jabben

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-p-n
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَبَّنَ (jabbana).

Verb

jabben II (present pijabben)

1. to make cheese

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 183