A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ليس إلا (illā) terminating a sentence: only, and no more, nothing else
Root: ل-ي-س
Page: 1039*
Example: “فَالتَّوَصُّلُ إلى اِتّفاقٍ مَسْأَلةُ وَقتٍ لَيْسَ إلّا”
Translation: “so reaching a deal is only a matter of time”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 