xuple

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-p-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُبْلَى (ḥublā).

Adjective

xuple (feminine plural xpala)

1. pregnant

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 194