حلو in Egyptian Arabic

IPA: /ħelw/ Forms: ḥelw [romanization], حلوة [feminine], أحلى [elative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|حُلْو}} Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw) Head templates: {{arz-adjective|el=أحلى|eltr=aḥla|f=حلوة|ftr=ḥelwa|tr=ḥelw}} حلو • (ḥelw) (feminine حلوة (ḥelwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حُلْو"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ḥelw",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حلوة",
      "roman": "ḥelwa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "أحلى",
      "roman": "aḥla",
      "tags": [
        "elative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "el": "أحلى",
        "eltr": "aḥla",
        "f": "حلوة",
        "ftr": "ḥelwa",
        "tr": "ḥelw"
      },
      "expansion": "حلو • (ḥelw) (feminine حلوة (ḥelwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))",
      "name": "arz-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian Arabic",
  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweet (to taste)"
      ],
      "id": "en-حلو-arz-adj-4ET2Cdj0",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nice, good"
      ],
      "id": "en-حلو-arz-adj-3~pBplh0",
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking"
      ],
      "id": "en-حلو-arz-adj-PL9FUnSS",
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ],
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "handsome",
          "handsome"
        ],
        [
          "good-looking",
          "good-looking"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ħelw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "حلو"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "South Levantine Arabic adjectives",
    "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "South Levantine Arabic lemmas",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms inherited from Arabic",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ajp:Taste"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حُلْو"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ḥelw",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "حلوة",
      "roman": "ḥelwa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "أحلى",
      "roman": "aḥla",
      "tags": [
        "elative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "el": "أحلى",
        "eltr": "aḥla",
        "f": "حلوة",
        "ftr": "ḥelwa",
        "tr": "ḥelw"
      },
      "expansion": "حلو • (ḥelw) (feminine حلوة (ḥelwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))",
      "name": "arz-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian Arabic",
  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sweet (to taste)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nice, good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ],
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "handsome",
          "handsome"
        ],
        [
          "good-looking",
          "good-looking"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ħelw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "حلو"
}

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"حلو" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

Adjective