كويس
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Egyptian Arabic
[edit]Adjective
[edit]كويس • (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwayyisa), masculine plural كويسين (kuwayyisī́n))
- good
- الأكل في المطعم ده كويس.
- il-ʔakl fil-maṭʕam da kwayyis.
- The food in this restaurant is good.
Adverb
[edit]كويس • (kuwayyis)
- well
- نمت كويس؟
- Did you sleep well?
Hijazi Arabic
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ك ي س |
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Etymology
[edit]Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]كويس • (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwaysa) or كويسة (kuwayyisa), common plural كويسين (kuwayyisīn), feminine plural كويسات (kuwayyisāt) or كويسات (kuwaysāt))
Adverb
[edit]كويس • (kuwayyis)
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]كويّس • (kwayyes) (feminine كويّسة (kwayyse), common plural كويّسين (kwayysīn), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))
Sudanese Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, “well mannered, clever”).
Adjective
[edit]كويس • (kwayyis) (feminine كويسة, masculine plural كويسين, feminine plural كويسات)
- good
- 2024 April 21 (last accessed), “الخليقة”, in Global Recordings Network[1]:
- الله شاف كل الحاجات العمله كان كويس شديد ،كان مبسوط بكل الحاجات.
- God saw that everything he had made was very good, he was very pleased with all of it.
Adverb
[edit]كويس • (kwayyis)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “كويس” in The Living Arabic Project
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