South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Blend of قد (ʔadd) + أيش (ʔēš). Compare Moroccan Arabic قداش (qaddāš, “how much”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔad.deːʃ/, [ʔadˈdeːʃ]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡad.deːʃ/, [ɡadˈdeːʃ]
Determiner
قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)
- how much?
- قديش الساعة؟ ― ʔaddēš is-sāʕa? ― What time is it? (literally, “How much is the hour?”)
- قديش عمرك؟ ― ʔaddēš ʕumrak? ― How old are you? (literally, “How much is your age?”)
Adverb
قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)
- 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?”)
- كم (kam, “how many; several”), أكم (ʔakam, “how many; several”)