إيش
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Hijazi Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic أَيْشٍ (ʔayšin), from أَيُّ شَيْءٍ (ʔayyu šayʔin, literally “what thing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]إِيش • (ʔēš)
- what?
- إيش اسمَك؟ (to a male) ― ʔēš ismak? ― What's your name?
- إيش اسمِك؟ (to a female) ― ʔēš ismik? ― What's your name?
References
[edit]- Fischer, August (1905) “Arab. أَيْش”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 59, pages 807–818
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]إيش • (ʔēš)
- Alternative spelling of أيش (ʔēš)