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

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From Arabic أَهْلًا‎ (ʔahlan).

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/

هلا • (hala)

1. hi
2. hey (greeting)

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

• هلق‎ (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

Contraction of هالوقت‎ (ha-l-waʔt).

• IPA^(key): /hal.la/, /hal.laʔ/

هلأ or هلا • (hallaʔ or halla)

1. now

   ‏شو منعمل هلأ؟‎‎

   šū mnaʕmil hallaʔ?

   What are we gonna do now?

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

• هلق‎ (hallaʔ) (alternative spelling)

• IPA^(key): /hal.laʔ/, [ˈhal.laʔ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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هلّأ or هلّا • (hallaʔ or halla)

1. now, just

   Synonym: هسا‎ (hassa)

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

South Levantine Arabic phrasebook

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From Arabic أَهْلًا‎ (ʔahlan).

• IPA^(key): /ha.la/, [ˈha.la]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

هلا • (hala)

1. (informal) hi, hey (greeting)

   Synonyms: أهلا‎ (ʔahlan), مرحبا‎ (marḥaba)