Egyptian

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘come’ as a command to a man is تعالى (ta’ala).

In Egyptian Arabic, Egypt is مصر (Masr). The same word is used for the country and, in daily speech, for Cairo.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘I love you’ said to a male is بحبك (baheebak).

In Egyptian Arabic “ugly” is وحش (wiḥish) for a masculine thing and وحشة (wiḥsha) for a feminine one. The plural is وحشين (wiḥshīn).

In Egyptian Arabic the general word for jasmine is ياسمين (yasmīn). The white Arabian jasmine, very popular in Egypt, is called فل (full).

The standard word for pig in Egypt is خنزير (ḵanzīr).

In Egyptian Arabic the Sphinx is called أبو الهول (abu l-hōl), which means “father of terror”. It is the name used for the Great Sphinx of Giza.

In Egyptian Arabic children and adults call a grandfather جدو (gedo). The neutral word is جد (gedd), pronounced with a hard “g”.

In Egyptian Arabic, “coming” is جاي (gay) for a man, جاية (gaya) for a woman and جايين (gayyin) for several people.

In Egyptian Arabic, an aunt on the mother’s side is خالة (khala). An aunt on the father’s side is عمة (amma).