أحلى

See also: اخلي, أخلي, and أخلى

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ل و (ḥ l w)
10 terms

Elative of حُلْو (ḥulw, “sweet, pleasant, pretty”).

Adjective

أَحْلَى • (ʔaḥlā) (feminine حُلْوَى (ḥulwā), masculine plural أَحْلَوْن (ʔaḥlawn), feminine plural حُلْوَيَات (ḥulwayāt))

1. elative degree of حُلْو (ḥulw):
   1. sweeter; sweetest
   2. more pleasant; most pleasant
   3. prettier; prettiest
2. better; best

Declension

Declension of adjective أَحْلَى (ʔaḥlā)

singular	masculine		feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَحْلَى ʔaḥlā	الْأَحْلَى al-ʔaḥlā	حُلْوَى ḥulwā	الْحُلْوَى al-ḥulwā
nominative	أَحْلَى ʔaḥlā	الْأَحْلَى al-ʔaḥlā	حُلْوَى ḥulwā	الْحُلْوَى al-ḥulwā
accusative	أَحْلَى ʔaḥlā	الْأَحْلَى al-ʔaḥlā	حُلْوَى ḥulwā	الْحُلْوَى al-ḥulwā
genitive	أَحْلَى ʔaḥlā	الْأَحْلَى al-ʔaḥlā	حُلْوَى ḥulwā	الْحُلْوَى al-ḥulwā
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَحْلَيَيْن ʔaḥlayayn	الْأَحْلَيَيْن al-ʔaḥlayayn	حُلْوَيَيْن ḥulwayayn	الْحُلْوَيَيْن al-ḥulwayayn
nominative	أَحْلَيَانِ ʔaḥlayāni	الْأَحْلَيَانِ al-ʔaḥlayāni	حُلْوَيَانِ ḥulwayāni	الْحُلْوَيَانِ al-ḥulwayāni
accusative	أَحْلَيَيْنِ ʔaḥlayayni	الْأَحْلَيَيْنِ al-ʔaḥlayayni	حُلْوَيَيْنِ ḥulwayayni	الْحُلْوَيَيْنِ al-ḥulwayayni
genitive	أَحْلَيَيْنِ ʔaḥlayayni	الْأَحْلَيَيْنِ al-ʔaḥlayayni	حُلْوَيَيْنِ ḥulwayayni	الْحُلْوَيَيْنِ al-ḥulwayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَحْلَيْن‎; أَحَالِي ʔaḥlayn‎; ʔaḥālī	الْأَحْلَيْن‎; الْأَحَالِي al-ʔaḥlayn‎; al-ʔaḥālī	حُلْوَيَات ḥulwayāt	الْحُلْوَيَات al-ḥulwayāt
nominative	أَحْلَوْنَ‎; أَحَالٍ ʔaḥlawna‎; ʔaḥālin	الْأَحْلَوْنَ‎; الْأَحَالِي al-ʔaḥlawna‎; al-ʔaḥālī	حُلْوَيَاتٌ ḥulwayātun	الْحُلْوَيَاتُ al-ḥulwayātu
accusative	أَحْلَيْنَ‎; أَحَالِيَ ʔaḥlayna‎; ʔaḥāliya	الْأَحْلَيْنَ‎; الْأَحَالِيَ al-ʔaḥlayna‎; al-ʔaḥāliya	حُلْوَيَاتٍ ḥulwayātin	الْحُلْوَيَاتِ al-ḥulwayāti
genitive	أَحْلَيْنَ‎; أَحَالٍ ʔaḥlayna‎; ʔaḥālin	الْأَحْلَيْنَ‎; الْأَحَالِي al-ʔaḥlayna‎; al-ʔaḥālī	حُلْوَيَاتٍ ḥulwayātin	الْحُلْوَيَاتِ al-ḥulwayāti

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אחלה

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “حلو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أحلى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَحْلَى (ʔaḥlā), elative degree of حِلْو (ḥilw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaħ.la/, [ˈʔaħ.la]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

أحلى • (ʔaḥla)

1. elative degree of حلو (ḥilu)
   1. sweeter, sweetest
   2. nicer, nicest, more/most beautiful
      • 2020, “Only You Freestyle”, in Edna (overall work in English), performed by Drake and Headie One, spoken by Drake:

        Habibti please, ana akeed, ana wa anti akhla

        [حَيِيبْتِي بْلِيز، أَنَا أَكِيد، أَنَا وَأَنْتِي أَحْلَى]

        Baby, please, I'm certain, you and me [would] look better

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אחלה (ákhla)