We look at a few of the uniquely Egyptian slang words that litter our lexicon, complete with definitions. Which are your favourites?
If you are Egyptian, then you are very well aware that a lot of the Arabic that gets spoken in the streets aren't actually Arabic words but express exactly what needs to be said. We have compiled a list of our favourites. We know we have missed alot of them, however, that's were you come in, Cairo. Follow the format we have used and add your favourite non-sensical Egyptian words below in the comments section.
Sees
noun
A wuss
A weakling
A wimp
ex. Don't worry about that guy with the superman T-shirt, he's a total Sees.
Tary or Nity
noun
A person that cries readily for little to no reason
A person that whines and complains too much.
ex. Christiano Ronaldo is tary, but the whole Italian football team are total nitys.
Da-Jen
verb
The act of disc jockeying.
A DJ in the process of mixing.
ex. DJ Basterma fire beyDa-Jen Techno and only Techno.
Fokak
verb
"Forget about it"
To intentionally neglect something
ex. Fokak, she isn't pregnant so why are you worrying?
Iftakasa
noun
A person who tells lies
Bullshit
ex. That reports is an iftakasa, Egypt is not the worse place for expats.
Borotta
noun
A total Mama's boy
Somone who is extremely lazy
ex. That Borotta doesn't have any drugs. That Borotta doesn't even have a job.
Zebilliar
adjective
A slang term expressing a very long time
A billion dicks
ex. My Big Mac took a zebilliar hours to get here.
Hatya
noun
A human doormat
An idiot
ex. There is no point in dealing with him, he is a hatya.
Sika
adjective
a little
ex. Turn up that 100Copies compilation sika.
Suttub, Sayev, Farmat, Dalit
verbs
Various computer terms that have been turned into bastardised Arabic.
ex. After farmatting my computer, the suttub dalit what I thought I sayeved.