الحين

From Arabic ال (al-, “definite article marker”) + حِين (ḥīn, “time”); same as South Levantine Arabic الحين (al-hīn). Compare Hijazi Arabic دحين (daḥīn). The word حين is not in common use, being fossilised in these adverbs.

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ɪlˈħin/, /əlˈħin/

اِلْحين or اَلْحِين • (ɪlḥīn or əlḥīn)

1. now

   Antonym: بعدين (bəʕdēn)

From Arabic ال (al-, “definite article marker”) + حِين (ḥīn, “time”). Same as Gulf Arabic الحين; compare also Hijazi Arabic دحين. The word حين is not in common use, being fossilised in these adverbs.

الحين • (al-ḥīn)

1. (regional) now

   Synonyms: هلا (halla), هسا (hassa), إسا (ʔissa), هلقيت (halʔēt)

• 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.