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In Egyptian Arabic “storm” is عاصفة (ʿāṣifa). On the north coast and in Alexandria people also speak of نوة (nawwa), a winter storm.

In Egyptian Arabic, “black” is أسود (eswid) for masculine nouns and سودا (sooda) for feminine nouns.

In Egyptian Arabic, “doctor” is دكتور (doktor) for a man and دكتورة (doktora) for a woman. The formal word is طبيب (tabib).

In Egyptian Arabic, “beauty” is جمال (gamal). In casual speech Egyptians also use حلاوة (halawa), literally “sweetness”, for prettiness.

The Arabic word for “warrior” that Egyptians use is محارب (muḥārib). A close word is مقاتل (muʾātil), “fighter”.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘yes’ is أيوه (aywa).

In Egyptian Arabic, Anubis is written أنوبيس (anubis). The name comes from the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian god’s name.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘love’ is حب (hobb).

In Egyptian Arabic “shoes” is جزمة (gazma), and the plural is جزم (gizam). The letter ج is pronounced as a hard “g” in Cairo.

The neutral and medical Arabic word for “testicles” is خصيتين (khuṣyatēn), literally “two testicles”. One is خصية (khuṣya).