حلى

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Arabic

Root
ح ل ي (ḥ l y)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.laː/
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Verb

حَلَى (ḥalā) I (non-past يَحْلِي (yaḥlī), verbal noun حَلْي (ḥaly))

  1. to adorn, to decorate

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ل و
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَلَى (ḥalā).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَلَى (ḥalam (collective, singulative حَلَى f (ḥala))

  1. dessert

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

Pronunciation

Verb

حَلَّى (ḥalla) II (non-past يِحَلِّي (yiḥalli))

  1. to eat sweets
  2. to sweeten, to add sugar
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حلى (ḥalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حليت (ḥallēt) حليت (ḥallēt) حلى (ḥalla) حلينا (ḥallēna) حليتوا (ḥallētu) حلوا (ḥallu)
f حليتي (ḥallēti) حلت (ḥallat)
non-past m أحلي (ʔaḥalli) تحلي (tiḥalli) يحلي (yiḥalli) نحلي (niḥalli) تحلوا (tiḥallu) يحلوا (yiḥallu)
f تحلي (tiḥalli) تحلي (tiḥalli)
imperative m حلي (ḥalli) حلوا (ḥallu)
f حلي (ḥalli)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

Pronunciation

Verb

حلّى (ḥalla) II (present بحلّي (biḥalli))

  1. to sweeten, to put sugar in
  2. to desalinate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حلّى (ḥalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حلّيت (ḥallēt) حلّيت (ḥallēt) حلّى (ḥalla) حلّينا (ḥallēna) حلّيتو (ḥallētu) حلّو (ḥallu)
f حلّيتي (ḥallēti) حلّت (ḥallat)
present m بحلّي (baḥalli) بتحلّي (bitḥalli) بحلّي (biḥalli) منحلّي (minḥalli) بتحلّو (bitḥallu) بحلّو (biḥallu)
f بتحلّي (bitḥalli) بتحلّي (bitḥalli)
subjunctive m احلّي (aḥalli) تحلّي (tḥalli) يحلّي (yḥalli) نحلّي (nḥalli) تحلّو (tḥallu) يحلّو (yḥallu)
f تحلّي (tḥalli) تحلّي (tḥalli)
imperative m حلّي (ḥalli) حلّو (ḥallu)
f حلّي (ḥalli)