iez

See also: -iez

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English ears.

Noun

iez (plural iez dem, quantified iez)

1. ear
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 28:27:

     Kaaz dem piipl ya blak dem main,
     brok tik iina dem iez,
     an lak dem yai dem,
     so dem kyaahn si wid dem yai dem,
     ar ier wid dem iez dem
     an andastan wid dem main,
     an ton we fram wa rang, an mi wuda iil dem.’

     For this people's heart has grown dull,
     and with their ears they can barely hear,
     and their eyes they have closed;
     lest they should see with their eyes
     and hear with their ears
     and understand with their heart
     and turn, and I would heal them.'

Further reading

• iez at majstro.com