jipel

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-p-l
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَبَل (jabal).

Noun

jipel m

1. mountain; hill

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَبَلَ (jabala).

Verb

jipel I (present pkyijpol)

1. to mold, to form

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 182