jivi
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Cypriot Arabic[edit]
Root |
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j-v-v |
2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic جَوِّيّ (jawwiyy).
Adjective[edit]
jivi (feminine jvie, masculine plural jvin)
- cultivated, not wild
- Antonym: perri
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 190