هَلَّا / أَلَا
Why not? / Come, do it.
Hallā and alā are prominent particles of exhortation; with a present verb they press for a future act. Their interrogative-like rhythm can sound more insistent or reproachful than a plain imperative.
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Hallā and alā
Inshāʾ and Tamannī: Requests, Wishing, Exhortation, and Reproach
هَلَّا / أَلَا
Why not? / Come, do it.
Hallā and alā are prominent particles of exhortation; with a present verb they press for a future act. Their interrogative-like rhythm can sound more insistent or reproachful than a plain imperative.