How to say "sweeter, sweetest (Arabic) → great, the best (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningsweeter, sweetest (Arabic) → great, the best (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أَحْلَى
aḥlāאחלא
أحلى
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אחלה
akhlaأَخْلَا
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ح-ل-وThe elative of ḥulw, 'sweet' — literally 'sweeter/sweetest'. Dialect uses it for 'terrific', and Hebrew borrowed exactly that: אחלה יום, 'a great day'. The same sweet root gives ḥalāwa — Hebrew's other tasty loan, חלווה.
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أَحْلَى مِن الْعَسَل
aḥlā min al-ʿasalאחלא מן אל-עסלsweeter than honey
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