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xpa

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Cypriot Arabic

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Root
x-p-y
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Verb

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xpa I (present pkyixpi) (intransitive)

  1. to weep
  2. to whimper

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 164
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