جونتي

Hijazi Arabic

جُوِنْتي

Etymology

From Italian guanti, plural of guanto, from Frankish *want, probably through Egyptian Arabic جوانتي (guwanti), which explains the shift from /ɡ/ to /d͡ʒ/ through spelling pronunciation and/or analogy with general sound correspondencies between both dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuwinti/, /d͡ʒuwanti/

Noun

جُونْتي or جونتي • (juwinti or juwanti) m (plural جُونْتِيَّات (juwintiyyāt or juwantiyyāt))

1. glove

   Synonym: قُفَّاز (guffāz)