different between ish vs isha

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??/
• Rhymes: -??

Etymology 1

From is

Verb

ish

1. Pronunciation spelling of is.

Etymology 2

From the suffix -ish.

Adverb

ish (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
   • 26 May 2012, Jason VandenBerghe, “The Five Domains of Play”, Gotland Game Conference, Uppsala University:

     This is where I started. Does Hermione like Dark Souls? Ish.

2. (colloquial) about, approximately

Synonyms

• (somewhat): fairly, rather, somewhat
• (approximately): about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about

Translations

Etymology 3

From Pitman ess and eff, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /?/ in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• esh, the IPA letter for the same sound
• zhee

Etymology 4

Phonetic spelling of the clipping of issue.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

1. (dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.

Derived terms

• annish
• thish

Etymology 5

Minced oath for shit.

Noun

ish (uncountable)

1. (euphemistic) Shit.
   • 2015, Ni-Ni Simone, Amir Abrams, Lights, Love & Lip Gloss, page 51:

     I passed on that craziness. I wasn't messing with that ish.

References

• (Periodical): Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “ish”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 101–102
• (Periodical): Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “ish n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• His, IHS, Shi, his, shi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ush

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

ish

1. chase chicken away

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *i?x-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pusi. Compare Classical Nahuatl ?xtli (“eye”). Cognate with Yaqui puusim, Hopi poosi'(at), Comanche pui, Shoshone buih, Cahuilla púchill, and Cora h???si.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /i??/
• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /i?/

Noun

-?sh (plural -ij?sh)

1. eye, (sometimes "face" in compounds)

2. seed, grain

3. eyehole, hole, opening
4. bead

Scots

Noun

ish

1. issue; liberty of going out

English

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?iš??, “evening, night”), in ??????? ????????? (?al?tu l-?iš??, “night prayer”).

Noun

isha (uncountable)

1. (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.

Synonyms

• evening prayer

Translations

Anagrams

• HIAs, Hsia, Shi'a, Shia, Siha, ahis

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?a/

Verb

isha

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam

Verb

të isha

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam

Verb

le të isha

1. first-person singular imperfect jussive of jam

Japanese

Romanization

isha

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Swahili

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-isha (infinitive kwisha)

1. finish, end

Usage notes

This verb can be used as an auxiliary verb, followed by an infinitive or bare stem, meaning "already".

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ishia
  • Other formations: -huisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwisho

• Other derivations:
  • kisha
  • kwisha

Etymology 2

From Arabic ??????? (?iš??).

Noun

isha (n class, plural isha)

1. (Islam) evening prayers