xiδen

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-δ-n
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَضَنَ (ḥaḍana).

Verb

xiδen I (present pkyaxδen) (transitive)

1. to embrace

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 203