arabiiya

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Juba Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sudanese Arabic عربية (ʕarabiyya), from Arabic عَرَبَة (ʕaraba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aɾaˈbija/, [a.ɾaˈbi.ja]

Noun[edit]

arabiiya

  1. car
    arabiiya de ma gi ruwa ta kulu kulu.
    the car won't go at all.

References[edit]

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 121