Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Morphologically from the root ح ل ي (ḥ-l-y).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

حَلَى (ḥalā) I, non-past يَحْلِي‎ (yaḥlī)

  1. to adorn
  2. to acquire ornaments
  3. to wear ornaments

Conjugation edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ح ل و
2 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic حَلَى (ḥalā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. dessert

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to eat sweets
  2. to sweeten, to add sugar
Conjugation edit
    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) حلا (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 edit

Root
ح ل و
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَلَّى (ḥallā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħal.la/, [ˈħal.la]
  • (file)

Verb edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

    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)