dayouth

English

Alternative forms

• dayooth, dayyuth, dayyooth

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daˈjːuːθ], [dæˈjːuːθ]
• Rhymes: -uːθ

Noun

dayouth (plural dayouths)

1. (rare, chiefly Islam, non-native speakers' English) A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives.