على طول

From على (ʕala, “on”) +‎ طول (ṭūl, “forward, height”).

• IPA^(key): /ʕala tˤuːl/

على طول • (ʕala ṭūl)

1. straight ahead

   Synonym: (obsolete) دُغري (duḡri)

   اَمْشِي عَلَى طول و حَتْلَاقِي المَحَل قُدَّامَك

   amši ʕala ṭūl u ḥatlāgi al-maḥal guddāmak

   go straight ahead and you will find the shop in front of you

2. always

   Synonyms: دايمًا (dāyman), طول الوقت (ṭūl al-wagt)

3. immediately

   !رُحت له عَلَى طول ― ruḥtallu ʕala ṭūl! ― I went to him immediately!

• عطول (ʕa-ṭūl)

From على (ʕala, “on”) +‎ طول (ṭūl, “length”).

على طول • (ʕala ṭūl)

1. always, without interruption

   Synonym: دايما (dāyman)

   • 1999, “الوفية”‎^[1]performed by Najwa Karam:

     على طول براقب احساسي / قلبي بيسمع كلمة راسي / عينيي عليي حراسي / ما بتغدر فيي عينيي

     ʕala ṭūl brāʔib iḥsāsi / albi byismaʕ kilmit rāsi / ʕaynayyi ʕlayyi ḥurrāsi / ma btiḡdur fiyyi ʕaynayyi

     At all times I control my feelings / My heart listens to what my head says / My eyes are guardians watching over me / And they don’t forsake me

2. forever, without end

   Synonym: للابد (lal-abad)

   • 2006, “بياع الورد”‎^[2]performed by Amal Hijazi:

     ودعني و راح سافر / لا لا ما راح، سافر / و بكرا بيرجع اكتر اكتر / يقدملي ورود على طول

     waddaʕni w rāḥ sāfar / la la ma rāḥ, sāfar / w bukra byirjaʕ aktar aktar / yʔaddim-li wrūd ʕala ṭūl

     He said good-bye and went on a trip / No, he didn’t go away, he’s on a trip / And tomorrow he’s coming back / To bring me more roses forever.

• عطول (ʕa-ṭūl)

From على (ʕala, “on”) +‎ طول (ṭūl, “length, height”).

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.la tˤuːl/, [ˈʕɑ.lɑ tˤuːl]
• IPA^(key): /ʕa.tˤuːl/, [ʕɑˈtˤuːl]

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على طول • (ʕala ṭūl)

1. at once, on the spot, then and there

   لازم يدفع على طول. ― lāzem yidfaʕ ʕala ṭūl ― He must pay at once.

   مات على طول. ― māt ʕala ṭūl ― He dropped dead on the spot.

2. forever, for good

   ترك شغله على طول. ― tarak šuġlo ʕala ṭūl ― He left his job for good.

• طوالي (ṭawwāli, “straight away, at once”)
• حالا (ḥālan, “immediately, at once”)
• قوام (ʔawām, “at once, immediately, quickly”)