الخ

See also: إلخ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• الاخ

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ). Abbreviation of إِلَى آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi, “to its end”).

Phrase

الخ • (ilah)

1. Abbreviation of الی آخره (ila ahirihi, “etc., and so on”).

Descendants

• Turkish: ilah.
• Turkish: ilh.

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ), an abbreviation of إِلَىٰ آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔi.ˈlax]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.lǽx]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.lǽx]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.lǽx]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.lǽx]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.lǽx]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.lǽχ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ilax
Dari reading?	ilax
Iranian reading?	elax
Tajik reading?	ilax

Phrase

الخ • (elax)

1. etc.
2. and so forth

Usage notes

Usually used with و (va, “and”): و الخ