Arabic

Verb

عَلَتْ • ‎(ʿalat) ‎(form I)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of عَلَا ‎(ʿalā)
2. third-person feminine singular past active of عَلَى ‎(ʿalā)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِلَّة ‎(ʿilla).

Alternative forms

• علّت ‎(ellat) — with a tashdid.

Noun

علت • ‎(ellat) ‎(plural علل ‎(elal) or علت‌ها ‎(ellat-hâ))

1. cause, reason
2. (archaic) disease