نغنوش

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): /naɣ.nuːʃ/, [ˈnaɣ.nuʃ]

Adjective edit

نغنوش • (naḡnūš) (feminine نغنوشة (naḡnūše), elative أنغش (ʔanḡaš))

(regional) cute, adorable
Synonym: نغش (niḡeš)