إيش

إيش

See also: ايش‎, ایش‎, and آیش‎

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Blend of أَيّ‎ (ʾayy) +‎ شَيْء‎ (šayʾ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeːʃ/, [ʔe̞ːʃ]

Pronoun

إِيش • (ʾēš)

1. what?

   ‏إيش اسمك؟‎‎

   ēš ismak? (to a male), ēš ismik? (to a female)

   What's your name?

References

• Fischer, August (1905), “Arab. أَيْش”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 59, pages 807–818

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South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔeːʃ]

Pronoun

إِيش (ʾēš)

1. what?

   ‏إيش اسمك؟‎‎

   ēš ismak? (to a male), ēš ismik? (to a female)

   What's your name?

References

• Fischer, August (1905), “Arab. أَيْش”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 59, pages 807–818