علا

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علا^¹

/ʕa.laː/

Sounds like عَلَى (ʕalā)

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew עָלָה (ʿālã́).

verb عَلَا · ʕalā · يَعْلُو · عُلُوّ · عَالٍ

to be exalted, high
to tower over (someone, something) عَلَوْا فَوْقَ ٱلْمَاءِ.
to exceed
to rise وَكُلَّمَا كَانَ ٱلْمَدَى أَكْبَرَ، عَلَا ٱلصَّوْتُ.
Similar: عَلِيَ, اِرْتَفَعَ
transitive to overwhelm
transitive to climb (something) عَلَوْتُ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ.
transitive to cover

علا^²

adjective عُلًا · ʕulan

feminine, plural feminine plural of أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā, “higher, upper; superior”)

noun عَلًا · ʕalan · عَلَا · عَلَاة · عَلَوَات

collective, obsolete worktop, a rock or iron on which tools are smithed or أَقِط (ʔaqiṭ) cooked وَأَوْرَثَكَ القَيْنٌ الْعَلَاةَ وَمِرْجَلًا … وَإِصْلَاحَ أَخْرَاتِ الْفُؤُوسِ الْكَرَازِمِ

In English

exceed to go beyond the limits of something

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {علا},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

علا