jayye

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Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-v-y
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَوًى (jawan).

Noun

jayye f (plural jayyat)

  1. bad smell, stench

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 191