Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كُلُّ شَيْء (kullu šayʔ, everything).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈkɪllɪʃ/

Adverb edit

كلش (killiš)

  1. at all
    Synonym: مولية (mūliya)
    رفيجي ما يحب الكرة كلش
    My friend does not like (foot)ball at all
    كلش لا تطلعون من الألعاب
    Do not leave the playground at all

Iraqi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كُلُّ شَيْء (kullu šayʔ, everything). Compare semantically English all.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /kul.lɪʃ/

Adverb edit

كلش (kulliš)

  1. very
    هاذ التمرين كلش صعب.
    Hāḏ it-tamrīn kulliš ṣaʿub.
    This exercise is very difficult.