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אחלה
Achla
/AHKHlah/
Awesome, great, excellent, brilliant
💬What does Achla mean in Hebrew?
Achla (אחלה, pronounced AHKHlah) means "awesome", "great", or "excellent" in Israeli slang, borrowed from Arabic. It's stronger than sababa — if sababa is a casual "cool", achla is genuine enthusiasm. Israelis use it for food, people, experiences, and situations they find truly great.
🔊How to pronounce Achla
אחלה
Achla
AHKHlah
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Achla?
Stronger than "sababa" — achla expresses genuine enthusiasm. If sababa is "cool", achla is "that's amazing." Used for food, experiences, people, and situations. Achla often comes at the beginning of a sentence: "Achla hayu!" (That was awesome!).
Fun fact
Doubling it — "achla achla" — intensifies it to mean something was exceptionally amazing.
📝Achla in a sentence — examples
אחלה אוכל! מאיפה הבאת?
Achla ochel! Me'eifo heveta?
Amazing food! Where did you get it?
המסיבה הייתה אחלה אחלה.
Hamessiba hayeta achla achla.
The party was absolutely awesome.
הוא אחלה בן אדם.
Hu achla ben adam.
He's a genuinely great person.
אחלה רעיון! בוא נעשה את זה.
Achla ra'ayon! Bo na'ase et ze.
Great idea! Let's do it.
הדירה שלהם? אחלה מקום.
Hadira shelahem? Achla makom.
Their apartment? Amazing place.
📖Origin of Achla
From Arabic "ahla" (أحلى — "sweeter", "nicer", the superlative of sweet/beautiful). Came into Hebrew through Mizrahi communities, especially Yemeni, Iraqi, and Moroccan Jewish cultures.
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