بالهناء والشفاء

Arabic

Arabic phrasebook

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Etymology

From the roots ه ن ء‎ (h-n-ʾ) meaning "to enjoy, to go down easily, to be well-received", and ش ف ي‎ (š-f-y) meaning "to be healthy, to be wholesome, to restore".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bil.ha.naː.ʔi waʃ.ʃi.faːʔ/

Interjection

بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاء‎ • (bi-l-hanāʾi wa-š-šifāʾ)

bon appétit; "May it be with enjoyment and restoration", "May it go down easily and bring health"
Synonyms: بِالصِّحَّة وَٱلْعَافِيَة‎ (bi-ṣ-ṣiḥḥa wa-l-ʿāfiya), شَهْيَة طَيِّبَة‎ (šahya ṭayyiba)

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: بالهنا والشفا‎ (bil-hanã wil-shifã)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “هنا”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2902-2903
Lane, Edward William (1863), “شفو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1574-1575