حلو

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See also: خلو and جلو

Arabic

Root
ح ل و (ḥ l w)
6 terms

Pronunciation

  •  IPA(key): /ħulw/, /ħi.luː/
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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

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)
  • Moroccan Arabic: حلو (ḥluww)
  • North Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilw)
  • South Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)

Proper noun

حِلُو • (ḥilū) ?

  1. a surname

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

حلو • (ḥilw) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))

  1. sweet (to taste)
  2. nice, good
  3. pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking

References

  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “حلو”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 223
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “حلي”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 150

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ل و
2 terms

From Arabic حُلْوْ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حِلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حِلْوة (ḥilwa), common plural حِلْوين (ḥilwīn))

  1. tasty, delicious
  2. sweet, sweetened (contains sugar or other sweetener)
    Synonym: حالي (ḥāli)
  3. sweet, nice, pleasant
    الجو حلو ― il-jaw/ij-jaw ḥilu ― the weather is pleasant
  4. good-looking, beautiful, handsome

Noun

حِلو • (ḥilu) m

  1. (uncountable) desserts, sweets
  • حلوى (ḥalwa, “traditional dessert”)
  • حلاو (ḥalāw, “candy”)
  • حلويات (ḥalawīyāt, “sweets, sugary foods and snacks”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwa), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))

  1. sweet (to taste)
  2. nice, good
  3. pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ل و
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حلو • (ḥluww) (feminine حلوة (ḥluwwa), masculine plural حلوين (ḥluwwīn), feminine plural حلوات (ḥluwwāt), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla) or حلى (ḥla))

  1. sweet

North Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

Adjective

حلو • (ˈħɪ.lʊ) (feminine حلوة (ˈħɪ.lwe:), common plural حلوين (ˈħɪ.lwi:n), elative أحلى (ʾaˈħ.la))

  1. sweet
  2. nice, pleasant
  3. beautiful, pretty, handsome
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))

  1. sweet
  2. nice, beautiful
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

See also

Basic tastes in South Levantine Arabic · طعم (ṭaʕm), ذوق (zōʕ) (layout · text)
حلو (ḥilu) حامض (ḥāmeḍ) مالح (māleḥ) مرّ (murr) حارّ (ḥārr) -
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