منيح

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal. Compare a similar assimilation in مبارح (mbēriḥ), from Arabic اَلْبَارِحَ (al-bāriḥa).

Adjective

منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ))

1. fine; good

   انا منيح، وانتا كيفك؟

   ana mnīḥ, w-inta kīfak?

   I am fine, and you?

References

• Maksoud N. Feghali (1998) Spoken Lebanese, page 10

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mniːħ/, [mniːħ]

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Adjective

منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))

1. good

   Synonym: كويّس (kwayyes)

Adverb

منيح • (mnīḥ)

1. well