قديش

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Blend of قد (ʔadd) +‎ أيش (ʔēš). Compare Moroccan Arabic قداش (qaddāš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔad.deːʃ/, [ʔadˈdeːʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡad.deːʃ/, [ɡadˈdeːʃ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Determiner

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

1. how much?

   قديش الساعة؟

   ʔaddēš is-sāʕa?

   What time is it?

   (literally, “How much is the hour?”)

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   قديش عمرك؟

   ʔaddēš ʕumrak?

   How old are you?

   (literally, “How much is your age?”)

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Adverb

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

1. how much?

   كلّ قديش بتروح عالنادي؟

   kull ʔaddēš bitrūḥ ʕan-nādi?

   How often do you go to the gym?

   (literally, “Every how much do you go to the gym?”)

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Related terms

• كم (kam, “how many; several”), أكم (ʔakam, “how many; several”)