South Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔi.ʃi/, [ˈʔɪ.ʃi]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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إشي (ʔišim (plural أشيا (ʔašya) or إشيا (ʔišya))

  1. thing

Derived terms

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Pronoun

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إشي (ʔiši)

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