مشى

See also: مسي‎, مشي‎, and م ش ي‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ش ي‎ (m-š-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʃaː/
  • (file)

Verb

مَشَى • (mašā) I, non-past يَمْشِي‎‎ (yamšī)

  1. to walk
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:37:
      ‏وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَنْ تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا‎
      wa-lā tamši fī l-ʔarḍi maraḥan ʔinnaka lan taḵriqa l-ʔarḍa wa-lan tabluḡa l-jibāla ṭūlan
      Do not walk on earth arrogantly! You won’t even reave it nor reach the length of the mountains.

Conjugation

Verb

مَشَى • (mašā) I, non-past يَمْشِي‎‎ (yamšī) (obsolete)

  1. to have many living beings to care for (scilicet which one has to walk by)
    • a. 861, دعبل الخزاعي‎ [Diʿbil al-Ḵuzāʿīy], وَتَحفِرُ الأَرضَ إِذا ما مَشَت (first line)‎:
      ‏وَتَحفِرُ الأَرضَ إِذا ما مَشَت
      كَأَنَّما تَحفِرُ رِجلاها
      ‎
      The earth wobbles when teeming with beasts
      As if there dug two lede

Conjugation

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى‎ (mašā).

Verb

مشى • (maša) (perfect, imperfect يمشي‎ (yimši), verb form I)

  1. to walk
  2. (intransitive) to leave

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى‎ (mašā).

Pronunciation

Verb

مشى • (mɪʃə) (non-past يَمْشي‎ (yəmʃi) or يِمْشي‎ (yɪmʃɪ))

  1. (intransitive) to walk
    ‏بروح امشي شوي اغير جو‎
    bəruḥ əmʃi ʃwəy əğəyyɪr jəw
    I want to go walk a little bit [to] do something different
    (literally, “I want to go walk a little bit [in order to] change atmosphere”)
  2. (intransitive) to walk away, to leave
    ‏مبارك وينه للحينه موجود ولا مشى؟‎‎
    mbarək wenə lɪlḥin məwjud wɪlə mɪʃə?
    Where is Mbarak, is he still there or did he leave?
    Synonyms: راح‎ (raḥ), طلع‎ (ṭɪləʕ)
  3. (usually intransitive) to be driving
    ‏شفيك دايس امش بطيء لا تسوي حادث لا سمح الله!‎‎
    ʃfik dayɪs ɪmʃ bəṭiʾ la tsəwwi ḥadɪṯ la səməḥ əɫɫa
    Why are you speeding, drive slowly lest you cause an accident, God forbid!
    Synonym: ساق‎ (sag)
  4. (transitive) to be in good condition, to go smoothly, to succeed
    ‏عسى ماشية الدراسة؟‎‎
    ʿəsə maʃyə-ddɪrasə
    (I hope they are) Are your studies going well?
    ‏ما مشى شغلي لازم اراجع مكتب الخدمة بعد مرة باچر‎
    My errands didn't finish, I'll have to check with the (citizens') service desk again tomorrow

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ش ي‎
4 terms

From Arabic مَشَى‎ (mašā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʃa/

Verb

مشى • (mša) (form I, non-past يمشي‎ (yimši))

  1. (intransitive) to walk
    Synonym: تمشى‎ (tmašša)
    ‏مشيت فهاد الزنقة.‎‎
    mšīt f-hād ez-zanqa
    I walked in this street.
  2. (intransitive) to go
    Synonyms: راح‎ (rāḥ), غدا‎ (ḡda)
    ‏مشيت للسوق باش نشري ما ناكل.‎‎
    mšīt le-s-sūq bāš našri ma nākul
    I went to the market to buy something to eat.
  3. (intransitive) to leave
    ‏مشى من هنا كيجري.‎‎
    mša men hna kayjarri
    He left from here running.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ش ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَشَى‎ (mašā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʃa/, [ˈma.ʃa]
  • (file)

Verb

مشى • (maša) (form I, present بمشي‎ (bimši))

  1. to walk

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مشى (maša)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m مشيت (mašēt) مشيت (mašēt) مشى (maša) مشينا (mašēna) مشيتو (mašētu) مشو (mašu)
f مشيتي (mašēti) مشت (mašat)
present m بمشي (bamši) بتمشي (btimši) بيمشي (bimši) منمشي (mnimši) بتمشو (btimšu) بمشو (bimšu)
f بتمشي (btimši) بتمشي (btimši)
subjunctive m امشي (amši) تمشي (timši) يمشي (yimši) نمشي (nimši) تمشو (timšu) يمشو (yimšu)
f تمشي (timši) تمشي (timši)
imperative m امشي (imši) امشو (imšu)
f امشي (imši)
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