هلا

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)

From Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/

هلا • (hala)

1. hi
2. hey (greeting)

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

هلّا • (halla)

1. alternative form of هلق (hallaʔ, “now”)

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

• هلق (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

• IPA^(key): /hal.laʔ/, [ˈhal.laʔ]

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هلّأ or هلّا • (hallaʔ or halla)

1. now, just

   Synonyms: هسا (hassa), هلقيت (halʔēt), الحين (alḥīn), إسا (ʔissa)

• 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.

From Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/, [ˈha.la]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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هلا • (hala)

1. (informal) hi, hey (greeting)

   Synonyms: أهلا (ʔahla), مرحبا (marḥaba)