l-imtine

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Cypriot Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “the city”.

Proper noun[edit]

l-imtine f

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

References[edit]

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