حلو

See also: خلو and جلو

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ل و (ḥ-l-w).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

حُلْو • (ḥulw) (feminine حُلْوَة (ḥulwa), masculine plural حُلْوُونَ (ḥulwūna), feminine plural حُلْوَات (ḥulwāt), elative أَحْلَى (ʔaḥlā))

1. sweet
2. nice, charming, pretty, pleasant

Declension

Declension of adjective حُلْو (ḥulw)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْو ḥulw	الْحُلْو al-ḥulw	حُلْوَة ḥulwa	الْحُلْوَة al-ḥulwa
Nominative	حُلْوٌ ḥulwun	الْحُلْوُ al-ḥulwu	حُلْوَةٌ ḥulwatun	الْحُلْوَةُ al-ḥulwatu
Accusative	حُلْوًا ḥulwan	الْحُلْوَ al-ḥulwa	حُلْوَةً ḥulwatan	الْحُلْوَةَ al-ḥulwata
Genitive	حُلْوٍ ḥulwin	الْحُلْوِ al-ḥulwi	حُلْوَةٍ ḥulwatin	الْحُلْوَةِ al-ḥulwati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْوَيْن ḥulwayn	الْحُلْوَيْن al-ḥulwayn	حُلْوَتَيْن ḥulwatayn	الْحُلْوَتَيْن al-ḥulwatayn
Nominative	حُلْوَانِ ḥulwāni	الْحُلْوَانِ al-ḥulwāni	حُلْوَتَانِ ḥulwatāni	الْحُلْوَتَانِ al-ḥulwatāni
Accusative	حُلْوَيْنِ ḥulwayni	الْحُلْوَيْنِ al-ḥulwayni	حُلْوَتَيْنِ ḥulwatayni	الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ al-ḥulwatayni
Genitive	حُلْوَيْنِ ḥulwayni	الْحُلْوَيْنِ al-ḥulwayni	حُلْوَتَيْنِ ḥulwatayni	الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ al-ḥulwatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْوِين ḥulwīn	الْحُلْوِين al-ḥulwīn	حُلْوَات ḥulwāt	الْحُلْوَات al-ḥulwāt
Nominative	حُلْوُونَ ḥulwūna	الْحُلْوُونَ al-ḥulwūna	حُلْوَاتٌ ḥulwātun	الْحُلْوَاتُ al-ḥulwātu
Accusative	حُلْوِينَ ḥulwīna	الْحُلْوِينَ al-ḥulwīna	حُلْوَاتٍ ḥulwātin	الْحُلْوَاتِ al-ḥulwāti
Genitive	حُلْوِينَ ḥulwīna	الْحُلْوِينَ al-ḥulwīna	حُلْوَاتٍ ḥulwātin	الْحُلْوَاتِ al-ḥulwāti

Proper noun

حلو • (transliteration needed)

1. a surname

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħlu/
• IPA^(key): /ħluw/

Adjective

حلو • (ḥlu or ḥluw) (feminine حلوة (ḥluwwa), masculine plural حلوين (ḥluwwīn), feminine plural حلوات (ḥluwwāt))

1. sweet

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North Levantine Arabic

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilū) (feminine حلوه, (ḥilwi), elative أحلى, (ʾaḥlā))

1. sweet
2. nice, pleasant
3. beautiful, pretty, handsome