هلا

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Arabic

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Phrase

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)

Hijazi Arabic

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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

Alternative forms

  • هلق (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Contraction of هالوقت (ha-l-waʔt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hal.la/, /hal.laʔ/

Adverb

هلأ or هلا • (hallaʔ or halla)

  1. now
    شو منعمل هلأ؟
    šū mnaʕmil hallaʔ?
    What are we gonna do 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/,
  • 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

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From Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

Pronunciation

Interjection

هلا • (hala)

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