xayyt
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Cypriot Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Arabic أُخَيّ (ʔuḵayy), diminutive of أَخ (ʔaḵ).
Noun
[edit]xayyt m (plural xvat)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word is used exclusively in the construct state.
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 138