oxt

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Cypriot Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Noun[edit]

oxt f (plural xvat)

sister
Coordinate term: xayyt (“brother”)

Usage notes[edit]

The word is used exclusively in the construct state.

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Noun[edit]

oxt m

time, moment

Derived terms[edit]

l-oxt (“when”)

References[edit]

Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 139
Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 467

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