أهلا وسهلا

Arabic
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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔah.lan wa.sah.lan/

Interjection

أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا‎ • (ʔahlan wasahlan)

  1. welcome

Descendants
  • → Finnish: ähläm sähläm

North Levantine Arabic
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Etymology

From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا‎ (ʔahlan wasahlan).

Interjection

أهلا وسهلا‎ • (ʾahla w-sahla)

  1. welcome

South Levantine Arabic
South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا‎ (ʔahlan wasahlan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔah.la‿w.sah.la/, [ˌʔah.la‿wˈsah.la]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Interjection

أهلا وسهلا • (ʔahla w-sahla)

  1. welcome
    Synonym: أهلا‎ (ʔahla)
  2. you're welcome (as a reply to شكرا‎ (šukran, “thank you”))
    Synonym: عفوا‎ (ʕafwan)

Usage notes
  • Common responses are:
    • أهلين‎ (ʔahlēn, literally “two welcomes”)
    • أهلا فيك‎ (ʔahlan fīk(i), literally “welcome to you”)
    • يا مية أهلا وسهلا (ya mīt ʔahla w-sahla, literally “a hundred time welcome”)

See also
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