Ownership

There are several different ways to indicate ownership and belonging. These are:

Egyptian	Meaning	Egyptian	English
possessive pronoun	my/your/his	'ismuhiicsm-uh إسم ُه	his name
simple genitive	of	ism ilwaladiism iil-walad ا ِسم ا ِلو َلـَد	the name of the boy
bitaaAbitaaA بـِتا َع	belonging	ilbasboor bitaaAiiil-basbwr bitaaA-y ا ِلبـَسبور بـِتا َعي	my passport
AandAand عـَند	ownership	Aandi biytAand-y biyt عـَندي بـِيت	I have a house
maAamaAa مـَعَ	have with you	maAaak kabreet?maAaak kabryt? مـَعا َك كـَبريت؟	Do you have matches (on you)?
lily لي	having for a purpose intended for attached	fi boosTa leekfy bwsTao ly-k في بوسطـَة ليك	there is some post for you
milkmilk مـِلك	(my/your/his) property	ilbiyt dah milkuhiil-biyt dah milk-uh ا ِلبـِيت د َه مـِلكـُه	that house is his property

possessive pronoun

In both English and Egyptian, the most common way of expressing ownership is with a posessive pronoun (my, your... etc). In Egyptian, this is a suffix attached to the noun. Here are some examples:

English	Arabic
my name	'ismiiicsm-y إسمي
your(m) name	'ismakiicsm-ak إسم َك
your(f) name	'ismikiicsm-ik إسم ِك
my house	biytibiyt-y بـِيتي
his house	biytuhbiyt-uh بـِيت ُه
my father	'abwyaaacbwyaa أبويا َ
your(f) father	'aboohaaacbwhaa أبوها َ
his father	'aboohaacbwh أبوه
our god	rabbinarabb-inaa ر َبّ ِنا َ

The posessive pronouns themselves are pretty easy to learn, but when the pronouns are attached to nouns, the vowels do a little dance to make sure that you don't get three consonants in a row. See pronouns for more information.

simple genitive

In English, the simple genitive can take two forms: both are expressed in the same way in arabic.

English	Egyptian
the man's name	'ism ilraagiliicsm iil-raagil إسم ا ِلرا َجـِل
the name of the man	'ism ilraagiliicsm iil-raagil إسم ا ِلرا َجـِل

il-iil_ ا ِلـ can be attached to the second noun if required, but must never be attached to the first noun. If the first noun is feminine, the -a_ao ــَة ending changes to -it_it ــِت. Nothing must be placed between the two nouns. Adjectives go after the second noun, but must agree in gender and number with the first noun. If a possessive suffix is required, it must go on the second word (or use bitaaAbitaaA بـِتا َع). Here are some examples:

English	Egyptian
the boy's name is strange	'ism ilwalad Gareebiicsm iil-walad Garyb إسم ا ِلو َلـَد غـَريب
I have her telephone number	Aandi nimrit tileefoonhaAandy nimrio tilyfwn-haa عـَندي نـِمر ِة تـِليفونها َ
Where is the railway station?	mahaTit il'aTr feen?maHaTio iil-qaTr fyn? مـَحـَطـِة ا ِلقـَطر فين؟
Do you know my cousin? (uncle's son)	'inta Aaarif 'ibn Aammy?iicnta Aaarif iicbn Aamm-y? إنت َ عا َر ِف إبن عـَمّي؟
Do you know my cousin? (uncle's son)	tiAarif 'ibn Aammy?tiAarif iicbn Aamm-y? تـِعـَر ِف إبن عـَمّي؟
Have you seen the boss's new car?	'inta shooft Aarabiyit ilmudeer ilgideeda?iicnta shwft Aarabiyio iil-mudyr iil-gidydao? إنت َ شوفت عـَر َبـِي ِة ا ِلمـُدير ا ِلجـِديد َة؟
Have you seen the new boss's car?	'inta shooft ilAarabiya 'illi maAa ilmudeer ilgideed?iicnta shwft iil-Aarabiyao iiclly maAa iil-mudyr iil-gidyd? إنت َ شوفت ا ِلعـَر َبـِيـَة إلّي مـَعـَ ا ِلمـُدير ا ِلجـِديد؟
I want a bottle of water	Aaayiz 'izzaazit mayaahAaayiz iiczzaazio mayaah عا َيـِز إزّا َز ِة مـَيا َه
give me this bottle of water	iddeeni 'izzaazit ilmayaahiiddyny iiczzaazio iil-mayaah ا ِدّيني إزّا َز ِة ا ِلمـَيا َه dyh

