Abbreviations
This page explains the abbreviations used in the dictionary
Languages
| abbreviation name | Description |
| EG Egyptian Arabic | A word that is only used in Egypt |
| MS Modern Standard Arabic | A word that is understood in Egypt and used throughout the arabic speaking world |
| CL Classical Arabic | |
| EN English | |
| US American English |
Usages
The usage is a star indicating how frequently the word is used: the options are
- daily
- regularly
- occasionally
- understood but rarely used
- not always understood- no star - unrated
Elements
The element type indicates how a word is used in a sentence. Some words can be used in more than one way: for example 'name' can be either a noun or a verb.
For more information about elements, consult the Egyptian Arabic Grammar pages by following the links in this table.
| abbreviation | name | Description | |
| expr | expression | a complete phrase, | good morning |
| part | participle | a participle is derived from a verb. | active: watching passive: watched |
| v | verb | describes what is happening | make, think |
| vi | intransitive verb | a verb that does not have a direct object | sleep |
| n | noun | a thing or abstract concept | thing: brick concept: equality |
| det | determiner | explains which noun you are talking about | a, the, this |
| pro | pronoun | something used in place of a noun | I, he, nothing |
| adj | adjective | describes or qualifies a noun | big, orange |
| adv | adverb | describes a verb or adjective | quickly, very |
| prep | preposition | defines the relationship, for example in space or time, between two things | to, with, after |
| conj | conjunction | links two phrases together | because, but |
| comp | comparative | derived from an adjective, used to compare two things | bigger, smarter |
| q | query | turns a sentence into a question | what, why |
| modal | modal | qualifies a verb | must, might, could |
Forms
Most words exist in more than one form (for example, knife and knives). The dictionary provides all of the forms necessary to work out the rest.
| abbreviation | name | Used with | Usage | Example |
| m | masculine | adj | one male person | |
| f | feminine | adj | one female person many things | |
| s | singular | n,adj,part | one person or thing | |
| pl | plural | n,adj,part | many persons or things | |
| coll | collective | n | foods and materials | fish, water, cloth |
| dual | dual | n | 'a couple of' | minutes |
| p | perfect | v | a completed action | |
| imp | imperfect | v | an action in progress | |
| pair | pair | n | 'a pair of' | shoes |
| invar | invariable | adj,part,modal | must | |
| part | participle | |||
| inf | infinitive | v | in english, preceded by 'to' | |
| act | active participle | v | in english, -ing | |
| pass | passive participle | v | in english, -ed |