عيوز

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ʕəjuːz/

Noun

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عَيوز (ʿayūz) (dual عَيوزْتين (ʿayūztēn), plural عَيايِز (ʿayāyiz))

  1. an old woman
    Synonym: عَيوزة (ʕayūza)
    Coordinate term: (an old man) شايب (šāyib)