قديش

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Blend of قد‎ (ʔadd) +‎ أيش‎ (ʔēš). Compare Moroccan Arabic قداش‎ (qaddāš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔad.deːʃ/, [ʔadˈdeːʃ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡad.deːʃ/, [ɡadˈdeːʃ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Determiner

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

  1. how much?
    ‏قديش الساعة؟‎‎
    ʔaddēš is-sāʕa?
    What time is it?
    (literally, “How much is the hour?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    ‏قديش عمرك؟‎‎
    ʔaddēš ʕumrak?
    How old are you?
    (literally, “How much is your age?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb

قدّيش • (ʔaddēš)

  1. how much?
    ‏كلّ قديش بتروح عالنادي؟‎‎
    kull ʔaddēš bitrūḥ ʕan-nādi?
    How often do you go to the gym?
    (literally, “Every how much do you go to the gym?”)
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
  • كم‎ (kam, “how many; several”), أكم‎ (ʔakam, “how many; several”)
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