Hijazi Arabic

Interjection

هَلَا • ‎(hala)

1. hi
2. hey (greeting)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Contraction of هالوأت (ha-l-waʾt), from Arabic هذا الوقت (hāḏā l-waqt), literally “[at] this time”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halla(ʔ)/

Adverb

هلا ‎(hallaʼ, halla)

1. now

   شو منعمل هلأ‎

   Šū mnaʽmil hallaʼ?

   What are we gonna do now?