This is the 3856th most frequent Russian word.
аль
The Russian word "аль" means "or" (poetic or archaic).
Conjunction 'аль' is used as an alternative to the word 'или', meaning 'or'.
Этот путь сложный, аль выбирай другой.
This path is difficult, or choose another.
Here, 'аль' is a literary particle expressing doubt or alternative consideration.
Ты, аль, хотел сказать что-то другое?
Did you, by any chance, want to say something else?
In this case, 'аль' indicates a conjectural or hypothetical tone to the question.