كويس
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: گویش
Egyptian Arabic[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
كويس • (kuwayyis)
- well
- نمت كويس؟
- Did you sleep well?
Hijazi Arabic[edit]
Root |
---|
ك ي س |
1 term |
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
كويس • (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwaysa) or كويسة (kuwayyisa), common plural كويسين (kuwayyisīn), feminine plural كويسات (kuwayyisāt) or كويسات (kuwaysāt))
Adverb[edit]
كويس • (kuwayyis)
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
كويّس • (kwayyes) (feminine كويّسة (kwayyse), common plural كويّسين (kwayysīn), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))
Sudanese Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Adjective[edit]
كويس (kwayyis) (feminine كويسة, masculine plural كويسين, feminine plural كويسات)
- good
- 2024 April 21 (last accessed), “الخليقة”, in Global Recordings Network[1]:
- 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[edit]
كويس (kwayyis)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “كويس” in The Living Arabic Project
Categories:
- Egyptian Arabic lemmas
- Egyptian Arabic adjectives
- Egyptian Arabic terms with usage examples
- Egyptian Arabic adverbs
- Hijazi Arabic terms belonging to the root ك ي س
- Hijazi Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hijazi Arabic lemmas
- Hijazi Arabic adjectives
- Hijazi Arabic adverbs
- South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic terms with audio links
- South Levantine Arabic lemmas
- South Levantine Arabic adjectives
- Sudanese Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Sudanese Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Sudanese Arabic lemmas
- Sudanese Arabic adjectives
- Sudanese Arabic terms with quotations
- Sudanese Arabic adverbs