Allos

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Allos - other, another, different, else.

Etymology

The triliteral root wāw lām yā (و ل ي), according to corpus.quran.com, occurs in the Quran 232 times.

Compare with Ancient Greek «ἄλλος», from Proto-Hellenic «áľľos», from Proto-Indo-European «h₂élyos» - "other, another", from Proto-Indo-European «h₂el-» - "to grow, nourish".

Compare with English «alter» - "to change the form or structure of".

Compare with English «else» - "other; in addition to previously mentioned items".

Compare with English «allele» - "(genetics) one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome".

To be joined

1. With the triliteral root hamza wāw lām (أ و ل) is used in Quran 170 times. See the article Lead.

2. With the triliteral root lām wāw yā (ل و ي) is used in Quran 5 times.