الحين

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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الـ (al--, definite article marker) + حين (time). Compare Hijazi Arabic دحين. The word حين is not in common use, being fossilised in the adverb.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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اِلْحين or اَلْحِين (ɪl7in or əl7in)

  1. now
    Antonym: بعدين (bə3den)

South Levantine Arabic

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Adverb

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الحين (il-ḥīn)

  1. (regional, Bedouin) now
    Synonyms: هلا (halla), هسا (hassa)