maxvuf

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-f-f
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْفُوف (maḥfūf).

Adjective

maxvúf (feminine maxvúfa, common plural maxvufín)

1. rubbed
2. grated

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 205