Egyptian Arabic

Health and Medicine in Egyptian Arabic

health	ȿíɧɧa	صِحّة
healthy, in good health	bi-ȿíɧɧa kwayyísa	بِصِحّة كْوَيِّسة
healthy, in good health	salīm (sulām)	سليم (سُلام)
healthy, in good health	bi-3áfya	بِعافْيَة
sickness, illness, disease	máraɖ (amrāɖ)	مرض (أمْراض)
sick, ill	3ayyān	عيّان
sick, ill	marīɖ (márɖa)	مريض (مرْضى)
sick, ill	ta3bān	تعْبان
to be in poor health	ȿiɧɧítu ta3bāna	صِحِّتُه تعْبانة
to be handicapped	mu3āq	مُعاق
wheelchair	kúrsi mutaɧárrik	كُرْسي مُتحرِّك
doctor	duktūr (dakátra)	دُكْتور (دكاتْرة)
doctor	ʈabīb (aʈíbba)	طبيب (أطِبّة)
I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.	ʔána ta3bān. ʔa3táqid lāzim ʔarūɧ li-duktūr.	أنا تعْبان. أعْتقِد لازِم أروح لِدُكْتور.
specialist	ʔaxiȿȿāʔi	أخِصّائي
cardiologist	ʔaxiȿȿāʔi li-lʔálb	أخِصّائي لِلقلْب
eye doctor, ophthalmologist	duktūr 3iyūn	دُكْتور عِيون
to make an appointment with	ʔáxad ^[i3] mi3ād min	أخد ميعاد مِن
hospital	mustášfa (mustašfayāt)	مُسْتشْفى (مُسْتشْفَيات)
doctor’s office, clinic	3iyāda	عِيادة
nurse	mumárriɖ	مُمرِّض
patient	marīɖ (márɖa)	مريض (مرْضى)
to get a (medical) check-up	3ámal ^[1s2] it[check-up]	عمل التّشيْك أپ
to diagnose	šáxxaȿ ^[2s2]	شخّص
diagnosis	tašxīȿ	تشْخيص
to examine	fáɧaȿ ^[1s1]	فحص
to examine	kášaf ^[1s2] 3ála	كشف على
examination	faɧs (fuɧūȿ)	فحْص (فُحوص)
The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with nasal congestion.	idduktūr kášaf 3alē wi šáxxaȿu ʔínnu 3ándu zukām.	الدُّكْتور كشف عليْه و شخّصُه إنُّه عنْدُه زُكام.
problem	muškíla (mašākil, muškilāt)	مُشْكِلة (مشاكِل، مُشْكِلات)
What’s wrong?	ʔē ilmuškíla?	أيْه المُشْكِلة؟
I’m sick.	ʔána 3ayyān.	أنا عيّان.
pain	wága3 (awgā3)	وَجع (أَوْجاع)
My __ hurts.	-i/-ya byiwgá3ni/btiwgá3ni	__ـي بْيِوْجعْني/بْتِوْجعْني.
My shoulder has been hurting for ages.	kítfi byiwgá3ni min zamān.	كِتْفي بْيِوْجعْني مِن زمان.
It hurts here.	ilɧítta di btiwgá3ni.	الحِتّة دي بْتِوْجعْني.
to have a backache	3ándu wága3 fi ɖáhru	عنْدُه وَجع في ضهْرُه
to have a headache	3ándu ȿudā3	عنْدُه صُداع
I have a really bad headache.	3ándi ȿudā3 gāmid ʔáwi.	عنْدي صُداع جامِد أَوي.
migraine	ȿudā3 níȿfi	صُداع نِصْفي
dizziness	dōxa	دوْخة
dizzy	dāyix	دايِخ
to faint	ɣúmi 3alē	غُمي عليْه
to have a cold	wāxid bard	واخِد برْد
to be congested, have nasal congestion	3ándu zukām	عنْدُه زُكام
to have the flu	3ándu ʔinfilwínza	عنْدُه إنْفِلْوِنْزا
to have a fever	3ándu ɧúmma	عنْدُه حُمّى
to have a stomachache	3ándu wága3 fi báʈnu	عنْدُه وَجع في بطْنُه
to have a sore throat	zūru multáhib	زورُه مُلْتهِب
to cough	kaɧɧ ^[1g2]	كحّ
to have a cough	3ándu kúɧɧa	عنْدُه كُحّة
to vomit, throw up	rágga3 ^[2s2]	رجّع
to experience nausea, be nauseous	3āyiz yirágga3	عايِز يِرجّع
to have a rash	3ándu ʈafɧ^ə gíldi	عنْدُه طفْح جِلْدي
to have diarrhea	3ándu ʔishāl	عنْدُه إسْهال
to be constipated	3ándu ʔimsāk	عنْدُه إمْساك
to have indigestion	3ándu 3usr^ə haɖm	عنْدُه عُسْر هضْم
diabetes	issúkkar	السُّكّر
to be diabetic	3ándu -ssúkkar	عنْدُه السُّكّر
to have asthma	3ándu rabw	عنْدُه ربْو
to have high blood pressure	3ándu ɖaɣʈ	عنْدُه ضغْط
AIDS, HIV	[AIDS]	أيْدْز
cancer	saraʈān	سرطان
to get injured	it3áwwar ^[5s2]	اِتْعوّر
