Egyptian Arabic Vocabulary

Names and Addressing People

English	Pronunciation	Egyptian Arabic
name; first name	ism (asmāʔ, asāmi)	اِسْم (اسْماء، اسامى)
What’s your name?	ísmak ʔē?	اِسْمك ايْه؟
My name is __.	ísmi __.	اِسْمى __.
last name (UK: surname)	ismə 3ēla	اِسْم عايْله
full name	ismə kāmil	اِسْم كامِل
to name	sámma [2d]	سمَّى
to be called, named	itsámma [5d]	اِتْسمَّى
to call	nāda [3d]	نادَى
How should I address you?	tiɧíbb anadīk bi-ʔē?	تِحِبّ اناديك بِايْه؟
Just call me __. (1)	nadīni __.	نادينى __.
Just call me __. (2)	ʔúlli __.	قولّى __.
title; nickname	láqab (alqāb)	لقب (الْقاب)
There’s no need for titles.	ma-fīš dā3i l-lʔalqāb.	مفيش داعى لِلالْقاب.
I don’t have a nickname.	ma-3andīš láqab.	معنْديش لقب.
alias, pseudonym	ismə šúhra	اِسْم شُهْره
teknonym	kúnya	كُنْيَه
Abu Khaled	abū xālid (lit. father of Khaled)	ابو خالد
Umm Ali	ummə 3áli (lit. mother of Ali)	اُمّ على
Sir!, Ma’am!, Miss!	ya-fándim!	يا افنْدِم!
Sir!	ya ustāz!	يا اُسْتاذ!
Ma’am! (UK: Madam)	ya madām!	يا مدام!
Miss!	ya ānísa	يا آنِسه
Mr. __	ustāz __	اُسْتاذ __
Mrs. __, Ms. __	madām __	مدام __
Miss __	ānisa __	آنِسه __
Dr. (medical or Ph.D.)	duktūr __	دُكْتور __
architect	bašmuhándis __	باشْمُهنْدِس __
Yes? (response to someone calling your name)	afándim?	افنْدِم؟