حلو

See also: خلو and جلو

Arabic
Root
ح ل و (ḥ-l-w)

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

حُلْو • (ḥulw) (feminine حُلْوَة (ḥulwa), masculine plural حُلْوُونَ (ḥulwūna), feminine plural حُلْوَات (ḥulwāt), elative أَحْلَى (ʔaḥlā))

  1. sweet
  2. nice, charming, pretty, pleasant

Declension
Declension of adjective حُلْو (ḥulw)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حُلْو
ḥulw		 الْحُلْو
al-ḥulw		 حُلْوَة
ḥulwa		 الْحُلْوَة
al-ḥulwa
Nominative حُلْوٌ
ḥulwun		 الْحُلْوُ
al-ḥulwu		 حُلْوَةٌ
ḥulwatun		 الْحُلْوَةُ
al-ḥulwatu
Accusative حُلْوًا
ḥulwan		 الْحُلْوَ
al-ḥulwa		 حُلْوَةً
ḥulwatan		 الْحُلْوَةَ
al-ḥulwata
Genitive حُلْوٍ
ḥulwin		 الْحُلْوِ
al-ḥulwi		 حُلْوَةٍ
ḥulwatin		 الْحُلْوَةِ
al-ḥulwati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حُلْوَيْن
ḥulwayn		 الْحُلْوَيْن
al-ḥulwayn		 حُلْوَتَيْن
ḥulwatayn		 الْحُلْوَتَيْن
al-ḥulwatayn
Nominative حُلْوَانِ
ḥulwāni		 الْحُلْوَانِ
al-ḥulwāni		 حُلْوَتَانِ
ḥulwatāni		 الْحُلْوَتَانِ
al-ḥulwatāni
Accusative حُلْوَيْنِ
ḥulwayni		 الْحُلْوَيْنِ
al-ḥulwayni		 حُلْوَتَيْنِ
ḥulwatayni		 الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ
al-ḥulwatayni
Genitive حُلْوَيْنِ
ḥulwayni		 الْحُلْوَيْنِ
al-ḥulwayni		 حُلْوَتَيْنِ
ḥulwatayni		 الْحُلْوَتَيْنِ
al-ḥulwatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حُلْوِين
ḥulwīn		 الْحُلْوِين
al-ḥulwīn		 حُلْوَات
ḥulwāt		 الْحُلْوَات
al-ḥulwāt
Nominative حُلْوُونَ
ḥulwūna		 الْحُلْوُونَ
al-ḥulwūna		 حُلْوَاتٌ
ḥulwātun		 الْحُلْوَاتُ
al-ḥulwātu
Accusative حُلْوِينَ
ḥulwīna		 الْحُلْوِينَ
al-ḥulwīna		 حُلْوَاتٍ
ḥulwātin		 الْحُلْوَاتِ
al-ḥulwāti
Genitive حُلْوِينَ
ḥulwīna		 الْحُلْوِينَ
al-ḥulwīna		 حُلْوَاتٍ
ḥulwātin		 الْحُلْوَاتِ
al-ḥulwāti

Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)
  • Moroccan Arabic: حلو (ḥluww)
  • North Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilw)
  • South Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)

Proper noun

حِلُو • (ḥilū) ?

  1. a surname

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħilw/

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilw) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))

  1. sweet (to taste)
  2. nice, good
  3. pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking

References
  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “حلو”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 223
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “حلي”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 150

Gulf Arabic

Etymology
Root
ح ل و
2 terms

From Arabic حُلْوْ (ḥulw).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħɪ.lʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊ

Adjective

حِلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حِلْوة (ḥilwa), common plural حِلْوين (ḥilwīn))

  1. tasty, delicious
  2. sweet, sweetened (contains sugar or other sweetener)
    Synonym: حالي (ḥāli)
  3. sweet, nice, pleasant
    الجو حلو ― il-jaw/ij-jaw ḥilu ― the weather is pleasant
  4. good-looking, beautiful, handsome

Noun

حِلو • (ḥilu) m

  1. (uncountable) desserts, sweets
  • حلوى (ḥalwa, “traditional dessert”)
  • حلاو (ḥalāw, “candy”)
  • حلويات (ḥalawīyāt, “sweets, sugary foods and snacks”)

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ح ل و
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħluww/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

حلو • (ḥluww) (feminine حلوة (ḥluwwa), masculine plural حلوين (ḥluwwīn), feminine plural حلوات (ḥluwwāt), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla) or حلى (ḥla))

  1. sweet

North Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħɪ.lʊ/

Adjective

حلو • (ˈħɪ.lʊ) (feminine حلوة (ˈħɪ.lwe:), common plural حلوين (ˈħɪ.lwi:n), elative أحلى (ʾaˈħ.la))

  1. sweet
  2. nice, pleasant
  3. beautiful, pretty, handsome
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ح ل و
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħi.lu/, [ˈħɪ.lʊ]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))

  1. sweet
  2. nice, beautiful
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

See also
Basic tastes in South Levantine Arabic · طعم (ṭaʕm), ذوق (zōʕ) (layout · text)
حلو (ḥilu) حامض (ḥāmeḍ) مالح (māleḥ) مرّ (murr) حارّ (ḥārr) -
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