әле

See also: эле, еле, and Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Bashkir

Etymology

From Volga-Turki ئلی (äli, “now, at present”), from Classical Persian (hālī, “present”), from Arabic حَال (ḥāl, “present”).

Cognate with Kazakh әлі (älı, “still, yet”), Kyrgyz али (ali, “still, as yet; just now”), Kumyk гьали (hali, “now; still, yet”), Uzbek hali (“still, yet”), Uyghur ھېلى (hëli, “still, yet, recently”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [æ.ˈlɪ̆]
Hyphenation: ә‧ле

Adverb

әле • (əle)

now, at present
just now, very recently, a moment ago
as yet
with negation or interrogative verb forms (not) yet, still (not)
- (Can we date this quote?), Bible, John 3:24:
  Ул ваҡытта Яхъя төрмәгә ябылмағайны әле.
  Ul vaqıtta Yaxya törməgə yabılmağaynı əle.
  At that time, John was not yet put in prison.

Particle

әле • (əle) (placed after verb)

after optative/imperative verb forms: a modal particle connoting a wish or kind request; please
after non-past indicative verb forms: indicates that the action has not completed and will continue in the near future
Ултырам әле.
Ultıram əle.
I will sit a little bit more.
after past indicative verb forms or the particle һуң (huñ): connotes surprise or regret
after present indicative verb forms or the particle бит (bit): connotes surprise, doubt or hesitation

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Noun

әле • (äle)

while, awhile
- (Can we date this quote?), Муса Җәлил [Musa Cälil], Сагыну [Sağınu]‎^[1]:
  Бик сагындым, бәгърем,
  Бик сагындым сине,
  Әле дә ничек түзәм мин!
  Bik sağındım, bäğrem,
  Bik sağındım sine,
  Äle dä niçek tüzäm min!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)