX (plural ala class X)
* tool, instrument
    Synonym: kifaa
* sheath, scabbard

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20 No. 133

## Swazi
### Verb

-ála
* to refuse

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈla/ [ʔɐˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: a‧la
* Homophone: Ala

#### Interjection

alá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ) (dialectal)
* expressing negation or disapproval, or sometimes agreement, depending on the tenor of expression

##### Derived terms

* ala ahoy
* ala eh
* ala naman

##### See also

* hala

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish ala, from Latin āla.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔala/ [ˈʔaː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: a‧la

#### Noun

ala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ)
* (zootomy, uncommon) wing
    Synonyms: pakpak, bagwis
* (carpentry) table flap (hinged leaf)
* (carpentry) doorleaf
* (architecture) extension of building sideways

##### Related terms

* alero
* aleta
* aletas de tiburon

##### See also

* sibi

### Etymology 3

Apheresis of wala.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈlaʔ/ [ʔɐˈlaʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: a‧la

#### Pronoun

alâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ)
* Alternative form of wala

#### Adjective

alâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ)
* Alternative form of wala

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish a la.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈla/ [ʔɐˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: a‧la
* Homophone: Ala

#### Adverb

alá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ)
* o'clock (only for one o' clock)
    Synonym: (besides one o' clock) alas

##### Related terms

* ala-una
* alarma
* alas-diyes
* alas-dos
* alas-dose
* alas-kuwatro
* alas-nuwebe
* alas-onse
* alas-otso
* alas-sais
* alas-singko
* alas-siyete
* alas-tres

### Further reading

* “ala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 20

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈa.la]
* Hyphenation: a‧la

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *hala. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Samoan ala.

#### Noun

ala
* path, road
* reason, cause
* method, way
* transport
* working section of a mat
* (euphemistic) rectum

#### Verb

ala
* (transitive) to result from

##### Derived terms

* alalaupapa

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qara. Cognates include Hawaiian ala and Samoan ala.

#### Verb

ala (plural feala)
* (stative) to be awake
* (stative) to be accurate
* (stative) to be sharp
* (stative, of watercraft) to be close to the wind

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 11

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلا (ala), from Proto-Turkic *āla (“variegated”). Doublet of ela.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈɫɑ/
* Hyphenation: a‧la
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

ala
* multicolored, pied, variegated
* excellent, superb, splendid
* Clipping of alabalık (“trout”).

#### Declension

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

#### Derived terms

* alabalık (“trout”)
* alaca (“pied”)
* alaca karanlık (“dusk, twilight”)

#### See also

* âlâ

### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*āla”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آلا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 179

## Uneapa
### Etymology

From earlier *lala via dissimilation (compare Muduapa lala), from Proto-Oceanic *kilala via truncation, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilala, from Proto-Austronesian *kilala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ala/

### Verb

ala
* to know

### Further reading

* Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366

## Veps
### Etymology

Related to Finnish älä.

### Verb

ala
* second-person singular imperative of ei
* do not

## Xhosa
### Verb

-âla
* to refuse

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Yámana
### Verb

ala
* drink

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.là/

#### Noun

àlà
* purity, white cloth, a symbol of the god Ọbàtálá
    Synonym: ẹfun

### Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lá (“to dream”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.lá/

#### Noun

àlá
* dream, vision

##### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - àlá (“dream”) :
| view map; ||||||
| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Eastern Àkókó | Ọ̀bà | Ọ̀bà Àkókó | ẹ̀lá |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀) | Òkìtìpupa | ọ̀lá |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | Oǹdó | ọ̀lá |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Usẹn | Usẹn | Usẹn | àlá |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | ọlá |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | ẹ̀lá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Ìfàkì Èkìtì | àlá, ị̀lá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Èkó | Èkó | Èkó | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́) | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìkirè | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | Ìwó | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Owé | Kabba | àlà |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamɛ | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Est-Mono | àlá |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | àlá |
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. ||||||

##### Derived terms

* lá àlá (“to dream”)

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-âla
* to deny, refuse, decline
* to forbid
* to reject
* to refuse give [with na-]
* to hate, detest

