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Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃoˈwæjjæ/, /ʃeˈwæjjæ/
Adverb
شوية • (šuwayya)
- a little
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
Adverb
شوية • (šwayya) (construct state شُوَيَّة (šwayyat))
- a little, some, a bit
حُط شويّة سكّر- ḥuṭṭ šwayyat sukkar
- Put a little bit of sugar
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
Adverb
شوية • (šwiyya)
- a little
- Synonyms: شواي (šwāy), شويش (šwiyyiš, šwiyyaš), فتيت (ftīt), فتيتة (ftīta)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From diminutive of شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
شويّة • (šwayye) f
- a little, a bit
- Synonyms: نتفة (nitfe), (adjective) قليل (ʔalīl)
- Antonym: (adjective) كتير (ktīr)
حوّش شويّة مصاري.- ḥawwaš šwayyet maṣāri
- He saved a bit of money.
Adverb
شويّة • (šwayye)
- Alternative form of شويّ (šwayy)