xaff

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-f-f
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa).

Verb

xaff I (present pixoff)

1. to rub
2. to grate

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