موية

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ), cognate with Syrian Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܘܝ̈ܐ (mōya, water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moː.ja/, [ˈmo̞ː.ja]

Noun

مويَة • (mōyaf (plural مويات (mōyāt))

  1. water
  2. body of water

Najdi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ), cognate with Syrian Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܘܝ̈ܐ (mōya, water).

Noun

موية (mōyaf

  1. water

Sudanese Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُوَيْئة (muwayʔa), a diminutive of ماء (māʔ), cognate with Syrian Western Neo-Aramaic ܡܘܝ̈ܐ (mōya, water).

Noun

موية • (mōya?

  1. water

Descendants

  • Juba Arabic: moya
  • Nubi: moyo