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Gulf Arabic
- ما يخالف (mā yḵālif /mayḵālif, māyḵālif/)
Etymology
Univerbation of ما (mā, “negation particle”) + يخالف (yḵālif, “be not OK, goes against”).
Pronunciation
Phrase
مَيْخالِف • (mayḵālif)
- no problem, it's OK, it's alright
― حبيبي عادي نروح المطعم الياباني اليوم
― ميخالف- ―Ḥabībi ʕādi nrūḥ il-maṭʕam il-yābāni l-yōm?
― mayḵālif - ― My love, is it OK that we go to the Japanese restaurant today
― It's alright
- ميخالف آخذ تلفونك شوي؟ ― mayḵālif āḵiḏ tilifōnik šway ― Is it OK if I take your phone for a little bit?
Usage notes
Although the meaning of the يخالف (yḵālif) part is fossilized and not used normally by itself, it can be used in response to a question using ميخالف (mayḵālif). For example:
―ميخالف تدرسني حق الامتحان ساعة 6 الصبح باچر
―لأ يخالف- ―mayḵālif ddarisni ḥag l-imtiḥān saʕa sit iṣ-ṣibḥ bāčir
― laʾ yḵālif - ― Is it OK if you teach me for the exam at 6 in the morning tomorrow
― No it's not ok
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