على طول
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From على (ʕala, “on”) + طول (ṭūl, “forward, height”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
على طول • (ʕala ṭūl)
- straight ahead
- Synonym: (obsolete) دُغري (duḡri)
- اَمْشِي عَلَى طول و حَتْلَاقِي المَحَل قُدَّامَك
- amši ʕala ṭūl u ḥatlāgi al-maḥal guddāmak
- go straight ahead and you will find the shop in front of you
- always
- immediately
- !رُحت له عَلَى طول
- ruḥtallu ʕala ṭūl!
- I went to him immediately!
South Levantine Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- عطول (ʕa-ṭūl)
Etymology edit
From على (ʕala, “on”) + طول (ṭūl, “length, height”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
على طول • (ʕala ṭūl)
- at once, on the spot, then and there
- مات على طول.
- māt ʕala ṭūl
- He dropped dead on the spot.
- forever, for good