أهلا

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Adverbial accusative of أَهْل (ʔahl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔah.lan/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

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أَهْلًا (ʔahlan)

  1. as a kin, as a member of my kinfolk, in kindness
    حَلَلْتَ أَهْلًا وَوَطِئْتَ سَهْلًا
    ḥalalta ʔahlan wawaṭiʔta sahlan
    welcome; stay as family and tread on through in ease
    (literally, “you have untied (unpacked) as a tent-sharer (kin) and have set foot as on an easy country”)

Derived terms

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Interjection

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أَهْلًا (ʔahlan)

  1. hi
  2. welcome

Descendants

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  • Hebrew: אהלן (áhlan)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ء ه ل
4 terms

Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic أَهْلًا (ʔahlan).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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أهلا (ʔahla)

  1. hi
    Synonym: (informal) هلا (hala)
  2. welcome
    Synonym: أهلا وسهلا (ʔahla w-sahla)

Usage notes

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See also

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