نغنوش
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Derived from Arabic نَاْغَشَ (nāḡaša, “to play, to flirt, to banter, to tease”, literally “to be shook around”) or Arabic نُغَاش (nuḡāš) / نُغَاشِيّ (nuḡāšiyy, “very small, diminutive, miniature; dwarf, pygmy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɣ.nuːʃ/, [ˈnaɣ.nuʃ]
Adjective
نغنوش • (naḡnūš) (feminine نغنوشة (naḡnūše), elative أنغش (ʔanḡaš))
- (regional) cute, adorable
- Synonym: نغش (niḡeš)