علاش

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْء‎ (ʕalā ʔayyi šayʔ, literally “on what thing”). Cognate with Maltese għaliex (“why”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕlaːʃ/

Adverb

علاش • (ʕlāš)

  1. (interrogative) why?
    Synonyms: علياش‎ (ʕlayāš), علاه‎ (ʕlāh), لاش‎ (lāš), لاه‎ (lāh)
  2. (interrogative) about what?
    Synonyms: علياش‎ (ʕlayāš), علاه‎ (ʕlāh)
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