“Interesting” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Interesting” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

Meshwi2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مشوق

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That’s interesting.”

Hayde meshwi2.

 .هيدا مشوق

 
“That’s so interesting!”

Ktir meshwi2!

!كتير مشوق

 
“What an interesting book.”

Shou hal kteb 2al meshwi2!

!شو هل كتاب المشوق

 
“Did you find the lecture interesting?”

(m) L2it 2al mouhadara meshwi2e?

(f) L2ite 2al mouhadara meshwi2e?

لقيت المحاضرة مشوقة؟ (m)

لقيتي المحاضرة مشوقة؟ (f)

 
“I found the lecture really interesting.”

L2it 2al mouhadara ktir meshwi2e.

.لقيت المحاضرة كتير مشوقة​

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Interesting” in Tunisian Arabic