منيح
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal. Compare a similar assimilation in مبارح (mbēriḥ), from Arabic اَلْبَارِحَ (al-bāriḥa).
Adjective
منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ))
References
- Maksoud N. Feghali (1998) Spoken Lebanese, page 10
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) with assimilation of the -l- to the adjacent nasal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mniːħ/, [mniːħ]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)
Adjective
منيح • (mnīḥ) (feminine منيحة (mnīḥa), common plural مناح (mnāḥ), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))
Adverb
منيح • (mnīḥ)