حلو

4 أَحْلَوَ see 2. ― -b2- Hence, (TA,) مَا أَمَرَّ وَمَاأَحُلَى (assumed tropical:) He said not anything: (S, TA:) or the meaning is similar to that of the phrase next following. (TA.) مَا يُمِرُّ وَمَا يُحْلِى (assumed tropical:) He says not a bitter thing nor a sweet thing: and he does not a bitter thing nor a sweet thing. (K.) [See a similar phrase near the middle of the first paragraph.] ― -b3- See also another signification in the first paragraph. ― -b4- مَا أَحْلَاهُ [ How sweet, &c., is it! ] is said by some to be an instance of a verb having a dim. form; so that you say, ↓ مَا أُحَيْلَاهُ [ How very sweet, &c., is it! ]; like مَا أُمَيْلِحَهُ [q. v.]. (TA in art. ملح.)