أهلا وسهلا
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Arabic[edit]
Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Interjection[edit]
أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا • (ʔahlan wasahlan)
Descendants[edit]
- → Finnish: ähläm sähläm
- → Finnish: ählämi
References[edit]
- [1] A Learner's Dictionary Of Classical Arabic Idioms Page 138. Entry 941.
North Levantine Arabic[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Interjection[edit]
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
South Levantine Arabic phrasebook
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (ʔahlan wasahlan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
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[edit]
- Common responses are:
See also[edit]
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