Belonging- bitaAbitaA بـِتـَع

bitaAbitaA بـِتـَع is used in several ways:

noun + bitaA + possessive suffix, to indicate ownership
noun + bitaA + possessive suffix, as an alternative to a genitive
bitaA + product (milk, onions, tyres etc), to indicate somebody who sells the product
bitaA + possessive suffix, to refer to a man's or woman's private parts

bitaAbitaA بـِتـَع is always used for ownership when the noun ends in -yn_yn ـين and for imported words (my villa). It is not used for parts of the body (my leg).

English	Egyptian
I have lost my passport	'ana DayAt ilbasboor bitaaAiaacnaa DaayAt iil-basbwr bitaaAy أنا َ ضا َيعت ا ِلبـَسبور بـِتا َعي
how many rooms does your villa have?	Aandak kam 'uooDa fi ilveela bitaAtak?Aandak kam uucwDao fy iil-vylaa bitaaAtak? عـَند َك كـَم أ ُوضـَة في ا ِلڤيلا َ بـِتا َعتـَك؟
Where are your teachers?	feen ilmudarriseen bitwaAak?fyn iil-mudarrisyn bitwaAak? فين ا ِلمـُد َرّ ِسين بـِتو َعـَك؟
He is a vegetable seller	huwwa bitaaA KuDaarhuwwa bitaaA KuDaar هـُوّ َ بـِتا َع خـُضا َر
He is a milk seller means he's a ladies' man	huwwa bitaaA labanhuwwa bitaaA laban هـُوّ َ بـِتا َع لـَبـَن
Stop scratching yourself!	baTTal tuhrush fi bitaaAakbaTTal tuhrush fy bitaaA-ak! بـَطّـَل تـُهر ُش في بـِتا َعـَك

bitaaA bitaaA بـِتا َع is like a participle, so it has to agree in gender and number with the noun. Here are all of the possible endings:

English	m	f	pl
	the book	the bag	the books
	ilkitaab bitaaA-iil-kitaab bitaaA_ ا ِلكـِتا َب بـِتا َعـ	ilshanTa bitaAt-iil-shanTao bitaaAt_ ا ِلشـَنطـَة بـِتا َعتـ	ilkutoob bitooA-iil-kutwb bitwA_ ا ِلكـُتوب بـِتوعـ
belonging to me	bitaaAibitaaAy بـِتا َعي	bitaAtibitaaAty بـِتا َعتي	bitooAibitwAy بـِتوعي
belonging to us	bitaAnabitaaAnaa بـِتا َعناَ	bitaaAitnabitaaAitnaa بـِتا َعـِتناَ	bitooAnabitwAnaa بـِتوعناَ
belonging to you(m)	bitaaAakbitaaAak بـِتا َعـَك	bitaAtakbitaaAtak بـِتا َعتـَك	bitooAakbitwAak بـِتوعـَك
belonging to you(f)	bitaaAikbitaaAik بـِتا َعـِك	bitaAtikbitaaAtik بـِتا َعتـِك	bitooAikbitwAik بـِتوعـِك
belonging to you(pl)	bitaAkumbitaaAkum بـِتا َعكـُم	bitaaAitkumbitaaAitkum بـِتا َعـِتكـُم	bitooAkumbitwAkum بـِتوعكـُم
belonging to him	bitaaAuhbitaaAuh بـِتا َعـُه	bitaAtuhbitaaAtuh بـِتا َعتـُه	bitooAuhbitwAuh بـِتوعـُه
belonging to her	bitaAhabitaaAhaa بـِتا َعهاَ	bitaaAithabitaaAit-haa بـِتا َعـِتهاَ	bitooAhabitwAhaa بـِتوعهاَ
belonging to them	bitaAhumbitaaAhum بـِتا َعهـُم	bitaaAithumbitaaAit-hum بـِتا َعـِتهـُم	bitooAhumbitwAhum بـِتوعهـُم

