bézef
See also: bezef
French
Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal Arabic بِزَّاف (bizzēf), بِالزَافِ (bi-z-zāfi, “a lot”) from a بِالسَّيْفِ (bi-s-sayfi, literally “with the sword”); compare Italian bizzeffe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.zɛf/
- Rhymes: -ɛf
Usage notes
- Especially used in negative clauses.
References
- Lutz, Edzard (2011), “Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1029.
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