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.
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