"وش" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

See وش in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [wɪʃː], [wɪʃːe] (note: before a consonant), [wɪʃ] [sentence-final] Forms: وشّ [canonical], wišš [romanization]
Etymology: Assimilated form of Arabic وَجْه (wajh) based on a palatalized pronunciation of the -j- ([ɟ], [ʝ], [dʒ], [ʒ]), which is uncommon in northern Egypt. This word has traditionally been explained by positing that such a pronunciation was more prevalent in the past, but the evidence for this assumption has recently been subject to doubt. Alternatively, this word may be a loan from Saʽidi Arabic or from Levantine Arabic (cf. North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš), وج (wijj)). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|وَجْه}} Arabic وَجْه (wajh), {{cog|apc|وش|tr=wišš}} North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš) Head templates: {{arz-adverb|head=وشّ|tr=wišš}} وشّ • (wišš)
  1. straight up
    Sense id: en-وش-arz-adv-RmaXYsID

Noun

IPA: [wɪʃː], [wɪʃːe] (note: before a consonant), [wɪʃ] [sentence-final] Forms: وشّ [canonical], wišš [romanization], وشوش [plural]
Etymology: Assimilated form of Arabic وَجْه (wajh) based on a palatalized pronunciation of the -j- ([ɟ], [ʝ], [dʒ], [ʒ]), which is uncommon in northern Egypt. This word has traditionally been explained by positing that such a pronunciation was more prevalent in the past, but the evidence for this assumption has recently been subject to doubt. Alternatively, this word may be a loan from Saʽidi Arabic or from Levantine Arabic (cf. North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš), وج (wijj)). Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|وَجْه}} Arabic وَجْه (wajh), {{cog|apc|وش|tr=wišš}} North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš) Head templates: {{arz-noun|g=m|head=وشّ|pl=وشوش|pltr=wišū́š|tr=wišš}} وشّ • (wišš) m (plural وشوش (wišū́š))
  1. (anatomy) face
    Sense id: en-وش-arz-noun-AoLZt59C Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. the front of something
    Sense id: en-وش-arz-noun-syd1TvVF
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        "2": "ar",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "وش",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Assimilated form of Arabic وَجْه (wajh) based on a palatalized pronunciation of the -j- ([ɟ], [ʝ], [dʒ], [ʒ]), which is uncommon in northern Egypt. This word has traditionally been explained by positing that such a pronunciation was more prevalent in the past, but the evidence for this assumption has recently been subject to doubt. Alternatively, this word may be a loan from Saʽidi Arabic or from Levantine Arabic (cf. North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš), وج (wijj)).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wišš",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وشوش",
      "roman": "wišū́š",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "وشّ",
        "pl": "وشوش",
        "pltr": "wišū́š",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
      "expansion": "وشّ • (wišš) m (plural وشوش (wišū́š))",
      "name": "arz-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "arz",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "arz:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "face"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ],
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        "(anatomy) face"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the front of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-وش-arz-noun-syd1TvVF",
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃːe]",
      "note": "before a consonant"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "sentence-final"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Levantine Arabic",
    "Saʽidi Arabic"
  ],
  "word": "وش"
}

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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "tr": "wišš"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight up"
      ],
      "id": "en-وش-arz-adv-RmaXYsID",
      "links": [
        [
          "straight up",
          "straight up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[wɪʃː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃːe]",
      "note": "before a consonant"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "sentence-final"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Levantine Arabic",
    "Saʽidi Arabic"
  ],
  "word": "وش"
}
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "apc",
        "2": "وش",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Assimilated form of Arabic وَجْه (wajh) based on a palatalized pronunciation of the -j- ([ɟ], [ʝ], [dʒ], [ʒ]), which is uncommon in northern Egypt. This word has traditionally been explained by positing that such a pronunciation was more prevalent in the past, but the evidence for this assumption has recently been subject to doubt. Alternatively, this word may be a loan from Saʽidi Arabic or from Levantine Arabic (cf. North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš), وج (wijj)).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وشوش",
      "roman": "wišū́š",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "pltr": "wišū́š",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "arz:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "face"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) face"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the front of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃːe]",
      "note": "before a consonant"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "sentence-final"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Levantine Arabic",
    "Saʽidi Arabic"
  ],
  "word": "وش"
}

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  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apc",
        "2": "وش",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
      "expansion": "North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Assimilated form of Arabic وَجْه (wajh) based on a palatalized pronunciation of the -j- ([ɟ], [ʝ], [dʒ], [ʒ]), which is uncommon in northern Egypt. This word has traditionally been explained by positing that such a pronunciation was more prevalent in the past, but the evidence for this assumption has recently been subject to doubt. Alternatively, this word may be a loan from Saʽidi Arabic or from Levantine Arabic (cf. North Levantine Arabic وش (wišš), وج (wijj)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "وشّ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wišš",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "head": "وشّ",
        "tr": "wišš"
      },
      "expansion": "وشّ • (wišš)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian Arabic",
  "lang_code": "arz",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straight up",
          "straight up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃːe]",
      "note": "before a consonant"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɪʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "sentence-final"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Levantine Arabic",
    "Saʽidi Arabic"
  ],
  "word": "وش"
}

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