ميخالف

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• ما يخالف (mā yḵālif /⁠mayḵālif, māyḵālif⁠/)

Etymology

Univerbation of ما (mā, “negation particle”) +‎ يخالف (yḵālif, “be not OK, goes against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məjˈχaː.lɪf/

Phrase

مَيْخالِف • (mayḵālif)

1. no problem, it's OK, it's alright

   ― حبيبي عادي نروح المطعم الياباني اليوم
   ― ميخالف

   ―Ḥabībi ʕādi nrūḥ il-maṭʕam il-yābāni l-yōm?
   ― mayḵālif

   ― My love, is it OK that we go to the Japanese restaurant today
   ― It's alright

   ميخالف آخذ تلفونك شوي؟ ― mayḵālif āḵiḏ tilifōnik šway ― Is it OK if I take your phone for a little bit?

Usage notes

Although the meaning of the يخالف (yḵālif) part is fossilized and not used normally by itself, it can be used in response to a question using ميخالف (mayḵālif). For example:

―ميخالف تدرسني حق الامتحان ساعة 6 الصبح باچر
―لأ يخالف

―mayḵālif ddarisni ḥag l-imtiḥān saʕa sit iṣ-ṣibḥ bāčir
― laʾ yḵālif

― Is it OK if you teach me for the exam at 6 in the morning tomorrow
― No it's not ok

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