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukwala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwala | ukungali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yala | -ale |
| Plural | yalani | -aleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyala, ngala | engalayo, engala | ngala | angali | engingali | ngingali |
| 2nd singular | uyala, wala | owalayo, owala | wala | awali | ongali | ungali |
| 1st plural | siyala, sala | esalayo, esala | sala | asali | esingali | singali |
| 2nd plural | niyala, nala | enalayo, enala | nala | anali | eningali | ningali |
| Class 1 | uyala, wala | owalayo, owala | ala | akali | ongali | engali |
| Class 2 | bayala, bala | abalayo, abala | bala | abali | abangali | bengali |
| Class 3 | uyala, wala | owalayo, owala | wala | awali | ongali | ungali |
| Class 4 | iyala, yala | eyalayo, eyala | yala | ayali | engali | ingali |
| Class 5 | liyala, lala | elalayo, elala | lala | alali | elingali | lingali |
| Class 6 | ayala, ala | alayo, ala | ala | awali | angali | engali |
| Class 7 | siyala, sala | esalayo, esala | sala | asali | esingali | singali |
| Class 8 | ziyala, zala | ezalayo, ezala | zala | azali | ezingali | zingali |
| Class 9 | iyala, yala | eyalayo, eyala | yala | ayali | engali | ingali |
| Class 10 | ziyala, zala | ezalayo, ezala | zala | azali | ezingali | zingali |
| Class 11 | luyala, lwala | olwalayo, olwala | lwala | alwali | olungali | lungali |
| Class 14 | buyala, bala | obalayo, obala | bala | abali | obungali | bungali |
| Class 15 | kuyala, kwala | okwalayo, okwala | kwala | akwali | okungali | kungali |
| Class 17 | kuyala, kwala | okwalayo, okwala | kwala | akwali | okungali | kungali |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngalile, ngalē | engalile, engalē | ngalile, ngalē | angalanga | engingalanga | ngingalanga |
| 2nd singular | walile, walē | owalile, owalē | walile, walē | awalanga | ongalanga | ungalanga |
| 1st plural | salile, salē | esalile, esalē | salile, salē | asalanga | esingalanga | singalanga |
| 2nd plural | nalile, nalē | enalile, enalē | nalile, nalē | analanga | eningalanga | ningalanga |
| Class 1 | walile, walē | owalile, owalē | alile, alē | akalanga | ongalanga | engalanga |
| Class 2 | balile, balē | abalile, abalē | balile, balē | abalanga | abangalanga | bengalanga |
| Class 3 | walile, walē | owalile, owalē | walile, walē | awalanga | ongalanga | ungalanga |
| Class 4 | yalile, yalē | eyalile, eyalē | yalile, yalē | ayalanga | engalanga | ingalanga |
| Class 5 | lalile, lalē | elalile, elalē | lalile, lalē | alalanga | elingalanga | lingalanga |
| Class 6 | alile, alē | alile, alē | alile, alē | awalanga | angalanga | engalanga |
| Class 7 | salile, salē | esalile, esalē | salile, salē | asalanga | esingalanga | singalanga |
| Class 8 | zalile, zalē | ezalile, ezalē | zalile, zalē | azalanga | ezingalanga | zingalanga |
| Class 9 | yalile, yalē | eyalile, eyalē | yalile, yalē | ayalanga | engalanga | ingalanga |
| Class 10 | zalile, zalē | ezalile, ezalē | zalile, zalē | azalanga | ezingalanga | zingalanga |
| Class 11 | lwalile, lwalē | olwalile, olwalē | lwalile, lwalē | alwalanga | olungalanga | lungalanga |
| Class 14 | balile, balē | obalile, obalē | balile, balē | abalanga | obungalanga | bungalanga |
| Class 15 | kwalile, kwalē | okwalile, okwalē | kwalile, kwalē | akwalanga | okungalanga | kungalanga |
| Class 17 | kwalile, kwalē | okwalile, okwalē | kwalile, kwalē | akwalanga | okungalanga | kungalanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāla | engāla | ngāla | angalanga | engingalanga | ngingalanga |
| 2nd singular | wāla | owāla | wāla | awalanga | ongalanga | ungalanga |
