θikel

Cypriot Arabic

Root
θ-k-l
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula).

Verb

θikel I (present pkyiθkel) (intransitive)

1. to become heavy
2. to gain weight, to put on weight

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 179