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مَشْوِيّ
grilled /maʃˈwijː/
adjectiveB2#4181 most common
Also: roasted, broiled
Example sentences
الدجاج المشوي لذيذ.
Grilled chicken is delicious.
أحب اللحم المشوي كثيرا.
I like grilled meat a lot.
طلبت سمكة مشوية في المطعم.
I ordered a grilled fish at the restaurant.
تناولنا خضارا مشوية على الفحم في الحديقة.
We ate vegetables grilled over charcoal in the garden.
تفوح من اللحوم المشوية على الفحم رائحة تفتح الشهية.
A smell that opens the appetite rises from the meats grilled over charcoal.
يفضل كثير من الطهاة تتبيل اللحم قبل شويه ليصبح مشويا بنكهة أعمق.
Many chefs prefer to marinate the meat before grilling it so it comes out grilled with a deeper flavor.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَشْوِيٌّ | مَشْوِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَشْوِيٍّ | مَشْوِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَشْوِيًّا | مَشْوِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | مَشْوِيُّ | مَشْوِيُّونَ |
Word family
شَوَىto grill, roast (over fire or coals)
شِوَاءgrilled meat; a barbecue
مَشْوَاةa grill or grilling grate
شَوَّاءa griller; a rotisserie cook or shop
مَشَاوٍmixed grill platter (common restaurant dish)
Etymology
مَشْوِيّ is a native Arabic word, not a borrowing. It is the passive participle of the verb شَوَى (shawā), 'to grill or roast,' built on the triliteral root ش-و-ي. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European ancestry and no PIE root.
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