अलावा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• इलावा (ilāvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علاوه (alâva), from Arabic عَلَاوة (ʕalāwa), عِلَاوة (ʕilāwa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.lɑː.ʋɑː/, [ɐ.läː.ʋäː]

Adverb

अलावा • (alāvā) (Urdu spelling علاوہ)

1. moreover, furthermore

Derived terms

• के अलावा (ke alāvā, “besides”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press