Ownership - AandAand عـَند

AandAand عـَند means that you own something but don't necessarily have with you. It can also be used about members of your family. An object pronoun can be added to indicate who owns something. Here are some examples:

English	Egyptian
I have a car	Aandi AarabiyaAandy Aarabiyao عـَندي عـَر َبـِيـَة
he has two children	Aanduh waladeenAand-uh waladyn عـَند ُه و َلـَدين
do you have any books?	Aandak kutub?Aand-ak kutub? عـَند َك كـُتـُب؟

Here are all of the possible forms.

English	Arabic
I have	AandiAandy عـَندي
we have	AandinaAandinaa عـَند ِناَ
you(m) have	AandakAandak عـَند َك
you(f) have	AandikAandik عـَند ِك
you(pl) have	AandukumAandukum عـَند ُكـُم
he has	AanduhAanduh عـَند ُه
she has	AandahaAandahaa عـَند َهاَ
they have	AanduhumAanduhum عـَند ُهـُم

Having with you maAamaAa مـَعَ

maAamaAa مـَعَ means that you have something or somebody with you. It takes an object suffix to say who it is with.

English	Egyptian
Do you have the keys?	maAak ilmafateeh?maAak iil-mafaatyH? مـَعـَك ا ِلمـَفا َتيح؟
I will go with you	'ana harooh maAaakaacnaa haarwH maAa-ak أنا َ ها َروح مـَعـَـَك
Do you have any change?	maAak fakka?maAak fakkao? مـَعـَك فـَكّـَة؟

Here are all of the possible forms:

English	Egyptian
I have	maAaayamaAaayaa مـَعا َياَ
we have	maAaanamaAaanaa مـَعا َناَ
you(m) have	maAaakmaAaak مـَعا َك
you(f) have	maAaakimaAaaky مـَعا َكي
you(pl) have	maAaakummaAaakum مـَعا َكـُم
he has	maAaahmaAaah مـَعا َه
she has	maAaahamaAaahaa مـَعا َهاَ
they have	maAaahummaAaahum مـَعا َهـُم

intended for - ly-ly_ ليـ

lily لي can be used for parts of the body, members of your family, for something that is attached, and for something that is intended for somebody or something. It is also used when an inanimate object has something. Here are some examples:

English	Egyptian
he has only one leg	leeh rigl wahda baslyh rigl waaHdao bas ليه ر ِجل وا َحد َة بـَس
she has two children	leeha waladeenly-haa waladyn ليها َ و َلـَدين
there is mail for you (f)	fi boosTa leekify bwsTao lyky في بوسطـَة ليكي
I owe you five pounds Lit: I have five founds for you(m)	Aandi Kamsa gineet leekAandy Kamsao ginyo ly-k عـَندي خـَمسـَة جـِنية ليك
this present is for (all of) you(pl)	ilhidaya di leekumiil-hidayao dy lykum ا ِلهـِد َيـَة دي ليكـُم
I want a garden seat A seat intended for the garden	Aaayiz kursi lilginiynaAaayiz kursy li-l-giniynao عا َيـِز كـُرسي لـِلجـِنـِينـَة
the flat has a garage	ilsha''a leeha garaajiil-shaqqao lyhaa garaaj ا ِلشـَقّـَة ليها َ جـَرا َچ
the flat has two bedrooms use fify في because rooms are inside	ilsha''a feeha'uooDteeniil-shaqqao fyhaauucwDtyn ا ِلشـَقّـَة فيها َأ ُوضتين