مي

See also: می and مى

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majj/

Proper noun

مَيّ • (mayy) f

1. a female given name

Baharna Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْء (muwayʔ), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me/

Noun

مي (me) m

1. water

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْء (muwayʔ), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me/

Noun

مي (me) m

1. water

Malay

Proper noun

مي

1. Jawi spelling of Mei.‎

Noun

مي (uncountable)

1. Jawi spelling of mi.‎

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• مية (ṃayye), مْوَيّ (mwayy)
• (obsolete, rustic, South Lebanon) مَّيّ (ṃṃayy)

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), diminutive of ماء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˤajj/, [mˤɑj]

Noun

مي • (ṃayy) f (plural ميات (ṃayyāt) or (Syria) ميايا (ṃayāya), construct state مية (ṃayyit))

1. water

Adjective

مي • (ṃayy)

1. liquid, liquidy, watery

   Synonym: (formal) سَائِل (sāʔil)

   الشوربا نسيت زدلها نشا قامت طلعت مي

   š-šōrba nsīt zidla niša ʔāmit ṭilʕit ṃayy

   I forgot to add starch to the soup and it turned out watery

2. wet, damp

   Near-synonyms: رِطِب (riṭib, “damp”), مْبَلَّل (mballal, “soaked through”)

   إيديي مَيّ احمول عني التليفون

   ʔīdayyi ṃayy ḥmōl ʕanni t-talifōn

   My hands are wet, hold the phone for me

See also

• زَيْت (zayt, zēt, “oily”, adjective)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• مية (ṃayye)

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), diminutive of ماء (māʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˤaj/, [mˤɑj], [maj]

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Noun

مي • (ṃayy) f (construct state مية (ṃayyet), plural ميات (ṃayyāt))

1. water

   كاسة مي ― kāset mayy ― a glass of water