قديش

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]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Determiner

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

  1. how much?
    قديش الساعة؟ʔaddēš is-sāʕa?What time is it? (literally, “How much is the hour?”)
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
    قديش عمرك؟ʔaddēš ʕumrak?How old are you? (literally, “How much is your age?”)
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

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?”)
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
  • كم (kam, how many; several), أكم (ʔakam, how many; several)