أهلا وسهلا
Arabic
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Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ʔah.lan wa.sah.lan/
Descendants
- → Finnish: ähläm sähläm
- → Finnish: ählämi
North Levantine Arabic
North Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
South Levantine Arabic
South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔah.la‿w.sah.la/, [ˌʔah.la‿wˈsah.la]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Interjection
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
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