hâlâ

Meaning

still, yet

bugüne kadar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

hâ‧lâ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaːlaː/

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish

حالا

Cognate with Azerbaijani

hələ

Cognate with Bashkir

әле

Cognate with Kazakh

әлі

Cognate with Kyrgyz

али

Cognate with Uzbek

hali

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حالا, from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl). Doublet of hâlen and hâl. Compare Azerbaijani hələ (“still, yet”), Bashkir әле (əle, “still, yet”), Kazakh әлі (älı, “still, yet”), Kyrgyz али (ali, “still, as yet; just now”), and Uzbek hali (“still, yet”).

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Sentences

An user

Hâlâ zaman
⌚

var .

There's still time.

An user

Hâlâ vakit
⌚

var .

There's still time.

An user

Hayatta yalnız kalmanın esas olduğunu hâlâ kabul edemiyor musunuz ?

Can't you still accept that being alone in life is essential?

An user

Sahneye çıktığınızda hâlâ aynı enerji ve coşkuyu hissediyor musunuz ?

Do you still feel the same energy and enthusiasm when you go on stage?

An user

Sol eliyle hâlâ Nihat’ın bileğini tutuyordu.

He was still holding Nihat's wrist with his left hand.