ونص

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Literally: “and a half”. See نص‎ (“half”).

Adverb

ونص • (w-nuṣṣ)

  1. very much, indeed; used for emphasis, especially to express a contradiction
    ‏يعني، مانا مشكلة كبيرة. — هي مشكلة كبيرة ونص!‎‎
    yaʕni, manna miškle kbīre. — hiye miškle kbīre w-nuṣṣ!
    Well, it's not such a big problem. — It's very much a big problem!
    (literally, “Well, it's not such a big problem. — It's a big problem and a half!”)
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