أهلا وسهلا
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Arabic
Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
Shortening of longer phrase لَقَدْ صَادَفْتُمْ أَهْلًا وَوَطِئْتُمْ سَهْلًا (laqad ṣādaftum ʔahlan wa-waṭiʔtum sahlan, “You have come across your own people and you have trodden on even ground”).[1]
Pronunciation
Interjection
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا • (ʔahlan wasahlan)
Descendants
- → Finnish: ähläm sähläm
- → Finnish: ählämi
References
- ^ A Learner's Dictionary Of Classical Arabic Idioms Page 138. Entry 941.
North Levantine Arabic
North Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Interjection
South Levantine Arabic
South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Pronunciation
Interjection
أهلا وسهلا • (ʔahla w-sahla)
- welcome
- Synonym: أهلا (ʔahla)
- you're welcome (as a reply to شكرا (šukran, “thank you”))
- Synonym: عفوا (ʕafwan)
Usage notes
- Common responses are: