هلا

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَهْلًا‎ (ʾahlan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hala/

Interjection

هَلَا • (hala)

  1. hi
  2. hey (greeting)

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms
  • هلق‎ (hallaʼ) (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Contraction of ها‎لوأت‎ (ha-l-waʾt), from Arabic هذا‎ الوقت‎ (hāḏā l-waqt), literally “[at] this time”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /halla(ʔ)/

Adverb

هلا (hallaʼ, halla)

  1. now
    ‏شو منعمل هلأ‎
    Šū mnaʽmil hallaʼ?
    What are we gonna do now?
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