jaxş

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Cypriot Arabic[edit]

Root
j-x-ş
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَحْش (jaḥš).

Noun[edit]

jaxş m (plural jxuş, feminine jaxşe)

  1. young donkey
  2. foolish person

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 183