iskof

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Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).

Noun

iskof m (plural skafe)

  1. (Christianity) bishop

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 141