مش

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See also: مس and ـمش

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Particle

مِش or مُش (miš or muš)

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

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muʃː/
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Noun

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

  1. cat
    Synonym: قط (qaṭṭ)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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

Particle

مش (miš or muš)

  1. not (used to negate a nominal phrase)
    أنا مش فلسطيني.
    ʔana miš falasṭīni
    I'm not Palestinian.
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Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Particle

مش (muš)

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