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Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic أُخَيّ (ʔuḵayy), diminutive of أَخ (ʔaḵ).
Noun
xayyt m (plural xvat)
- brother
- Coordinate term: oxt (“sister”)
Usage notes
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 138