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حلى

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Arabic

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Root
ح ل ي (ḥ l y)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħa.laː/
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Verb

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حَلَى (ḥalā) I (non-past يَحْلِي (yaḥlī), verbal noun حَلْي (ḥaly))

  1. to adorn, to decorate

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ح ل و
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَلَى (ḥalā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حَلَى (ḥalam (collective, singulative حَلَى f (ḥala))

  1. dessert

Etymology 2

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From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

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Verb

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حَلَّى (ḥalla) II (non-past يِحَلِّي (yiḥalli))

  1. to eat sweets
  2. to sweeten, to add sugar
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of حلى (ḥalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حليت (ḥallēt) حليت (ḥallēt) حلى (ḥalla) حلينا (ḥallēna) حليتوا (ḥallētu) حلوا (ḥallu)
f حليتي (ḥallēti) حلت (ḥallat)
non-past m أحلي (ʔaḥalli) تحلي (tiḥalli) يحلي (yiḥalli) نحلي (niḥalli) تحلوا (tiḥallu) يحلوا (yiḥallu)
f تحلي (tiḥalli) تحلي (tiḥalli)
imperative m حلي (ḥalli) حلوا (ḥallu)
f حلي (ḥalli)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ح ل و
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حلّى (ḥalla) II (present بحلّي (biḥalli))

  1. to sweeten, to put sugar in
  2. to desalinate

Conjugation

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    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)