אלא

Aramaic

Etymology

אִן‎ (ʾin, “if”) +‎ לָא‎ (lā, “not”)

Conjunction

אֶלָּא • (ʾellā)

but

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to Arabic إِلَّا‎ (ʾillā), Ge'ez አላ (ʾälla).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /eˈla/

Conjunction

אֶלָּא • (elá)

but, except
‏אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אַתָּה.‎‎ ― Avínu malkéinu éin lánu mélekh elá atá. ― Our Father, our King, we have no king but You.

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