لا

Meanings

1. still, yet
2. even, more
3. still, yet, up to now
4. (used with qualitative adjectives to indicate a greater degree of a certain characteristic)
5. still more, yet more (in supplement to something)
6. even
7. yet, even, still, or
8. yet, still, or
9. yet
10. even, still
11. or
12. still, again; anew, even; furthermore, over; yet
13. alike, nay, same, identical thing; aforesaid item, previously mentioned thing; actual, selfsame
14. still
15. Yet, still, hitherto, to this very time
16. Otherwise, unless
17. Also used in an affirmative sense, Surely, certainly

Pashto definitions

1. اوسه پورې، تر دې وخته، کله، کله پورې، ليا
2. د عطبف توری، ليا، تر اوسه پورې، تر دې وخته، کله، کله پورې
3. د عطف توری، ليا، تر اوسه پوری، تر دې وخته، کله، ص. زيات، پرې د پاسه، دويم

Examples

• دوې روځي لا نه وې تللي چه هغه راغئ

  it has not been two days yet since he arrived

• لا لږ

  even less

• لا به ښه وي

  it will be even better

• ما به لا يو څه ويل

  I was going to say something more…

Phrases

• لا به ښه ويlā bah ś̱ẖœh we

  It would have been well

• لا به کلهlā bah kalah

  Till when, how long

• لا ترکومَlā tar koma

  How much longer? as yet how long? لا بل صبا lā bal ṣabā, adv. After three days, three days hence

• لا وړمه ورڅlā waṟṟmaʿh wraḏẕ

  Three days since. لا لا وړمه روڅ lā lā waṟṟmaʼh rwaḏẕ, Four days since, etc

• لا د پاسlā da pāsa

  Besides, moreover, also, likewise

Meanings

1. A negative or privative particle, No, not, by no means, without; or similar to English un, in, ir, im, etc. Used in composition, as, لا جواب lā-jawāb or لا څواب lā-ḏẕawāb, Speechless, silenced, confuted, disconcerted

Phrases

• لا چارlā-c̱ẖār

  Helpless, destitute, without remedy. 2. Certainly, without help

• لا چاريlā-c̱ẖārī

  Forlornness, helplessness

• لا وارثlā-wāris̤

  Heirless