شوية

See also: سوية

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoˈwæjjæ/, /ʃeˈwæjjæ/

Adverb

شوية • (šuwayya)

  1. a little

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃu.waj.ja/

Adverb

شوية • (šwayya) (construct state شُوَيَّة (šwayyat))

  1. a little, some, a bit
    حُط شويّة سكّرḥuṭṭ šwayyat sukkarPut a little bit of sugar

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From the diminutive form of Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃwij.ja/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

شوية • (šwiyya)

  1. a little
    Synonyms: شواي (šwāy), شويش (šwiyyiš, šwiyyaš), فتيت (ftīt), فتيتة (ftīta)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From diminutive of شَيْء (šayʔ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃwaj.je/, [ˈʃwaj.je]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

شويّة • (šwayyef

  1. a little, a bit
    Synonyms: نتفة (nitfe), (adjective) قليل (ʔalīl)
    Antonym: (adjective) كتير (ktīr)
    حوّش شويّة مصاري.ḥawwaš šwayyet maṣāriHe saved a bit of money.

Adverb

شويّة • (šwayye)

  1. alternative form of شويّ (šwayy)