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Arabic word

وإلاّ

or else; otherwise

Type
conjunction

Example

عليك أن تراجع دروسك وإلاّ سترسب في الامتحان.

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وإلا يصبح الأمر مرهقًا. Otherwise, it becomes exhausting.
وإلا لو كان الاب هو الابن يبقى النقطة دي انطبقت على دي يبقى خطأ! Otherwise, if the Father is the Son, then this point applies to that, so it's wrong!
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