अलावा

Hindi

Alternative forms

इलावा (ilāvā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

अलावा • (alāvā) (Urdu spelling علاوہ)

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

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