jva

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See also: JVA and j'va

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-v-y
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَوِيَ (jawiya).

Verb

jva I (present pkyijvi)

  1. to stink

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

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

jva

  1. water source: river or stream, fountain or spring

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)