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Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْء (ʕalā ʔayyi šayʔ, literally “on what thing”). Cognate with Maltese għaliex (“why”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
علاش • (ʕlāš)
- (interrogative) why?
- Synonyms: علياش (ʕlayāš), علاه (ʕlāh), لاش (lāš), لاه (lāh)
- (interrogative) about what?
- Synonyms: علياش (ʕlayāš), علاه (ʕlāh)