"چي" meaning in Gulf Arabic

See چي in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /t͡ʃi/ (note: kw) Forms: či [romanization]
Etymology: Contraction of چذي (čiḏi), from Arabic كَذَا (kaḏā). Compare چذاك (čiḏāk). Etymology templates: {{l|afb|چذي|tr=čiḏi}} چذي (čiḏi), {{der|afb|ar|كَذَا}} Arabic كَذَا (kaḏā), {{l|afb|چذاك|tr=čiḏāk}} چذاك (čiḏāk) Head templates: {{afb-adverb|tr=či}} چي • (či)
  1. like this, such as this
    Sense id: en-چي-afb-adv-cuoCNOWB Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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      "name": "l"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَذَا"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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    }
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      "name": "afb-adverb"
    }
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        {
          "english": "Why did you do like this, the camera is broken [as] water has entered into it",
          "text": "ليش چي سويت، اختربت الكامرا دش فيها ماي",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "like this, such as this"
      ],
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    }
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      ],
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          "english": "Why did you do like this, the camera is broken [as] water has entered into it",
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        }
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        "like this, such as this"
      ]
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    }
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