قديش

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of قد (ʔadd) +‎ أيش (ʔēš). Compare Moroccan Arabic قداش (qaddāš).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔad.deːʃ/, [ʔadˈdeːʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡad.deːʃ/, [ɡadˈdeːʃ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Determiner[edit]

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

  1. how much?
    قديش الساعة؟
    ʔaddēš is-sāʕa?
    What time is it?
    (literally, “How much is the hour?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    قديش عمرك؟
    ʔaddēš ʕumrak?
    How old are you?
    (literally, “How much is your age?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb[edit]

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

  1. how much?
    كلّ قديش بتروح عالنادي؟
    kull ʔaddēš bitrūḥ ʕan-nādi?
    How often do you go to the gym?
    (literally, “Every how much do you go to the gym?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Related terms[edit]

  • كم (kam, “how many; several”), أكم (ʔakam, “how many; several”)
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