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South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Diminutive of شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
شويّ • (šwayy) m
- Alternative form of شويّة (šwayye)
Adverb
شوي • (šwayy)
- a little, a bit
- Antonym: كتير (ktīr)
كننا نحكي قبل شوي.- kunna niḥki ʔabl šwayy
- We were talking a little while ago.
- (literally, “We were talking a little before.”)
أنا مضغوط شويّ هالإيّام.- ʔana maḍḡūṭ šwayy hal-ʔiyyām
- I'm a bit under pressure these days.
Derived terms
- شوي شوي (šwayy šwayy, “slowly, step by step”)