مشى

See also: مسي, مشي, and م ش ي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ش ي (m-š-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʃaː/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to walk
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:37:

     وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَنْ تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا

     wa-lā tamši fī l-ʔarḍi maraḥan ʔinnaka lan taḵriqa l-ʔarḍa wa-lan tabluḡa l-jibāla ṭūlan

     Do not walk on earth arrogantly! You won’t even reave it nor reach the length of the mountains.

Verb

(obsolete)

1. to have many living beings to care for (scilicet which one has to walk by)
   • a. 861, دعبل الخزاعي [Diʿbil al-Ḵuzāʿīy], وَتَحفِرُ الأَرضَ إِذا ما مَشَت (first line)‎^[1]:

     وَتَحفِرُ الأَرضَ إِذا ما مَشَت
     كَأَنَّما تَحفِرُ رِجلاها

     The earth wobbles when teeming with beasts
     As if there dug two lede

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مشي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Verb

1. to walk
2. (intransitive) to leave

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɨʃə/

Verb

مشى • (mɪʃə) (non-past يَمْشي (yəmʃi) or يِمْشي (yɪmʃɪ))

1. (intransitive) to walk

   بروح امشي شوي اغير جو

   bəruḥ əmʃi ʃwəy əğəyyɪr jəw

   I want to go walk a little bit [to] do something different

   (literally, “I want to go walk a little bit [in order to] change atmosphere”)

2. (intransitive) to walk away, to leave

   مبارك وينه للحينه موجود ولا مشى؟

   mbarək wenə lɪlḥin məwjud wɪlə mɪʃə?

   Where is Mbarak, is he still there or did he leave?

   Synonyms: راح (raḥ), طلع (ṭɪləʿ)

3. (usually intransitive) to be driving

   شفيك دايس امش بطيء لا تسوي حادث لا سمح الله!

   ʃfik dayɪs ɪmʃ bəṭiʾ la tsəwwi ḥadɪṯ la səməḥ əɫɫa

   Why are you speeding, drive slowly lest you cause an accident, God forbid!

   Synonym: ساق (sag)

4. (transitive) to be in good condition, to go smoothly, to succedd

   عسى ماشية الدراسة؟

   ʿəsə maʃyə-ddɪrasə

   (I hope they are) Are your studies going well?

   ما مشى شغلي لازم اراجع مكتب الخدمة بعد مرة باچر

   My errands didn't finish, I'll have to check with the (citizens') service desk again tomorrow

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ش ي
4 terms

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʃa/

Verb

مشى • (mša) I (non-past يمشي (yimši))

1. (intransitive) to walk

   Synonym: تمشى (tmašša)

   مشيت فهاد الزنقة.

   mšīt f-hād ez-zanqa

   I walked in this street.

2. (intransitive) to go

   Synonyms: راح (rāḥ), غدا (ḡda)

   مشيت للسوق باش نشري ما ناكل.

   mšīt le-s-sūq bāš našri ma nākul

   I went to the market to buy something to eat.

3. (intransitive) to leave

   مشى من هنا كيجري.

   mša men hna kayjarri

   He left from here running.

Derived terms

• ماشي (māši), ماش (māš)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ش ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى (mašā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʃa/, [ˈma.ʃa]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

مشى • (maša) I (present بمشي (bimši))

1. to walk

Conjugation

Conjugation of مشى (maša)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	مشيت (mašēt)	مشيت (mašēt)	مشى (maša)		مشينا (mašēna)	مشيتو (mašētu)	مشو (mašu)
	f		مشيتي (mašēti)	مشت (mašat)
present	m	بمشي (bamši)	بتمشي (btimši)	بيمشي (bimši)		منمشي (mnimši)	بتمشو (btimšu)	بمشو (bimšu)
	f		بتمشي (btimši)	بتمشي (btimši)
subjunctive	m	امشي (amši)	تمشي (timši)	يمشي (yimši)		نمشي (nimši)	تمشو (timšu)	يمشو (yimšu)
	f		تمشي (timši)	تمشي (timši)
imperative	m		امشي (imši)				امشو (imšu)
	f		امشي (imši)