"ليش" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Gulf Arabic]

IPA: /leʃ/ (note: Kuwaiti), [leːʃ] (note: Kuwaiti) Forms: leʃ [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|afb|adverb|tr=leʃ}} ليش • (leʃ)
  1. why? Synonyms: شْحَقَّه
    Sense id: en-ليش-afb-adv-9bK5i~RL Categories (other): Gulf Arabic entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Hijazi Arabic]

IPA: /leːʃ/, [le̞ːʃ] Forms: lēš [romanization]
Etymology: لِ (li-, “for”) + إِيش (ʔēš, “what”). Etymology templates: {{m|acw|لِ||for|tr=li-}} لِ (li-, “for”), {{m|acw|إِيش||what|tr=ʔēš}} إِيش (ʔēš, “what”) Head templates: {{acw-adverb|tr=lēš}} ليش • (lēš)
  1. why? Synonyms: ليه
    Sense id: en-ليش-acw-adv-9bK5i~RL Categories (other): Hijazi Arabic entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Karakhanid]

Forms: لٖيشْ [canonical], lḗš [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tocharian B leśp (“mucus, phlegm”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|xqa|txb|leśp||mucus, phlegm|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Tocharian B leśp (“mucus, phlegm”), {{bor+|xqa|txb|leśp|t=mucus, phlegm}} Borrowed from Tocharian B leśp (“mucus, phlegm”) Head templates: {{head|xqa|noun|head=لٖيشْ|tr=lḗš}} لٖيشْ (lḗš)
  1. (physiology) mucus, phlegm Categories (topical): Bodily fluids, Physiology
    Sense id: en-ليش-xqa-noun-uxpLU0~L Categories (other): Karakhanid entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

Adverb [North Levantine Arabic]

Forms: lēš [romanization]
Etymology: ل (li-, la-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʔēš, “what”), although the normal word for “what” is now شو (šū) Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi. Etymology templates: {{m|apc|ل||to, for|tr=li-, la-}} ل (li-, la-, “to, for”), {{m|apc|إِيش||what|tr=ʔēš}} إِيش (ʔēš, “what”), {{m|apc|شو|tr=šū}} شو (šū), {{cog|arz|لِيه|tr=lēh}} Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh), {{cog|ar||لِمَاذَا|tr=li-māḏā}} Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), {{cog|fr|pourquoi}} French pourquoi Head templates: {{head|apc|adverb|tr=lēš}} ليش • (lēš)
  1. why? Synonyms: ليه ()

Adverb [South Levantine Arabic]

IPA: /leːʃ/, [leːʃ] Forms: lēš [romanization]
Etymology: ل (li-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʔēš, “what”). Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi, German warum, and dated English wherefore. Etymology templates: {{m|ajp|ل||to, for|tr=li-}} ل (li-, “to, for”), {{m|ajp|إِيش||what|tr=ʔēš}} إِيش (ʔēš, “what”), {{cog|arz|لِيه|tr=lēh}} Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh), {{cog|ar||لِمَاذَا|tr=li-māḏā}} Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), {{m|fr|pourquoi}} pourquoi, {{m|de|warum}} warum, {{m|en|wherefore}} wherefore Head templates: {{head|ajp|adverb|tr=lēš}} ليش • (lēš)
  1. what for?, why?

Alternative forms

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          "mucus"
        ],
        [
          "phlegm",
          "phlegm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(physiology) mucus, phlegm"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "physiology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليش"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "ل",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to, for",
        "tr": "li-, la-"
      },
      "expansion": "ل (li-, la-, “to, for”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "إِيش",
        "3": "",
        "4": "what",
        "tr": "ʔēš"
      },
      "expansion": "إِيش (ʔēš, “what”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "شو",
        "tr": "šū"
      },
      "expansion": "شو (šū)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "لِيه",
        "tr": "lēh"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "",
        "3": "لِمَاذَا",
        "tr": "li-māḏā"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pourquoi"
      },
      "expansion": "French pourquoi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ل (li-, la-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʔēš, “what”), although the normal word for “what” is now شو (šū) Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lēš",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "adverb",
        "tr": "lēš"
      },
      "expansion": "ليش • (lēš)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "North Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "apc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "North Levantine Arabic adverbs",
        "North Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "North Levantine Arabic interrogative adverbs",
        "North Levantine Arabic lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "lē",
      "word": "ليه"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليش"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ل",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to, for",
        "tr": "li-"
      },
      "expansion": "ل (li-, “to, for”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "إِيش",
        "3": "",
        "4": "what",
        "tr": "ʔēš"
      },
      "expansion": "إِيش (ʔēš, “what”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arz",
        "2": "لِيه",
        "tr": "lēh"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "",
        "3": "لِمَاذَا",
        "tr": "li-māḏā"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pourquoi"
      },
      "expansion": "pourquoi",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "warum"
      },
      "expansion": "warum",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wherefore"
      },
      "expansion": "wherefore",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ل (li-, “to, for”) + إِيش (ʔēš, “what”). Compare a similar structure in Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh) and Standard Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā), as well as in other languages such as French pourquoi, German warum, and dated English wherefore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lēš",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "adverb",
        "tr": "lēš"
      },
      "expansion": "ليش • (lēš)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "South Levantine Arabic adverbs",
        "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "South Levantine Arabic interrogative adverbs",
        "South Levantine Arabic lemmas",
        "South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "South Levantine Arabic terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what for?, why?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/leːʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leːʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليش"
}

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