awfa

Cypriot Arabic

Root
w-f-y
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْفَى (ʔawfā)

Adverb

awfa

1. more

   awfa xilv ― sweeter

   awfa şex ― older

   awfa xok ― higher up

   awfa jump ― nearer

   awfa texte ― sooner, as soon as possible

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 466