مش

See also: مس, and ـمش

Arabic

Verb

مَشَّ • (mašša) I (non-past يَمُشُّ (yamuššu), verbal noun مَشّ (mašš)) (transitive)

1. to suck the marrow from (a bone)
2. to soak in water, to macerate
3. to wipe the grease off of (one's hand)
4. to incompletely milk (a camel) (leaving some milk in the udder)
5. to quarrel with, to be hostile to (someone)
6. to squander (someone's money)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مَشَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun مَشّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَشّ mašš
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مَاشّ māšš
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَمْشُوش mamšūš
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَشَشْتُ mašaštu	مَشَشْتَ mašašta	مَشَّ mašša		مَشَشْتُمَا mašaštumā	مَشَّا maššā		مَشَشْنَا mašašnā	مَشَشْتُمْ mašaštum	مَشُّوا maššū
	f		مَشَشْتِ mašašti	مَشَّتْ maššat			مَشَّتَا maššatā			مَشَشْتُنَّ mašaštunna	مَشَشْنَ mašašna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَمُشُّ ʔamuššu	تَمُشُّ tamuššu	يَمُشُّ yamuššu		تَمُشَّانِ tamuššāni	يَمُشَّانِ yamuššāni		نَمُشُّ namuššu	تَمُشُّونَ tamuššūna	يَمُشُّونَ yamuššūna
	f		تَمُشِّينَ tamuššīna	تَمُشُّ tamuššu			تَمُشَّانِ tamuššāni			تَمْشُشْنَ tamšušna	يَمْشُشْنَ yamšušna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَمُشَّ ʔamušša	تَمُشَّ tamušša	يَمُشَّ yamušša		تَمُشَّا tamuššā	يَمُشَّا yamuššā		نَمُشَّ namušša	تَمُشُّوا tamuššū	يَمُشُّوا yamuššū
	f		تَمُشِّي tamuššī	تَمُشَّ tamušša			تَمُشَّا tamuššā			تَمْشُشْنَ tamšušna	يَمْشُشْنَ yamšušna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَمُشَّ, أَمُشِّ, أَمْشُشْ ʔamušša, ʔamušši, ʔamšuš	تَمُشَّ, تَمُشِّ, تَمْشُشْ tamušša, tamušši, tamšuš	يَمُشَّ, يَمُشِّ, يَمْشُشْ yamušša, yamušši, yamšuš		تَمُشَّا tamuššā	يَمُشَّا yamuššā		نَمُشَّ, نَمُشِّ, نَمْشُشْ namušša, namušši, namšuš	تَمُشُّوا tamuššū	يَمُشُّوا yamuššū
	f		تَمُشِّي tamuššī	تَمُشَّ, تَمُشِّ, تَمْشُشْ tamušša, tamušši, tamšuš			تَمُشَّا tamuššā			تَمْشُشْنَ tamšušna	يَمْشُشْنَ yamšušna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مُشَّ, مُشِّ, اُمْشُشْ mušša, mušši, umšuš			مُشَّا muššā				مُشُّوا muššū
	f		مُشِّي muššī							اُمْشُشْنَ umšušna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُشِشْتُ mušištu	مُشِشْتَ mušišta	مُشَّ mušša		مُشِشْتُمَا mušištumā	مُشَّا muššā		مُشِشْنَا mušišnā	مُشِشْتُمْ mušištum	مُشُّوا muššū
	f		مُشِشْتِ mušišti	مُشَّتْ muššat			مُشَّتَا muššatā			مُشِشْتُنَّ mušištunna	مُشِشْنَ mušišna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَشُّ ʔumaššu	تُمَشُّ tumaššu	يُمَشُّ yumaššu		تُمَشَّانِ tumaššāni	يُمَشَّانِ yumaššāni		نُمَشُّ numaššu	تُمَشُّونَ tumaššūna	يُمَشُّونَ yumaššūna
	f		تُمَشِّينَ tumaššīna	تُمَشُّ tumaššu			تُمَشَّانِ tumaššāni			تُمْشَشْنَ tumšašna	يُمْشَشْنَ yumšašna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَشَّ ʔumašša	تُمَشَّ tumašša	يُمَشَّ yumašša		تُمَشَّا tumaššā	يُمَشَّا yumaššā		نُمَشَّ numašša	تُمَشُّوا tumaššū	يُمَشُّوا yumaššū
	f		تُمَشِّي tumaššī	تُمَشَّ tumašša			تُمَشَّا tumaššā			تُمْشَشْنَ tumšašna	يُمْشَشْنَ yumšašna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَشَّ, أُمَشِّ, أُمْشَشْ ʔumašša, ʔumašši, ʔumšaš	تُمَشَّ, تُمَشِّ, تُمْشَشْ tumašša, tumašši, tumšaš	يُمَشَّ, يُمَشِّ, يُمْشَشْ yumašša, yumašši, yumšaš		تُمَشَّا tumaššā	يُمَشَّا yumaššā		نُمَشَّ, نُمَشِّ, نُمْشَشْ numašša, numašši, numšaš	تُمَشُّوا tumaššū	يُمَشُّوا yumaššū
	f		تُمَشِّي tumaššī	تُمَشَّ, تُمَشِّ, تُمْشَشْ tumašša, tumašši, tumšaš			تُمَشَّا tumaššā			تُمْشَشْنَ tumšašna	يُمْشَشْنَ yumšašna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• “مش” in Almaany

Brahui

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil மலை (malai, “mountain”) and possibly Elamite [script needed] (maš, “height, altitude”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

مَش (maś)

1. mountain, hill

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4742”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ) and Arabic مَا هِيَ شَيْء (mā hiya šayʔ). The gender distinction was eventually lost, leaving miš, muš as interchangeable or regional variants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʃ/, /muʃ/

Particle

مِش or مُش • (miš or muš)

1. not

   أنا مش مصري.

   ʾana miš maṣri.

   I'm not Egyptian.

See also

• ما (ma)
• ش (š)
• لأ (laʔ)
• ولا (wala)
• غير (ḡīr)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From a Berber language. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵓⵛⵛ (amucc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʃː/

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Noun

مش • (mušš) m (plural مشاش (mšāš), feminine مشة (mušša))

1. cat

   Synonym: قط (qaṭṭ)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Contraction of ماهوش (mahúš, mahūš, “it is not”), obtained by applying the negative circumfix ما ...ـش (mā ...-š, “not”) to pronouns like هو (hū, “he; it”). Can be traced piecewise to Arabic مَا + هُوَ + شَيْء (mā + huwa + šayʔ, literally “it is not one thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʃ/, [mɪʃ]
• IPA^(key): /muʃ/, [mʊʃ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Particle

مش • (miš or muš)

1. not (used to negate a nominal phrase)

   أنا مش فلسطيني.

   ʔana miš falasṭīni

   I'm not Palestinian.

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See also

• ما (mā), ـش (-š)

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From underlying Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʃ/

Particle

مش (muš)

1. not

   آنا مش تونسي.

   ʾāna muš tūnsi.

   I am not Tunisian.