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مش

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See also: مس and ـمش

Arabic

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Verb

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مَشَّ (mašša) I (non-past يَمُشُّ (yamuššu), verbal noun مَشّ (mašš)) (transitive)

  1. to suck the marrow from (a bone)
  2. to soak in water, to macerate
  3. to wipe the grease off of (one's hand)
  4. to incompletely milk (a camel) (leaving some milk in the udder)
  5. to quarrel with, to be hostile to (someone)
  6. to squander (someone's money)

Conjugation

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References

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

Brahui

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil மலை (malai, mountain) and possibly Elamite [script needed] (maš, height, altitude). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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مَش (maś)

  1. mountain, hill

Further reading

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ) and Arabic مَا هِيَ شَيْء (mā hiya šayʔ). The gender distinction was eventually lost, leaving miš, muš as interchangeable or regional variants.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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مِش or مُش (miš or muš)

  1. not
    أنا مش مصري.
    ʾana miš maṣri.
    I'm not Egyptian.

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From a Berber language. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵓⵛⵛ (amucc).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muʃː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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مش (muššm (plural مشاش (mšāš), feminine مشة (mušša))

  1. cat
    Synonym: قط (qaṭṭ)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Contraction of ماهوش (mahúš, mahūš, it is not), obtained by applying the negative circumfix ما ...ـش (mā ...-š, not) to pronouns like هو (, he; it). Can be traced piecewise to Arabic مَا + هُوَ + شَيْء (mā + huwa + šayʔ, literally it is not one thing).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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مش (miš or muš)

  1. not (used to negate a nominal phrase)
    أنا مش فلسطيني.
    ʔana miš falasṭīni
    I'm not Palestinian.
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

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Tunisian Arabic

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Etymology

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From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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مش (muš)

  1. not
    آنا مش تونسي.
    ʾāna muš tūnsi.
    I am not Tunisian.