xkie

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-k-y
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حِكَايَة (ḥikāya). Doublet of xke.

Noun

xkie f

  1. speech, conversation, talk

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 207
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