to have a bruise	3ándu kádma	عنْدُه كدْمة
wound, cut	garɧ (gurūɧ)	جرْح (جُروح)
to get stitches	itxáyyaʈ ^[5s2]	اِتْخيّط
stitch	ɣúrza (ɣúraz)	غُرْزة (غُرز)
burn	ɧarʔ (ɧurūʔ)	حرْق (حُروق)
to get burned	3ándu ɧarʔ	عنْدُه حرْق
bandage, Band-Aid	bilāstir	بِلاسْتِر
to have a sprained ankle	ríglu magzū3a	رِجْلُه مجْزوعة
to break a bone	kásar ^[1s1] 3áɖma	كسر عضْمة
a broken bone	3áɖma maksūra	عضْمة مكْسورة
cast; splint (UK: plaster)	gabīra (gabāyir)	جبيرة (جبايِر)
He broke his arm and has to wear a cast now.	kásar dirā3u w lāzim yirákkib gabīra dilwáʔti.	كسر دِراعُه و لازِم يِركِّب جبيرة دِلْوَقْتي.
x-ray	ȿūra b-ʔaší33it ʔiks	صورة بِاشِعِّةْ إكْس
to x-ray	3ámal ^[1s2] ʔaší33it iks	عمل أشِعِّةْ إكْس
medicine	dáwa (adwíya)	دَوا (أدْوِيَة)
prescription	rušítta	روشِتّة
to prescribe	wáȿaf ^[1s2]	وَصف
aspirin	ʔaspirīn	أسْپيرين
pill	ɧabbāya	حبّايَة
antibiotics	muɖādāt ɧayawíyya	مُضادات حَيَوية
injection, shot	ɧúʔna (ɧúʔan)	حُقْنة (حُقن)
to get a shot	ʔáxad ^[i3] ɧúʔna	أخد حُقْنة
to draw blood	sáɧab ^[1s1] 3iyānit damm	سحب عِيانِةْ دمّ
to run a blood test	3ámal ^[1s2] faɧȿ^ə damm	عمل فحْص دمّ
to cure, heal	šáfa ^[1d2]	شفى
recovery, healing	šífa	شِفا
to treat	3ālig ^[3s]	عالِج
treatment	3ilāg	عِلاج
infection	3ádwa	عدْوى
contagious	mú3di	مُعْدي
Are you contagious?	ʔínta máraɖak mú3di?	إنْتَ مرضك مُعْدي؟
surgeon	garrāɧ	جرّاح
surgery	girāɧa	جِراحة
to perform surgery on, operate on	3ámal ^[1s2] girāɧa li-	عمل جِراحة لِـ
to perform surgery on, operate on	3ámal ^[1s2] 3amalíyya li-	عمل عملية لِـ
to undergo surgery, have an operation	3ámal ^[1s2] girāɧa	عمل جِراحة
to undergo surgery, have an operation	3ámal ^[1s2] 3amalíyya	عمل عملية
to have an abortion	3ámal ^[1s2] ʔighād	عمل إجْهاض
plastic surgeon	garrāɧ tagmīl	جرّاح تجْميل
plastic surgery	girāɧit tagmīl	جِراحِةْ تجْميل
pregnancy	ɧaml	حمْل
to get pregnant by	ɧámal ^[1s2] min	حمل مِن
pregnant	ɧāmil ^[f.] (ɧawāmil)	حامِل (حَوامِل)
to give birth	wílid ^[1s5]	وِلِد
When are you due?	hatiwlídi ʔímta?	هتِوْلِدي إمْتى؟
I’m due in early December.	háwlid f- ʔáwwil disímbir.	هَوْلِد في أوِّل ديسِمْبِر.
How far along is she?	híyya fi -ššahr ilkām?	هِيَّ في الشّهْر الكام؟
She’s six months pregnant.	híyya fi -ššahr issādis.	هُوَّ في الشّهْر السّادِس.
to use birth control	istáxdim ɧubūb man3 ilɧáml	اِسْتخْدِم حُبوب منْع الحمْل
condom	kásbir	كاسْبِر
condom	wāʔi zákari	واقي ذكري
condom	kúndum	كونْدوم
dentist	duktūr sinān	دُكْتور سِنان
to have a cavity	3ándu tasáwwus	عنْدُه تسَوُّس
to have a toothache	sinānu btiwgá3u	سِنانُه بْتِوْجعُه
to have a chipped tooth	3ándu sínna maksūra	عنْدُه سِنّة مكْسورة
to get a filling	ɧáša ^[1d2] sínna	حشى سِنّة
to get a tooth pulled	xála3 ^[1s1] sínna	خلع سِنّة
to get a cleaning	3ámal ^[1s2] tanɖīf	عمل تنْضيف
I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.	ʔána rāyiɧ li-duktūr issinān 3ašān ʔá3mil kíšfa 3ála sināni wi ʔá3mal tanɖīf.	أنا رايِح لِدُكْتور السِّنان عشان أعْمِل كِشْفة على سِناني و أعْمِل تنْضيف.
to get one’s teeth whitened	báyyaɖ ^[2s2] sinānu	بيّض سِنانُه

Egyptian Arabic

Health and Medicine in Egyptian Arabic

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