Arabic → English
إِلَّا in English
except
إِلَّا
- Pronunciation
- ʾillā
- Arabizi
illa- Type
- preposition
Other meanings
- إِلَّا ʾillā — unless · unless
How to use it
The word 'illa' is very common and has multiple uses. It can mean 'except' when followed by a noun or pronoun, or 'unless' when introducing a condition.
Example sentences
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كُلُّهُمْ حَضَرُوا إِلَّا أَحْمَدَ.
kulluhum ḥaḍarū ʾillā ʾaḥmada.
They all came except Ahmed.
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لَنْ أَنْجَحَ إِلَّا بِالدِّرَاسَةِ.
lan ʾanjāḥa ʾillā bi-d-dirāsati.
I will not succeed unless I study.
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لَا تَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا إِذَا طُلِبَ مِنْكَ.
lā tafʿal dhālika ʾillā ʾidhā ṭuliba minka.
Do not do that unless you are asked to.
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