Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

هلا

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads

Arabic

Phrase

هَلَّا (hallā)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 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)
Remove ads

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

Pronunciation

Interjection

هلا (hala)

  1. hi
  2. hey (greeting)
    Synonyms: مَرْحَبا (marḥaba), السلام عليكم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)

North Levantine Arabic

Adverb

هلّا (halla)

  1. alternative form of هلق (hallaʔ, now)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Contraction of هالوقت (ha-l-waʔt, this time).

Alternative forms

  • هلق (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hal.laʔ/, [ˈhal.laʔ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

هلّأ or هلّا (hallaʔ or halla)

  1. now, just
    Synonyms: هسا (hassa), هلقيت (halʔēt), الحين (alḥīn), إسا (ʔissa)
Usage notes
  • There are many words used for "now" in South Levantine Arabic. هلا (halla, hallaʔ) is the most common word in urban dialects, also used in Lebanon and Syria. In formal contexts, the Standard Arabic الْآنَ (al-ʔān, il-ʔān) is used.

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

Pronunciation

Interjection

هلا (hala)

  1. (informal) hi, hey (greeting)
    Synonyms: أهلا (ʔahla), مرحبا (marḥaba)

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads