أوردي

Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From English already, with the initial al- phonetically analysed as the definite marker, hence the assimilation with r, a sun letter. Likely an oil-discovery era borrowing (~1940s). Cognate with Baharna Arabic أوردي (orradi).

Pronunciation edit

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /oˈrːɪdi/

Adverb edit

أورِّدي • (orridi)

already