Gulf Arabic Grammar - Comparing
Things
haadha il-akil a7la min dhaak – This meal is sweeter than that one.
7ilu, which means 'sweet' is also used to mean ‘good’,
‘great’.
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ashuuf shayarat il-7ayaa fi-l-ba7rayn – I went (to) see the Tree of Life in Bahrain.
7ilu! – Great!
Note:
The so-called Tree of Life is a fully-grown tree in the midst
of the desert sands of Bahrain. People do not know how it sustains
itself.
Another
synonym is ‘3ajeeb’ (wonderful). It is stronger than ‘7ilu’.
