ليش
Gulf Arabic
Pronunciation
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Adverb
ليش • (leʃ)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
لِ (li-, “for”) + إِيش (ʾēš, “what”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ليش • (lēš)
- why?
Synonyms
- ليه (lē)?
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
ل (li-, la-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʾēš, “what”), although the normal word for “what” is now شو (šū) Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi.
Adverb
ليش • (lēš, layš)
- why?
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
ل (li-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʾēš, “what”). Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi.
Adverb
ليش • (lēš)
- why?