خيش

Hijazi Arabic

خيش

Etymology

Etymology tree
Classical Persian خیش (xēš)bor.
Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš)
Hijazi Arabic خيش

    Inherited from Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), borrowed from Classical Persian خیش (xēš).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxeːʃ/, [ˈxe̞ːʃ]

    Noun

    خيش • (ḵēš) m (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵēša))

    1. gunny sack
    2. canvas
      Synonym: كانڤَس (kānvas, “canvas (for drawing)”)

    Moroccan Arabic

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Classical Persian خیش (xēš)bor.
    Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš)
    Moroccan Arabic خيش

      Inherited from Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), borrowed from Classical Persian خیش (xēš).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /xajʃ/, /xiːʃ/

      Noun

      خيش • (ḵayš, ḵīš) m (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵayša, ḵīša), plural خيشات (ḵayšāt, ḵīšāt))

      1. gunny sack

      Noun

      خيش • (ḵayš, ḵīš) m

      1. burlap
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