ماشة

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) (hairpin): IPA(key): /ˈmɑːʃə/
  • (Kuwait) (active particple): IPA(key): /ˈmɑːʃːə/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ماشه‎ (maşa), from Persian ماشه‎.

Noun

ماشة (māša) f (dual ماشْتين‎ (māštēn), plural ماشات‎ (māšāt))

  1. bobby pin

Etymology 2

From the verb مش‎ (maš, “to dry off, to wipe off”)

Noun

ماشة (māšša)

  1. active participle feminine of مش‎ (maš, “to dry off, to wipe off”)

References
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