حلى

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ح ل ي‎ (ḥ-l-y).

Verb

حَلَى • (ḥalā) I, non-past يَحْلِي‎‎ (yaḥlī)

  1. to adorn
  2. to acquire ornaments
  3. to wear ornaments

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ل ي‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَلَى‎ (ḥalā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħala/

Verb

حَلَى • (ḥala) m (collective, singulative حَلَى f (ḥala))

  1. dessert

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلَّى‎ (ḥallā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħalːa/

Verb

حَلَّى • (ḥalla) (form II, non-past يِحَلِّي‎ (yiḥalli))

  1. to eat sweets
  2. to sweeten, to add sugar

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل و‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَّى‎ (ḥallā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħal.la/, [ˈħal.la]
  • (file)

Verb

حلّى • (ḥalla) (form 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)
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