فيه

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِيه‎ (fīh, “in him/it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiː/

Determiner

فيه • (fī)

1. there is

   ‏فيه واحد قُدَّامَك‎

   fī wāḥid guddāmak

   there is someone in front of you

2. in him, with him

   Synonym: (less common) بُه‎ (bu(h))

   ‏إيش فيه؟‎‎

   ʔēš fī?

   what's (up) with him? / what's wrong?

See also

• مافي‎ (māfi, “there isn't”)
• ما فيه‎ (mā fī, “there isn't in him/it”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِيه‎ (fīh, “in him/it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːh/, [fiː(h)]

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Determiner

فيه • (fī)

1. there is, there are

   Antonyms: مافي‎ (mā-fi), ما فيش‎ (ma fīš), ما فش‎ (ma fišš), فش‎ (fišš)

   ‏شو فيه؟‎‎ ― šū fī? ― What's up?

   ‏فيه إشي؟‎‎ ― fī ʔiši? ― Is something wrong? / Has something happened?

2. third-person masculine singular of في‎ (fi): in him/it; with him/it