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كويس

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Egyptian Arabic

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Adjective

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كويس (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwayyisa), masculine plural كويسين (kuwayyisī́n))

  1. good
    الأكل في المطعم ده كويس.
    il-ʔakl fil-maṭʕam da kwayyis.
    The food in this restaurant is good.

Adverb

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كويس (kuwayyis)

  1. well
    نمت كويس؟
    Did you sleep well?

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ك ي س
1 term

Etymology

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Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, well mannered, clever).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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كويس (kuwayyis) (feminine كويسة (kuwaysa) or كويسة (kuwayyisa), common plural كويسين (kuwayyisīn), feminine plural كويسات (kuwayyisāt) or كويسات (kuwaysāt))

  1. good, well
    Synonyms: طَيِّب (ṭayyib), تمام (tamām)

Adverb

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كويس (kuwayyis)

  1. good, well

South Levantine Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwaj.jes/, [kwajˈjɪs]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Adjective

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كويّس (kwayyes) (feminine كويّسة (kwayyse), common plural كويّسين (kwayysīn), elative أحسن (ʔaḥsan))

  1. good, nice, fine
    Synonym: منيح (mnīḥ)

Sudanese Arabic

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Etymology

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Diminutive form of Arabic كَيِّس (kayyis, well mannered, clever).

Adjective

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كويس (kwayyis) (feminine كويسة, masculine plural كويسين, feminine plural كويسات)

  1. 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

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كويس (kwayyis)

  1. well

Descendants

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  • Juba Arabic: kweys
  • Nubi: kweis

Further reading

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  • كويس” in The Living Arabic Project