الحين

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

⁧الـ⁩ (al--, “definite article marker”) + ⁧حين⁩ (“time”). Compare Hijazi Arabic ⁧دحين⁩. The word ⁧حين⁩ is not in common use, being fossilised in the adverb.

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ɪlˈħin/, /əlˈħin/

Adverb

⁧اِلْحين⁩ or ⁧اَلْحِين⁩ • (ɪl7in or əl7in)

  1. now
    Antonym: ⁧بعدين⁩ (bə3den)

South Levantine Arabic

Adverb

⁧الحين⁩ • (il-ḥīn)

  1. (regional, Bedouin) now
    Synonyms: ⁧هلا⁩ (halla), ⁧هسا⁩ (hassa)
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