"ليش" meaning in South Levantine Arabic

See ليش in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /leːʃ/, [leːʃ] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-ليش.wav 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: {{cog|arz|لِيه|tr=lēh}} Egyptian Arabic لِيه (lēh), {{cog|ar||لِمَاذَا|tr=li-māḏā}} Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā) Head templates: {{head|ajp|adverb|tr=lēš}} ليش • (lēš)
  1. what for?, why?
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        "1": "arz",
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        "tr": "lēh"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "",
        "3": "لِمَاذَا",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
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          "why",
          "why"
        ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "[leːʃ]"
    },
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "",
        "3": "لِمَاذَا",
        "tr": "li-māḏā"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لِمَاذَا (li-māḏā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "adverb",
        "tr": "lēš"
      },
      "expansion": "ليش • (lēš)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "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"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what for?, why?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/leːʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[leːʃ]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ليش"
}

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