كئيب

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ء ب‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic كَئِيب‎ (kaʾīb).

Adjective

كئيب • (kaʔīb) (feminine كئيبة‎ (kaʔībe), common plural كئيبين‎ (kaʔībīn))

gloomy, depressed

See also

حزين‎ (ḥazīn, “sad”), حزنان‎ (ḥaznān, “sad”)

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