How to Say "Egyptian Pound" in Arabic

جنيه مصري

junayh miṣrī

The English phrase "egyptian pound" is translated into Arabic as جنيه مصري (junayh miṣrī).

جنيه مصري refers to the official currency used in Egypt. When writing prices, Egyptians often use the abbreviation ج.م.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of جنيه (pound) and مصري (Egyptian).

The plural form of the phrase is جنيهات مصرية (Egyptian pounds).

junayh miṣrī

While the word جنيه means 'pound', it was originally modeled after the Arabic diminutive measure فُعَيْل to fit the phonetic pattern of the language.
The name of the country inside the phrase, مصر, is the same word used in many Arabic dialects to mean 'a city' or 'a fortified place'.

الجنيه المصري: أود التحويل بمبلغ 1000 جنيه مصري.
I would like to transfer 1000 Egyptian pounds.
الجنيه المصري يعتبر العملة الرسمية في مصر.
The Egyptian pound is the official currency in Egypt.
تحتاج إلى 1000 جنيه مصري لشراء هذا الجهاز.
You need 1000 Egyptian pounds to buy this device.
أريد تحويل الدولار إلى جنيه مصري.
ureed tahweel al dollar ila geneh masri.
I want to convert dollars to egyptian pound.

Ziad and Sarah are shopping at a local market.

زياد Ziad

بكم هذه الحقيبة يا سارة؟
Bikam hadhihi al-haqiba ya Sarah?
How much is this bag, Sarah?
سارة Sara

سعرها مائتان جنيه مصري.
Si'ruha mi'atan junayh misri.
Its price is two hundred Egyptian pounds.
زياد Ziad

هذا سعر جيد جداً.
Hadha si'r jayyid jiddan.
That is a very good price.
سارة Sara

نعم، إنها رخيصة فعلاً.
Na'am, innaha rakhisa fi'lan.
Yes, it is actually cheap.

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