أهلا وسهلا
Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
Shortening of longer phrase لَقَدْ صَادَفْتُمْ أَهْلًا وَوَطِئْتُمْ سَهْلًا (laqad ṣādaftum ʔahlan wa-waṭiʔtum sahlan, “You have come across your own people and you have trodden on even ground”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا • (ʔahlan wasahlan)
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: ähläm sähläm
- → Finnish: ählämi
References edit
- [1] A Learner's Dictionary Of Classical Arabic Idioms Page 138. Entry 941.
North Levantine Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Interjection edit
South Levantine Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
أهلا وسهلا • (ʔahla w-sahla)
- welcome
- Synonym: أهلا (ʔahla)
- you're welcome (as a reply to شكرا (šukran, “thank you”))
- Synonym: عفوا (ʕafwan)
Usage notes edit
- Common responses are:
See also edit
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