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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