alaa

Finnish

Noun

alaa

1. partitive singular of ala

Fula

Alternative forms

• walaa

Etymology

Possibly from a root al-?

Particle

alaa (Pular, Pulaar)

1. there is not, there is no

   Maaro alaa hay abbere.

   There is not a single grain of rice.

2. not
3. no

Usage notes

• defective verb
• Other varieties of Fula, possibly all, use walaa.

Derived terms

• feere alaa
• ko alanaa wonanaa

 

Related terms

• aldaa
• alɗugol
• hinaa
• wanaa
• wonaa

 

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.