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title: "أَحْلَى (aḥlā) meaning in Arabic: sweetest, loveliest"
description: "أَحْلَى (aḥlā) means “sweetest, loveliest”. Root ح·ل·و, pattern أَفْعَل, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ahla"
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# أَحْلَى

*aḥlā* · **sweetest, loveliest**

أَحْلَى (aḥlā) is an Arabic adjective meaning “sweetest, loveliest”. It is built on the root ح·ل·و in the pattern أَفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ح·ل·و
- Pattern: أَفْعَل
- Level: A2

## Words from the root ح·ل·و

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ح·ل·و with أَحْلَى; each opens its own entry.

- [حَلْوَى](https://fasaha.app/w/halwa) — ḥalwā, sweets, halva (A1)

## How to read أَحْلَى, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ى — ألف مقصورة (ʾalif maqṣūra): a final long ā, written like yāʾ without dots

## Questions about أَحْلَى

### What is the root of أَحْلَى?

The root of أَحْلَى is ح·ل·و. Words built on the same root include حَلْوَى (sweets, halva).

### What pattern does أَحْلَى follow?

أَحْلَى follows the pattern أَفْعَل, with the root letters ح·ل·و poured into it.

### What level is أَحْلَى?

Fasaha first uses أَحْلَى at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)