إشي

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْء‎ (šayʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔi.ʃi/, [ˈʔɪ.ʃi]
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Noun

إشي • (ʔiši) m (plural أشيا‎ (ʔašya) or إشيا‎ (ʔišya))

  1. thing

Derived terms
  • كل إشي‎ (kull ʔiši, “everything”)
  • ولا إشي‎ (wala ʔiši, “nothing”)

Pronoun

إشي • (ʔiši)

  1. something; anything
  2. some (... some)
    ‏إشي ضلّو، إشي راحو‎‎
    ʔiši ḍallu, ʔiši rāḥu
    Some stayed, some left
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