چي

See also: چی‎, جي‎, خی‎, جئ‎, and حي‎

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Contraction of چذي‎ (čiḏi), from Arabic كَذَا‎ (kaḏā). Compare چذاك‎ (čiḏāk).

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi/

Adverb

چي • (či)

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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