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Egyptian Arabic
Adjective
كويس • (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwayyisa), masculine plural كويسين (kuwayyisī́n))
- good
الأكل في المطعم ده كويس.- il-ʔakl fil-maṭʕam da kwayyis.
- The food in this restaurant is good.
Adverb
كويس • (kuwayyis)
- well
نمت كويس؟- Did you sleep well?
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
كويس • (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwaysa) or كويسة (kuwayyisa), common plural كويسين (kuwayyisīn), feminine plural كويسات (kuwayyisāt) or كويسات (kuwaysāt))
- good, well
- Synonyms: طَيِّب (ṭayyib), تمام (tamām)
Adverb
كويس • (kuwayyis)
- good, well
South Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
Adjective
كويّس • (kwayyes) (feminine كويّسة (kwayyse), common plural كويّسين (kwayysīn), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))
- good, nice, fine
- Synonym: منيح (mnīḥ)
Sudanese Arabic
Etymology
Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Adjective
كويس • (kwayyis) (feminine كويسة, masculine plural كويسين, feminine plural كويسات)
- good
2024 April 21 (last accessed), “الخليقة”, in Global Recordings Network:الله شاف كل الحاجات العمله كان كويس شديد ،كان مبسوط بكل الحاجات.- God saw that everything he had made was very good, he was very pleased with all of it.
Adverb
كويس • (kwayyis)
- well
Descendants
Further reading
- “كويس” in The Living Arabic Project