هيچ
See also: هیچ
Iraqi Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- هيچي (hīčī)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Arabic هكذا (hākaḏā). Cognate with South Levantine Arabic هَيك (hēk), Gulf Arabic چِذِي (čeḏī) and others.
Adverb
editهيچ (hīč)
- thus, so
- ليش دتسوي هيچ؟
- leš datsawwī hīč?
- Why are you doing that?
- (literally, “"Why are you doing so"”)
Etymology 2
editProbably from Persian هیچ (“nothing”). Compare Turkish hiç as well.
Interjection
editهيچ (hīč)
- forget it; used to dismiss an idea or a topic.
- - شگلت؟ -هيچ ، ماكو شي
- - šgilit? - hīč, mākū šī?
- - What did you say? - Forget it, it was nothing
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