أوردي

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From English already, with the initial al- phonetically analysed as the definite marker, hence the assimilation with r, a sun letter. Likely an oil-discovery era borrowing (~1940s). Cognate with Baharna Arabic أوردي‎ (orradi).

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

Adverb

أورِّدي • (orridi)

  1. already
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