jraype

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Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

From the diminutive of Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb).

Noun

jraype f (plural jraypát)

  1. haversack
  2. bagpipe

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 185