يوع

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ي و ع
2 terms

From Arabic جُوع (jūʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /juːʕ/

Noun

يوع • (yūʿ) m

1. hunger

   يلا متى تحطون الغدا تراني ميت يوع؟!

   yalla mita tḥiṭṭūn el-ḡada tarāni mayyit yūʿ

   Come on, when are y'all going to put the lunch down, just to let you know I am dying of hunger?!

See also

• يوعان (yūʕān, “hungry”)
• عطش (ʕaṭaš, “thirst”)