عَشِيِّة
ʿashiyye
Noun
Meaning
evening
Usage
Means 'evening' or 'late afternoon.' In Lebanese Arabic, عَشِيِّة refers roughly to the period from late afternoon into early evening. The greeting مْسَا الخَيْر is more common for 'good evening,' but عَشِيِّة is used when talking about the time of day.
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Plural (sound)عَشِيَّات
Examples
سَامِي كَان عَمْ يِمْشِي عَالْكُورْنِيش بْجُونْيِه بِالْعَشِيَّة.
Sami was walking on the Corniche in Jounieh in the evening.
Root
ع ش و
