xuple

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-p-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُبْلَى (ḥublā).

Adjective

xuple (feminine plural xpala)

  1. pregnant

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 194
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