jaxş

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-x-ş
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَحْش (jaḥš).

Noun

jaxş m (plural jxuş, feminine jaxşe)

1. young donkey
2. foolish person

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 183