xalp

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-l-p
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْب (ḥalb).

Noun

xalp m

1. verbal noun of xilep: milking

   Synonym: xlepe

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 208