| 1st plural | sāla | esāla | sāla | asalanga | esingalanga | singalanga |
| 2nd plural | nāla | enāla | nāla | analanga | eningalanga | ningalanga |
| Class 1 | wāla | owāla | āla | akalanga | ongalanga | engalanga |
| Class 2 | bāla | abāla | bāla | abalanga | abangalanga | bengalanga |
| Class 3 | wāla | owāla | wāla | awalanga | ongalanga | ungalanga |
| Class 4 | yāla | eyāla | yāla | ayalanga | engalanga | ingalanga |
| Class 5 | lāla | elāla | lāla | alalanga | elingalanga | lingalanga |
| Class 6 | āla | āla | āla | awalanga | angalanga | engalanga |
| Class 7 | sāla | esāla | sāla | asalanga | esingalanga | singalanga |
| Class 8 | zāla | ezāla | zāla | azalanga | ezingalanga | zingalanga |
| Class 9 | yāla | eyāla | yāla | ayalanga | engalanga | ingalanga |
| Class 10 | zāla | ezāla | zāla | azalanga | ezingalanga | zingalanga |
| Class 11 | lwāla | olwāla | lwāla | alwalanga | olungalanga | lungalanga |
| Class 14 | bāla | obāla | bāla | abalanga | obungalanga | bungalanga |
| Class 15 | kwāla | okwāla | kwāla | akwalanga | okungalanga | kungalanga |
| Class 17 | kwāla | okwāla | kwāla | akwalanga | okungalanga | kungalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingala | — | ngingala | ngingale | — | ngingale |
| 2nd singular | ungala | — | ungala | ungale | — | ungale |
| 1st plural | singala | — | singala | singale | — | singale |
| 2nd plural | ningala | — | ningala | ningale | — | ningale |
| Class 1 | angala | — | engala | angale | — | engale |
| Class 2 | bangala | — | bengala | bangale | — | bengale |
| Class 3 | ungala | — | ungala | ungale | — | ungale |
| Class 4 | ingala | — | ingala | ingale | — | ingale |
| Class 5 | lingala | — | lingala | lingale | — | lingale |
| Class 6 | angala | — | engala | angale | — | engale |
| Class 7 | singala | — | singala | singale | — | singale |
| Class 8 | zingala | — | zingala | zingale | — | zingale |
| Class 9 | ingala | — | ingala | ingale | — | ingale |
| Class 10 | zingala | — | zingala | zingale | — | zingale |
| Class 11 | lungala | — | lungala | lungale | — | lungale |
| Class 14 | bungala | — | bungala | bungale | — | bungale |
| Class 15 | kungala | — | kungala | kungale | — | kungale |
| Class 17 | kungala | — | kungala | kungale | — | kungale |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokwala | engizokwala | ngizokwala | angizukwala | engingezukwala | ngingezukwala |
| 2nd singular | uzokwala | ozokwala | uzokwala | awuzukwala | ongezukwala | ungezukwala |
| 1st plural | sizokwala | esizokwala | sizokwala | asizukwala | esingezukwala | singezukwala |
| 2nd plural | nizokwala | enizokwala | nizokwala | anizukwala | eningezukwala | ningezukwala |
| Class 1 | uzokwala | ozokwala | ezokwala | akazukwala | ongezukwala | engezukwala |
| Class 2 | bazokwala | abazokwala | bezokwala | abazukwala | abangezukwala | bengezukwala |
| Class 3 | uzokwala | ozokwala | uzokwala | awuzukwala | ongezukwala | ungezukwala |
| Class 4 | izokwala | ezokwala | izokwala | ayizukwala | engezukwala | ingezukwala |
| Class 5 | lizokwala | elizokwala | lizokwala | alizukwala | elingezukwala | lingezukwala |
| Class 6 | azokwala | azokwala | ezokwala | awazukwala | angezukwala | engezukwala |
| Class 7 | sizokwala | esizokwala | sizokwala | asizukwala | esingezukwala | singezukwala |
| Class 8 | zizokwala | ezizokwala | zizokwala | azizukwala | ezingezukwala | zingezukwala |
| Class 9 | izokwala | ezokwala | izokwala | ayizukwala | engezukwala | ingezukwala |
| Class 10 | zizokwala | ezizokwala | zizokwala | azizukwala | ezingezukwala | zingezukwala |
| Class 11 | luzokwala | oluzokwala | luzokwala | aluzukwala | olungezukwala | lungezukwala |
