هيچ

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Iraqi Arabic

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic هكذا (hākaḏā). Cognate with South Levantine Arabic هَيك (hēk), Gulf Arabic چِذِي (čeḏī) and others.

Adverb

هيچ (hīč)

  1. thus, so
    ليش دتسوي هيچ؟
    leš datsawwī hīč?
    Why are you doing that?
    (literally, “"Why are you doing so"”)

Etymology 2

Probably from Persian هیچ (“nothing”). Compare Turkish hiç as well.

Interjection

هيچ (hīč)

  1. forget it; used to dismiss an idea or a topic.
    - شگلت؟ -هيچ ، ماكو شي
    - šgilit? - hīč, mākū šī?
    - What did you say? - Forget it, it was nothing
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