l-imtine

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “the city”.

Proper noun

l-imtine f

1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 426