نغش

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Arabic نَاْغَشَ (nāḡaša, “to play, to flirt, to banter, to tease”, literally “to be shook around”) or Arabic نُغَاش (nuḡāš) / نُغَاشِيّ (nuḡāšiyy, “very small, diminutive, miniature; dwarf, pygmy”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /niɣʃ/, [ˈnɪ.ɣ(ɪ)ʃ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective edit

نغش • (niḡeš) (feminine نغشة (niḡše), elative أنغش (ʔanḡaš))

cute, adorable
Synonym: (Galilee) نغنوش (naḡnūš)