ليك

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic إِلَيْكَ (ʔilayka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːk/, /lajk/

Verb

ليك • (lēk)

  1. (imperative) look [with direct object ‘at something or someone’ (optional)]
  2. (imperative) listen, pay attention (used to draw attention to the speaker themself)
    • 2017, chapter 9 (18:07 from the start), in كراميل [Caramel]‎[1], season 1, spoken by Maya (Maguy Bou Ghosn), Lebanon, via MBC 4:
      ليك يا حبوب، أنا متلك منشتغل نفس الشغلة وبعرف البير وغطاه
      Look, darling, I'm like you in that we do the same thing, and I know what you're not telling me

Interjection

ليك • (lēk)

  1. (Syria) here
    ليكها هون ― layka hōn ― Here it is, right here

Synonyms

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