Where does “يعطيك العافية” come from?

يعطيك العافية (Gulf Arabic) comes from Arabic عافية, from Arabic عَافِيَة.

يعطيك العافية (Gulf Arabic): thank you

Definitions

  1. thank you

Ancestry of “يعطيك العافية”, step by step

يعطيك العافية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عافية

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعافيةhealth; vitality
2Arabicعَافِيَة—

via Gulf Arabic الـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gulf Arabicالـ—
Every word from Arabic عَافِيَة →Every word from Arabic عافية →