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على

[ʕla]

prep

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. on; upon; onto
  2. against
  3. expresses obligation
  4. on
Examples

الكتاب على الطبلة

The book is on the table.

Pronunciationʕla

Part of speechprep

Usage noteThis preposition is very common and has multiple functional meanings depending on the context of the sentence.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.