هلا

هلا

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 ʾayyuhā r-rajulu l-muʿallimu ḡayrahu
     hallā linafsika kāna ḏā t-taʿlīmu

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْلًا‎ (ʾahlan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/

Interjection

هلا • (hala)

1. hi
2. hey (greeting)

   Synonyms: مَرْحَبا‎ (marḥaba), السلام عليكم‎ (as-salāmu ʿalaykum)

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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?

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Contraction of هالوقت‎ (ha-l-waʔt, “this time”).

Alternative forms

• هلق‎ (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hal.laʔ/, [ˈhal.laʔ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adverb

هلّأ or هلّا • (hallaʔ or halla)

1. now, just

   Synonym: هسا‎ (hassa)

Usage notes

• There are many words for "now". هلا (halla, hallaʾ) is the most common word in urban dialects, also used in North Levantine Arabic.

See also

• إسا‎ (ʔissa)
• هالحين‎ (halḥīn)
• هلقيت‎ (halʔēt, halkēt)

 

Etymology 2

South Levantine Arabic phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

From Arabic أَهْلًا‎ (ʾahlan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/, [ˈha.la]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Interjection

هلا • (hala)

1. (informal) hi, hey (greeting)

   Synonyms: أهلا‎ (ʔahlan), مرحبا‎ (marḥaba)