مش

From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء‎ (mā huwa šayʔ) and Arabic مَا هِيَ شَيْء‎ (mā hiya šayʔ). The gender distinction was eventually lost, leaving miš, muš as interchangeable or regional variants.

• IPA^(key): /miʃ/, /muʃ/

مِش or مُش • (miš or muš)

1. not

   ‏أنا مش مصري.‎‎

   ʾana miš maṣri.

   I'm not Egyptian.

• ما‎ (ma)
• ش‎ (š)
• لأ‎ (laʔ)
• ولا‎ (wala)
• غير‎ (ḡīr)

From a Berber language. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵓⵛⵛ (amucc).

• IPA^(key): /muʃː/

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مش • (mušš) m (plural مشاش‎ (mšāš), feminine مشة‎ (mušša))

1. cat

   Synonym: قط‎ (qaṭṭ)

Contraction of ماهوش (mahúš, mahūš, “it is not”), obtained by applying the negative circumfix ما ...ـش‎ (mā ...-š, “not”) to pronouns like هو‎ (hū, “he; it”). Can be traced piecewise to Arabic مَا + هُوَ + شَيْء‎ (mā + huwa + šayʔ, literally “it is not one thing”).

• IPA^(key): /miʃ/, [mɪʃ]
• IPA^(key): /muʃ/, [mʊʃ]

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مش • (miš or muš)

1. not (used to negate a nominal phrase)

   ‏أنا مش فلسطيني.‎‎

   ʔana miš falasṭīni

   I'm not Palestinian.

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• ما‎ (mā), ـش‎ (-š)

From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء‎ (mā huwa šayʔ).

• IPA^(key): /muʃ/

مش (muš)

1. not

   ‏آنا مش تونسي.‎‎

   ʾāna muš tūnsi.

   I am not Tunisian.