| Class 14 | buzokwala | obuzokwala | buzokwala | abuzukwala | obungezukwala | bungezukwala |
| Class 15 | kuzokwala | okuzokwala | kuzokwala | akuzukwala | okungezukwala | kungezukwala |
| Class 17 | kuzokwala | okuzokwala | kuzokwala | akuzukwala | okungezukwala | kungezukwala |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokwala | engiyokwala | ngiyokwala | angiyukwala | engingeyukwala | ngingeyukwala |
| 2nd singular | uyokwala | oyokwala | uyokwala | awuyukwala | ongeyukwala | ungeyukwala |
| 1st plural | siyokwala | esiyokwala | siyokwala | asiyukwala | esingeyukwala | singeyukwala |
| 2nd plural | niyokwala | eniyokwala | niyokwala | aniyukwala | eningeyukwala | ningeyukwala |
| Class 1 | uyokwala | oyokwala | eyokwala | akayukwala | ongeyukwala | engeyukwala |
| Class 2 | bayokwala | abayokwala | beyokwala | abayukwala | abangeyukwala | bengeyukwala |
| Class 3 | uyokwala | oyokwala | uyokwala | awuyukwala | ongeyukwala | ungeyukwala |
| Class 4 | iyokwala | eyokwala | iyokwala | ayiyukwala | engeyukwala | ingeyukwala |
| Class 5 | liyokwala | eliyokwala | liyokwala | aliyukwala | elingeyukwala | lingeyukwala |
| Class 6 | ayokwala | ayokwala | eyokwala | awayukwala | angeyukwala | engeyukwala |
| Class 7 | siyokwala | esiyokwala | siyokwala | asiyukwala | esingeyukwala | singeyukwala |
| Class 8 | ziyokwala | eziyokwala | ziyokwala | aziyukwala | ezingeyukwala | zingeyukwala |
| Class 9 | iyokwala | eyokwala | iyokwala | ayiyukwala | engeyukwala | ingeyukwala |
| Class 10 | ziyokwala | eziyokwala | ziyokwala | aziyukwala | ezingeyukwala | zingeyukwala |
| Class 11 | luyokwala | oluyokwala | luyokwala | aluyukwala | olungeyukwala | lungeyukwala |
| Class 14 | buyokwala | obuyokwala | buyokwala | abuyukwala | obungeyukwala | bungeyukwala |
| Class 15 | kuyokwala | okuyokwala | kuyokwala | akuyukwala | okungeyukwala | kungeyukwala |
| Class 17 | kuyokwala | okuyokwala | kuyokwala | akuyukwala | okungeyukwala | kungeyukwala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngale | ngingali |
| 2nd singular | wale | ungali |
| 1st plural | sale | singali |
| 2nd plural | nale | ningali |
| Class 1 | ale | angali |
| Class 2 | bale | bangali |
| Class 3 | wale | ungali |
| Class 4 | yale | ingali |
| Class 5 | lale | lingali |
| Class 6 | ale | angali |
| Class 7 | sale | singali |
| Class 8 | zale | zingali |
| Class 9 | yale | ingali |
| Class 10 | zale | zingali |
| Class 11 | lwale | lungali |
| Class 14 | bale | bungali |
| Class 15 | kwale | kungali |
| Class 17 | kwale | kungali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngala | ngangala, angala, angangala |
| 2nd singular | wala | wangala, awala, awangala |
| 1st plural | sala | sangala, asala, asangala |
| 2nd plural | nala | nangala, anala, anangala |
| Class 1 | wala | wangala, akala, akangala |
| Class 2 | bala | bangala, abala, abangala |
| Class 3 | wala | wangala, awala, awangala |
| Class 4 | yala | yangala, ayala, ayangala |
| Class 5 | lala | langala, alala, alangala |
| Class 6 | ala | angala, awala, awangala |
| Class 7 | sala | sangala, asala, asangala |
| Class 8 | zala | zangala, azala, azangala |
| Class 9 | yala | yangala, ayala, ayangala |
| Class 10 | zala | zangala, azala, azangala |
| Class 11 | lwala | lwangala, alwala, alwangala |
| Class 14 | bala | bangala, abala, abangala |
| Class 15 | kwala | kwangala, akwala, akwangala |
| Class 17 | kwala | kwangala, akwala, akwangala |

#### Derived terms

* -alela (applicative)
* -alisa (causative)
* -alayala (diminutive)
* -alisisa (intensive)
* -aleka (neuter-passive)
* -aliwa (passive)
* -alana (reciprocal)

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ala”