هلا
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Arabic
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Phrase
[edit]هَلَّا • (hallā)
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.- Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
- يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ الْمُعَلِّمُ غَيْرَهُ
هَلَّا لِنَفْسِكَ كَانَ ذَا التَّعْلِيمُ- yā ʔayyuhā r-rajulu l-muʕallimu ḡayrahu
hallā linafsika kāna ḏā t-taʕlīmu - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- yā ʔayyuhā r-rajulu l-muʕallimu ḡayrahu
- Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
Hijazi Arabic
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]هلا • (hala)
- hi
- hey (greeting)
- Synonyms: مَرْحَبا (marḥaba), السلام عليكم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)
North Levantine Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- هلق (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Contraction of هالوقت (ha-l-waʔt).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]هلأ or هلا • (hallaʔ or halla)
- now
- شو منعمل هلأ؟
- šū mnaʕmil hallaʔ?
- What are we gonna do now?
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Contraction of هالوقت (ha-l-waʔt, “this time”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- هلق (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]هلّأ or هلّا • (hallaʔ or halla)
Usage notes
[edit]- There are many words for "now". هلا (halla, hallaʔ) is the most common word in urban dialects, also used in North Levantine Arabic.
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]هلا • (hala)
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