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psişi

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Cypriot Arabic

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Root
p-s-ş
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic بَسِيسَة (basīsa).

Noun

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psişi f

  1. a mixture of flour and water in which thread is soaked prior to weaving

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 158