يوع

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُوع‎ (jūʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

يوع • (yūʿ) m

  1. hunger
    ‏يلا متى تحطون الغدا تراني ميت يوع؟!‎‎
    yalla mita tḥiṭṭūn el-ḡada tarāni mayyit yūʿ
    Come on, when are y'all going to put the lunch down, just to let you know I am dying of hunger?!

See also
  • يوعان‎ (yūʕān, “hungry”)
  • عطش‎ (ʕaṭaš, “thirst”)
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