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From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْء حَال (ʔayyu šayʔ ḥāl, literally “what thing state”). Equivalent to ش (š-) + حال (ḥāl).
شحال • (šḥāl)
- (interrogative) how much?
- Synonym: قداش (qaddāš)
- شحال بغيتي نشري لك منه؟ ― šḥāl bḡīti našri lek mennu ― How much do you want me to buy it for you?