"הלו" meaning in Hebrew

See הלו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: הָלוֹ [canonical], haló? [romanization]
Etymology: From German Hallo, Polish halo. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|de|Hallo}} German Hallo, {{bor|he|pl|halo}} Polish halo Head templates: {{head|he|interjection|head=?הָלוֹ|tr=haló?}} ?הָלוֹ • (haló?)
  1. A greeting used when answering the telephone.
    Sense id: en-הלו-he-intj-WIw-t4B4
  2. A strong call for someone's attention.
    Sense id: en-הלו-he-intj-vDMges5i Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Download JSON data for הלו meaning in Hebrew (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Hallo"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hallo",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "pl",
        "3": "halo"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish halo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Hallo, Polish halo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הָלוֹ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haló?",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "?הָלוֹ",
        "tr": "haló?"
      },
      "expansion": "?הָלוֹ • (haló?)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting used when answering the telephone."
      ],
      "id": "en-הלו-he-intj-WIw-t4B4",
      "links": [
        [
          "answer",
          "answer#English"
        ],
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, does anyone hear me\nHey, does anyone hear me\nHello, does anyone hear me\nSomeone listens to me, hears me...",
          "ref": "1998, Eifo HaYeled (lyrics and music), “MiShehu Shomea Oti (Does somebody hear me)”",
          "text": "הי, מישהו שומע אותי\nהי, מישהו שומע אותי\nהלו, מישהו שומע אותי\n...מישהו מקשיב לי, שומע אותי",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A strong call for someone's attention."
      ],
      "id": "en-הלו-he-intj-vDMges5i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "הלו"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew interjections",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew terms borrowed from German",
    "Hebrew terms borrowed from Polish",
    "Hebrew terms derived from German",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Polish"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Hallo"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hallo",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "pl",
        "3": "halo"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish halo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Hallo, Polish halo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הָלוֹ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haló?",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "?הָלוֹ",
        "tr": "haló?"
      },
      "expansion": "?הָלוֹ • (haló?)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting used when answering the telephone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "answer",
          "answer#English"
        ],
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, does anyone hear me\nHey, does anyone hear me\nHello, does anyone hear me\nSomeone listens to me, hears me...",
          "ref": "1998, Eifo HaYeled (lyrics and music), “MiShehu Shomea Oti (Does somebody hear me)”",
          "text": "הי, מישהו שומע אותי\nהי, מישהו שומע אותי\nהלו, מישהו שומע אותי\n...מישהו מקשיב לי, שומע אותי",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A strong call for someone's attention."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "הלו"
}

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