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Word entry · Arabic (Levantine)
Shu.
/shoo/· interj. · Arabic (Levantine)expression
"What. What is it. What's happening."

Levantine Arabic that's deeply embedded in Dubai's mix — you'll hear it from Lebanese, Syrian, and Jordanian speakers, and it bleeds into the general dialect. Shu hada? — what's this? Shu akhbarak? — what's your news? More confrontational than it sounds; tone carries almost everything.