# حلو
## Arabic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħulw/, /ħi.luː/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

حُلْو • (ḥulw) (feminine حُلْوَة (ḥulwa), masculine plural حُلْوُونَ (ḥulwūna), feminine plural حُلْوَات (ḥulwāt), elative أَحْلَى (ʔaḥlā))
* sweet
* nice, charming, pretty, pleasant

#### Descendants

* Gulf Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)
* Moroccan Arabic: حلو (ḥluww)
* Egyptian Arabic: حلو (ḥelw)
* North Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilw)
* South Levantine Arabic: حلو (ḥilu)

### See also

Basic tastes in Arabic · طُعُوم‎ (ṭuʕūm) (layout · text) :
| حُلْو (ḥulw) | حَامِض (ḥāmiḍ) | مَالِح (māliḥ) | مُرّ‎ (murr) | حَارّ (ḥārr) | لَاذِع‎ (lāḏiʕ) |

### Proper noun

حِلُو • (ḥilū) ?
* a surname

## Egyptian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħelw/
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### Adjective

حلو • (ḥelw) (feminine حلوة (ḥelwa), elative أحلى (aḥla))
* sweet (to taste)
* nice, good
* pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking

### References

* Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “حلو”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 223
* Spiro, Socrates (1895) “حلي”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 150

## Gulf Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حُلْوْ (ḥulw).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈħɪ.lʊ/
* Rhymes: -ʊ

### Adjective

حِلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حِلْوة (ḥilwa), common plural حِلْوين (ḥilwīn))
* tasty, delicious
* sweet, sweetened (contains sugar or other sweetener)
    Synonym: حالي (ḥāli)
* sweet, nice, pleasant
    الجو حلو ― il-jaw/ij-jaw ḥilu ― the weather is pleasant
* good-looking, beautiful, handsome

### Noun

حِلو • (ḥilu) m
* (uncountable) desserts, sweets

#### Related terms

* حلوى (ḥalwa, “traditional dessert”)
* حلاو (ḥalāw, “candy”)
* حلويات (ḥalawīyāt, “sweets, sugary foods and snacks”)

## Hijazi Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħilu/, [ˈħɪ.lu]

### Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwa), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))
* sweet (to taste)
* nice, good
* pretty, nice, handsome, good-looking

## Moroccan Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħluww/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

حلو • (ḥluww) (feminine حلوة (ḥluwwa), masculine plural حلوين (ḥluwwīn), feminine plural حلوات (ḥluwwāt), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla) or حلى (ḥla))
* sweet

## North Levantine Arabic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħi.lu/

### Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))
* sweet
* nice, pleasant
* beautiful, pretty, handsome
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħi.lu/, [ˈħɪ.lʊ]
* Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

### Adjective

حلو • (ḥilu) (feminine حلوة (ḥilwe), common plural حلوين (ḥilwīn), elative أحلى (ʔaḥla))
* sweet
* nice, beautiful
    Synonym: جميل (jamīl)
    Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)

#### See also

Basic tastes in South Levantine Arabic · طعم (ṭaʕm), ذوق (zōʕ) (layout · text) :
| حلو (ḥilu) | حامض (ḥāmeḍ) | مالح (māleḥ) | مرّ (murr) | حارّ (ḥārr) | - |