arabiiya

Juba Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈbija/, [a.ɾaˈbi.ja]

Noun

arabiiya

1. car

   arabiiya de ma gi ruwa ta kulu kulu.

   the car won't go at all.

References

• 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