چي

See also: چی‎, جي‎, خی‎, جئ‎, and حي‎

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Contraction of چذي‎ (čiḏi), from Arabic كَذَا‎ (kaḏā). Compare چذاك‎ (čiḏāk). Cognate with Hebrew כָּזֶה‎ (kazé).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi/

Adverb

چي (či)

  1. like this, such as this
    ‏ليش چي سويت، اختربت الكامرا دش فيها ماي‎
    Why did you do like this, the camera is broken [as] water has entered into it
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