شنو

See also: سنو‎

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ (ʔayyu šayʔin huwa, “what thing is it”). Compare Hijazi Arabic إِيش‎ (ʔēš), North Levantine Arabic شو‎ (šū), Moroccan Arabic أشنو‎ (ʔašnu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɪ.nu]

Pronoun

شنو • (šinu)

  1. (interrogative) what?
    ‏شنو اسمك؟‎‎
    Šinu ismek? (to a male), Šinu ismik? (to a female)
    What's your name?

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَيُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ‎ (ʔayyu šayʔin huwa, literally “what thing is it”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃnu/
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

شنو • (šnu)

  1. (interrogative) what?
    ‏شنو قال خاك؟‎‎
    šnu qāl ḵāk
    What did your brother say?
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