asla

• asala

asal +‎ -a

• Hyphenation: as‧la

asla

1. imperative of asal

From as +‎ la.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑs.laː/

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• Hyphenation: as‧la

asla f (plural asla's, diminutive aslaatje n)

1. ash pan

• aschla (obsolete)
• aschlade (obsolete)
• aslade

Cognate with Beja sala. Compare Proto-Semitic *ʔiš-.

asla f (plural asloo n)

1. fire

• Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 8

• isli

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Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵙⵍⵍⵉ (islli, “stone”)

• IPA^(key): /asla/

asla m (plural isliwn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵙⵍⴰ, Arabic spelling آسلا)

1. stone, rock, stone slab, large flat stone, polished rock

   Synonyms: aẓṛu, taggunt, ablaḍ

2. cliff, falaise

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 428b
• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1151a

From Ottoman Turkish اصلا, from Arabic أَصْلًا (ʔaṣlan). Doublet of aslen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.ɫaː/

asla

1. never (as a matter of principle or intent; compare hiç)

   Synonyms: hiçbir şekilde, hiçbir zaman, katiyen, zinhar

   Bunu yaparsan seni asla affetmem. ― If you do this I'll never forgive you.

• IPA^(key): /as.ɫa/

asla

1. dative singular of asıl