يواش يواش

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian یواش یواش (yawāš yawāš) or Ottoman Turkish یواش یواش (yavaş yavaş)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəwaːʃ jəwaːʃ/

Phrase

يَواش يَواش • (yawāš yawāš)

  1. (Kuwait) slowly!, slow down!
    Synonym: شوي شوي (šway šway)
    يواش يواش لا تطيح من القاري! ― Slow down lest you fall from the bicycle!
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