| Entry (1/5) | 1 ala |
| Part of speech | 2 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
3 enti-milaza zavatra mitambatra maro, indrindra fa ny zava-maniry [Betsimisaraka]
[1.78] 4 Fitambarana hazo maro be miara-maniry mandrakotra toerana iray malalaka [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
5 a forest, a wood [Mal. alas.] [1.2] 6 a forest [1.7] |
| Explanations in French |
7 forêt [1.8, 1.13] 8 Forêt, nom général des forêts primaires ou encore faiblement modifiées par l'action de l'homme (pris adjectivement le même mot veut dire : touffu, où l'on pénètre difficilement). Les Malgaches distinguent plusieurs catégories de forêts : ala tsy vaky lay, ala mikirindro, ala mainty, ala maizina, ala ngetroka, alam-bero, ala mazaotra, ala vory, ala maty, ala fady - ala-be : végétation xérophile dense sur les dunes fixées de sable roux. [Sakalava, Mahafaly] Pour les forêts secondaires, voir savoka. [1.196] |
| Examples |
9 Mbola aiza re ny ala, Andriamatoa?
[2.643]
10 Nanao ny asa nandrasana taminy ala. [2.472] 11 mibirioka aho, may ny ala atsinanana; [2.69] 12 Raha misy mandoro ny ala dia ataoko meloka. [2.508] |
| Derivatives |
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| All compound words | 15 104 combinations of this word |
| Vocabulary | 16 Botany: (in general) |
| Proverbs | 17 Proverbs containing that word |
| Quotes | 18 Texts mentioning this word |
| Article | 19 Randzavola: ala ao amin' ny Baiboly |
| Illustrations |
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| Entry (2/5) | 20 ala |
| Part of speech | 21 noun |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
22 Fakana, fanesorana Fiaingana amin' ny toerana iray mba ho any amin' ny toeran-kafa. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
23 without, on the outside of, removed, freed from. Much used in making compound words and phrases. See afaka, aka, isotra, saraka. [1.2] |
| Explanations in French |
24 sortie, enlèvement [1.3] |
| Derivatives |
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| All compound words | 57 73 combinations of this word |
| Entry (3/5) | 58 ala |
| Part of speech | 59 noun |
| Explanations in English |
60 a provincial name for a serpent [Provincial]
[1.2] |
| Vocabulary | 61 Zoology: reptiles, amphibians |
| Entry (4/5) | 62 alà |
| Root | 63 la |
| Part of speech | 64 passive verb |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
65 Entina manohitra; ampiasaina mba hanoherana: Alavy ny hevi-diso ny fitanana ny marina [1.1] |
| Explanations in French |
66 ce qu'on emploie pour nier. Alavy ny hevi-diso ny rariny: employez la vérité contre l'erreur [1.3] |
| Morphology |
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| Entry (5/5) | 71 alà |
| Part of speech | 72 passive verb |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
73 vohana [Bara]
[1.78] |
| Anagrams | 74 alà, ala |
| Updated on 2025/10/12 |
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