Note 443 — TALE OF MOHSIN AND MUSA.[435]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
In text “Biiru milyánah Moyah.” As a rule the Fellah of Egypt says “Mayyeh,” the Cairene “Mayya,” and the foreigner “Moyah”: the old Syrian is “Mayá,” the mod. “Moy,” and the classical dim. of “Má” is “Muwayh,” also written “Muwayy” and “Muwayhah.”