Contionary:خي

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Syrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dialectical North Levantine Arabic خي (ḵayy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /xejj/ (standard)
  • IPA: [çe̞(ː)] (northern)
  • IPA: [xe̞(ː)] (southern)

Interjection

خي!‎ (ḵeyy!)

  1. enough!, stop!
    Synonym: بس(bess)

Etymology 2

Transferred from the interjection.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /xejj/ (standard)
  • IPA: [çe̞j(j)] (northern)
  • IPA: [xe̞j(j)] (southern)

Adjective

خي (ḵeyy) (feminine خيرى‎, elative خيت‎)

  1. enough, sufficient
  2. (elative) best suited, most qualified

Inflection