مش

See also: مس‎

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَا هِيَ شَيْء (mā hiya šayʾ, “she/it is nothing”) and مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʾ, “he/it is nothing”), respectively. The gender distinction was eventually lost, leaving miš, muš as interchangeable or regional variants.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪʃ/, /mʊʃ/

Particle

مش • (miš, muš)

  1. not
    ‏انا مش مصرى.‎‎
    ana miš maṣrī.
    I'm not Egyptian.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵛⵉⵛ (mšiš).

Noun

مش (mašš)

  1. cat

Tunisian Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːʃ/

Particle

مش (muš)

  1. not
    انا مش تونسي.‎
    ʾānā muš tūnsī.
    I am not Tunisian.
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