أسود
eswidmasculine, Egypt
In Egyptian Arabic, "black" is أسود (eswid) for masculine nouns and سودا (sooda) for feminine nouns.
Meaning: darkest color (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Egyptian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| أسود | eswid | masculine, Egypt |
| سودا | sooda | feminine, Egypt |
Plural nouns take سود (sood), for example شنط سود (shonat sood), "black bags".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective follows the noun and agrees with it, so a black car is عربية سودا (arabiyya sooda) and a black coat is جاكت أسود (jaket eswid).
Did you know?
- Egypt's ancient name كيميت (Kemet) meant "black land", after the dark soil beside the Nile.
Examples in context
- عندي عربية سوداandi arabiyya soodaI have a black car.
- لبست جاكت أسودlebist jaket eswidI wore a black jacket.
- القهوة سودا من غير سكرel-ahwa sooda min gheir sukkarThe coffee is black with no sugar.
Example conversation
Mostafa and his sister Aya choose a bag in a shop in Cairo.
- Ayaعايزة شنطة سوداayza shanta soodaI want a black bag.
- Mostafaدي حلوة، لونها أسودdi helwa, lonha eswidThis one is nice, its color is black.
- Ayaتمام، هاخدهاtamam, hakhodhaGreat, I will take it.
