علة

Arabic

Root
ع ل ل (ʕ-l-l)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʕal.la/

Noun

عَلَّة • (ʕalla) f (plural عَلّات (ʕallāt))

1. second draught of a drink
2. entertainment, amusement, distraction
3. need, necessity
4. bad situation, misfortune
5. (in polygamy) co-wife, wife other than the first wife

Declension

Declension of noun عَلَّة (ʕalla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَلَّة ʕalla	الْعَلَّة al-ʕalla	عَلَّة ʕallat
Nominative	عَلَّةٌ ʕallatun	الْعَلَّةُ al-ʕallatu	عَلَّةُ ʕallatu
Accusative	عَلَّةً ʕallatan	الْعَلَّةَ al-ʕallata	عَلَّةَ ʕallata
Genitive	عَلَّةٍ ʕallatin	الْعَلَّةِ al-ʕallati	عَلَّةِ ʕallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَلَّتَيْن ʕallatayn	الْعَلَّتَيْن al-ʕallatayn	عَلَّتَيْ ʕallatay
Nominative	عَلَّتَانِ ʕallatāni	الْعَلَّتَانِ al-ʕallatāni	عَلَّتَا ʕallatā
Accusative	عَلَّتَيْنِ ʕallatayni	الْعَلَّتَيْنِ al-ʕallatayni	عَلَّتَيْ ʕallatay
Genitive	عَلَّتَيْنِ ʕallatayni	الْعَلَّتَيْنِ al-ʕallatayni	عَلَّتَيْ ʕallatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَلّات ʕallāt	الْعَلّات al-ʕallāt	عَلّات ʕallāt
Nominative	عَلّاتٌ ʕallātun	الْعَلّاتُ al-ʕallātu	عَلّاتُ ʕallātu
Accusative	عَلّاتٍ ʕallātin	الْعَلّاتِ al-ʕallāti	عَلّاتِ ʕallāti
Genitive	عَلّاتٍ ʕallātin	الْعَلّاتِ al-ʕallāti	عَلّاتِ ʕallāti

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʕil.la/

Noun

عِلَّة • (ʕilla) f (plural عِلَل (ʕilal))

1. defect, vice
2. disease, malady, bug
3. (of the morphology of a word, especially of a verb) defect, irregularity
4. (of the phonology represented by the letters ا, و, ي) defect, weakness
5. excuse, pretext, apology, plea
6. cause, reason
7. (in verse) the transition from one metrical foot to another

Declension

Declension of noun عِلَّة (ʕilla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِلَّة ʕilla	الْعِلَّة al-ʕilla	عِلَّة ʕillat
Nominative	عِلَّةٌ ʕillatun	الْعِلَّةُ al-ʕillatu	عِلَّةُ ʕillatu
Accusative	عِلَّةً ʕillatan	الْعِلَّةَ al-ʕillata	عِلَّةَ ʕillata
Genitive	عِلَّةٍ ʕillatin	الْعِلَّةِ al-ʕillati	عِلَّةِ ʕillati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِلَّتَيْن ʕillatayn	الْعِلَّتَيْن al-ʕillatayn	عِلَّتَيْ ʕillatay
Nominative	عِلَّتَانِ ʕillatāni	الْعِلَّتَانِ al-ʕillatāni	عِلَّتَا ʕillatā
Accusative	عِلَّتَيْنِ ʕillatayni	الْعِلَّتَيْنِ al-ʕillatayni	عِلَّتَيْ ʕillatay
Genitive	عِلَّتَيْنِ ʕillatayni	الْعِلَّتَيْنِ al-ʕillatayni	عِلَّتَيْ ʕillatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِلَل ʕilal	الْعِلَل al-ʕilal	عِلَل ʕilal
Nominative	عِلَلٌ ʕilalun	الْعِلَلُ al-ʕilalu	عِلَلُ ʕilalu
Accusative	عِلَلًا ʕilalan	الْعِلَلَ al-ʕilala	عِلَلَ ʕilala
Genitive	عِلَلٍ ʕilalin	الْعِلَلِ al-ʕilali	عِلَلِ ʕilali

Descendants

• → Persian: علت ('ellat)