شمس
shamseveryday, Egyptian
The Egyptian Arabic word for "sun" is شمس (shams). With the article it is الشمس (esh-shams).
You use it for the weather, as in الشمس حامية (esh-shams ḥāmya), "the sun is hot", or for sitting in the sun.
Meaning: sun (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is feminine, so the adjective ends in -a, as in شمس حامية (shams ḥāmya).
How do you pronounce it?
In الشمس the ل of the article blends into the ش, so it sounds like "esh-shams".
Did you know?
- The Cairo district عين شمس (ʿayn shams) means "eye of the sun". It is named after ancient Heliopolis, the sun city.
Examples in context
- الشمس حامية قوي النهارده.esh-shams ḥāmya ʾawi en-naharda.The sun is very hot today.
- الشمس طلعت.esh-shams ṭalaʿit.The sun has come up.
- اقعد في الضل مش في الشمس.uʾʿud fi d-dill mish fi sh-shams.Sit in the shade, not in the sun.
Example conversation
Nadia and her husband Wael walk along the Corniche in Aswan at noon.
- Nadiaالشمس حامية قوي هنا.esh-shams ḥāmya ʾawi hena.The sun is so hot here.
- Waelتعالي نقعد في الضل.taʿāli niʾʿud fi d-dill.Come, let us sit in the shade.
- Nadiaفكرة حلوة.fikra ḥilwa.Good idea.
