حلو

See also: خلو‎ and جلو‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ل و‎ (ḥ-l-w).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

حُلْو • (ḥulw) (feminine حُلْوَة‎ (ḥulwa), masculine plural حُلْوُونَ‎ (ḥulwūna), feminine plural حُلْوَات‎ (ḥulwāt), elative أَحْلَى‎ (ʔaḥlā))

sweet
nice, charming, pretty, pleasant

Declension

Declension of adjective حُلْو (ḥulw)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْو ḥulw	الْحُلْو‎ al-ḥulw	حُلْوَة‎ ḥulwa	الْحُلْوَة‎ al-ḥulwa
Nominative	حُلْوٌ ḥulwun	الْحُلْوُ‎ al-ḥulwu	حُلْوَةٌ‎ ḥulwatun	الْحُلْوَةُ‎ al-ḥulwatu
Accusative	حُلْوًا‎ ḥulwan	الْحُلْوَ‎ al-ḥulwa	حُلْوَةً‎ ḥulwatan	الْحُلْوَةَ‎ al-ḥulwata
Genitive	حُلْوٍ ḥulwin	الْحُلْوِ‎ al-ḥulwi	حُلْوَةٍ‎ ḥulwatin	الْحُلْوَةِ‎ al-ḥulwati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْوَيْن‎ ḥulwayn	الْحُلْوَيْن‎ al-ḥulwayn	حُلْوَتَيْن‎ ḥulwatayn	الْحُلْوَتَيْن‎ al-ḥulwatayn
Nominative	حُلْوَانِ‎ ḥulwāni	الْحُلْوَانِ‎ al-ḥulwāni	حُلْوَتَانِ‎ ḥulwatāni	الْحُلْوَتَانِ‎ al-ḥulwatāni
Accusative	حُلْوَيْنِ‎ ḥulwayni	الْحُلْوَيْنِ‎ al-ḥulwayni	حُلْوَتَيْنِ‎ ḥulwatayni	الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥulwatayni
Genitive	حُلْوَيْنِ‎ ḥulwayni	الْحُلْوَيْنِ‎ al-ḥulwayni	حُلْوَتَيْنِ‎ ḥulwatayni	الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥulwatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُلْوِين‎ ḥulwīn	الْحُلْوِين‎ al-ḥulwīn	حُلْوَات‎ ḥulwāt	الْحُلْوَات‎ al-ḥulwāt
Nominative	حُلْوُونَ‎ ḥulwūna	الْحُلْوُونَ‎ al-ḥulwūna	حُلْوَاتٌ‎ ḥulwātun	الْحُلْوَاتُ‎ al-ḥulwātu
Accusative	حُلْوِينَ‎ ḥulwīna	الْحُلْوِينَ‎ al-ḥulwīna	حُلْوَاتٍ‎ ḥulwātin	الْحُلْوَاتِ‎ al-ḥulwāti
Genitive	حُلْوِينَ‎ ḥulwīna	الْحُلْوِينَ‎ al-ḥulwīna	حُلْوَاتٍ‎ ḥulwātin	الْحُلْوَاتِ‎ al-ḥulwāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: حلو‎ (ḥilu)
Moroccan Arabic: حلو‎ (ḥluww)
North Levantine Arabic: حلو‎ (ḥilw)
South Levantine Arabic: حلو‎ (ḥilu)

Proper noun

حِلُو • (ḥilū) ?

a surname

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو‎ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħilw/

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilw) (feminine حلوة‎ (ḥilwa), elative أحلى‎ (aḥla))

References

Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986), “حلو”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 223
Spiro, Socrates (1895), “حلي”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 150

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ل و‎
2 pages

From Arabic حُلْوْ‎ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈħɪ.lʊ/
Rhymes: -ʊ

Adjective

حِلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حِلْوة‎ (ḥilwa), common plural حِلْوين‎ (ḥilwīn))

tasty, delicious
sweet, sweetened (contains sugar or other sweetener)
Synonym: حالي‎ (ḥāli)
sweet, nice, pleasant
‏الجو حلو‎ ― il-jaw/ij-jaw ḥilu ― the weather is pleasant
good-looking, beautiful, handsome

Noun

حِلو • (ḥilu) m

(uncountable) desserts, sweets

Related terms

حلوى‎ (ḥalwa, “traditional dessert”)
حلاو‎ (ḥalāw, “candy”)
حلويات‎ (ḥalawīyāt, “sweets, sugary foods and snacks”)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ل و‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو‎ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħluww/
Audio (file)

Adjective

حلو • (ḥluww) (feminine حلوة‎ (ḥluwwa), masculine plural حلوين‎ (ḥluwwīn), feminine plural حلوات‎ (ḥluwwāt), elative أحلى‎ (ʔaḥla) or حلى‎ (ḥla))

sweet

North Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈħi.lu/, [ˈħe.lu, -lo]

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilw) (feminine حلوة‎ (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين‎ (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى‎ (ʾaḥlā))

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل و‎

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو‎ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħi.lu/, [ˈħɪ.lʊ]
Audio (Jerusalem) (file)

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة‎ (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين‎ (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى‎ (ʔaḥla))

sweet
nice, beautiful
Synonym: جميل‎ (jamīl)

Antonym: بشع‎ (bišʕ)

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