How to say “prettier” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is a7la (أَحْلَى). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

أَحْلَى

adj

nicer · prettier

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Same word, different English

a7la sits behind each of these too.

الْبُسْتَان أَحْلَى مِن الشَّارِع.

The garden is nicer than the street.

فِكْرِك أَحْلى مِنْ فِكْرِي: العِيلة أَحْلى إِشِي.

Your idea is nicer than mine: family is the nicest thing.

tamaam! il-mishwaar ma3 ba3aD 'a7la hadiyye 'ili.

تَمام! المِشْوار مَع بَعَض أَحْلَى هَدِيِّة إِلي.

Great! An outing together is the nicest gift for me.

7izeret Sa7! shaaTer. il-7uzzeere 'a7la min khabar il-'iDraab u-il-fawDa.

حِزِرِت صَح! شاطِر. الحُزّيرة أَحْلى مِن خَبَر الإِضْراب وْالفَوْضى.

You guessed right! Clever. The riddle is nicer than the news of the strike and the chaos.

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