ليش

ليش

See also: ليس‎ and لیس‎

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

لِ‎ (li-, “for”) + إِيش‎ (ʾēš, “what”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːʃ/, [le̞ːʃ]

Adverb

ليش • (lēš)

1. why?

Synonyms

• ليه‎ (lē)?

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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)

1. why?

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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)

1. why?