hâlâ

See also: hala, håla, halá, häla, hála, hâla, hālá, hală, hələ, halà, hāla, halą, and hálaʼ

Turkish

Alternative forms

• hala (misspelling)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حالا, from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl). Doublet of hâlen. Compare Azerbaijani hələ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːlaː/
• Hyphenation: hâ‧lâ

Adverb

hâlâ

1. still, yet

   Synonym: hâlen

References

• hâlâ (Türk Dil Kurumu)
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hâlâ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN