هلق

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of هالوقت (ha-l-waʔt, literally “this time”). Cognate to Cypriot Arabic alok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hal.laʔ/

Adverb

هلق • (hallaʔ)

  1. now
    Synonym: إسا (ʔissa)
    شو منعمل هلق؟ ― šū mnaʕmil hallaʔ? ― What are we gonna do now?

South Levantine Arabic

Adverb

هلّق • (hallaʔ)

  1. alternative spelling of هلأ (“now”)
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