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North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal. Compare a similar assimilation in مبارح (mbēriḥ), from Arabic اَلْبَارِحَ (al-bāriḥa).
Adjective
منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ))
- fine; good
انا منيح، وانتا كيفك؟- ana mnīḥ, w-inta kīfak?
- I am fine, and you?
References
- Maksoud N. Feghali (1998) Spoken Lebanese, page 10
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))
- good
- Synonym: كويّس (kwayyes)
Adverb
منيح • (mnīḥ)
- well