jivi

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-v-v
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَوِّيّ (jawwiyy).

Adjective

jivi (feminine jvie, masculine plural jvin)

1. cultivated, not wild

   Antonym: perri

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 190