شحال

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْء حَال (ʔayyu šayʔ ḥāl, literally “what thing state”). Equivalent to ش (š-) +‎ حال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃħaːl/

Adverb

شحال • (šḥāl)

1. (interrogative) how much?

   Synonym: قداش (qaddāš)

   شحال بغيتي نشري لك منه؟

   šḥāl bḡīti našri lek mennu

   How much do you want me to buy it for you?