Where does “مش” come from?

مش (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء.

مش (Egyptian Arabic): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “مش”, step by step

مش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَا هُوَ شَيْء—

via Arabic مَا هِيَ شَيْء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَا هِيَ شَيْء—

Words derived from “مش”

Every word from Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء →