هلو

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halaw/

Interjection

هَلَوْ (halaw)

1. hello (greeting)

Persian

Etymology 1

A Northwestern Iranian doublet of آلو (âlu, “plum”), compare Mazanderani هلی (halī, “plum”), Northern Kurdish hilîk, hilûk, halûk, helûje, hulîk, hulûk, helû, hulû etc., Central Kurdish هەڵووچە (hellûçe), هەڵووژە (hellûje, “plum”).

Pronunciation

• (Iran) IPA^(key): /hoˈluː/, [hʊˈlu(ː)]

Noun

Dari	شَفتالُو
Iranian Persian	هُلو
Tajik	шафтолу

هلو • (holu) (plural هلوها (holu-hâ))

1. (Iran) peach

Adjective

هلو • (holu) (comparative هلوتَر (holu-tar), superlative هلوتَرین (holu-tarin))

1. (chiefly Iran, slang) stunning, sexy, attractive, pretty

Antonyms

• لولو (lulu)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hello.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.loː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.loː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.loː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lʊː]

Readings
Dari reading?	halō

Interjection

هلو • (halô)

1. (Dari, on phone) hello

   Synonym: سلام (salâm)