مقشاشة

Chadian Arabic

Root
ق ش ش
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Sudanese Arabic مقشاشة. Compare also Hijazi Arabic مِقَشَّة (migašša).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

مقشاشة • (mugšāša) f (plural مقاشيش (magāšīš))

  1. broom (domestic utensil)
    • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎[1], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, [Isaiah] 14:23:
      وَ بَابِلْ نِسَوِّيهَا رَهَدْ وَ مَسْكَنْ أَبُنْ شَوْك. وَ نُقُشَّهَا بِمُقْشَاشَةْ الدَّمَارْ! […]
      wa bābil nisawwīha rahad wa maskan abunšōk. wa nuguššaha be-mugšāšat ad-damār! […]
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References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎[2] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 105
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