لسه

See also: لسة and لشه

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• لسى (lissa)

Etymology

Univerbation of لـ (li) +‎ الساعة (as-sāʕa)

Adverb

لسه • (lissa)

1. still, (not) yet

   هو لسه صغير. لسه بدري على المشي

   huwwa lissa ṣḡayyar. lissa badri ʕala l-mašy

   He's still small. It's still too early for him to walk.

   جه ولا لسه؟ ― gih walla lissa? ― Has he come or not yet?

   لساكوا مرحتوش؟ ― lissāku maruḥtūš ― Haven't you gone yet?

   شفت المدير؟ – لسه. ― šuft il-mudīr? – lissa. ― Have you seen the manager? – Not yet.