هيچ

See also: ⁧هیچ⁩

Iraqi Arabic

Alternative forms
  • ⁧هيچي⁩ (hīčī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ⁧هكذا⁩ (hākaḏā). Cognate with South Levantine Arabic ⁧هَيك⁩ (hēk), Gulf Arabic ⁧چِذِي⁩ (čeḏī) and others.

Adverb

⁧هيچ⁩ (hīč)

  1. thus, so
    ⁧ليش دتسوي هيچ؟⁩
    leš datsawwī hīč?
    Why are you doing that?
    (literally, “"Why are you doing so"”)

Etymology 2

Probably from Persian ⁧هیچ⁩ (“nothing”). Compare Turkish hiç as well.

Interjection

⁧هيچ⁩ (hīč)

  1. forget it; used to dismiss an idea or a topic.
    ⁧- شگلت؟ -هيچ ، ماكو شي⁩
    - šgilit? - hīč, mākū šī?
    - What did you say? - Forget it, it was nothing
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