Alodia
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Alwa, Αρουα, علوة
=== Etymology ===
Possibly from Old Nubian ⲁⲗⲗ (all, “to bind”), hence federation.
=== Proper noun ===
Alodia
A medieval kingdom in what is now central and southern Sudan
=== References ===
Browne, Gerald M. (1996), Old Nubian Dictionary, University of Virginia: In Aedibus Peeters, →ISBN, page 10
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Uncertain, probably Germanic: al-, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth”) or ali-, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth”).
Cognates include French Élodie and Alodie.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈlodja/ [aˈlo.ð̞ja]
Rhymes: -odja
Syllabification: A‧lo‧dia
=== Proper noun ===
Alodia f
a female given name
=== References ===