Body Parts

1. راس

   Rās

   Head

   Usage

   The head; also means chief or top.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

2. شعر

   Shaʿar

   Hair

   Usage

   Hair of the head or body. The spelling is the same as شعر "poetry".

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

3. وش

   Wishsh

   Face

   Usage

   The everyday word for face. Standard Arabic وجه is used in writing.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

4. عين

   ʿĒn

   Eye

   Usage

   Eye. It also means the evil eye or envy.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

5. ودن

   Widn

   Ear

   Usage

   The everyday word for ear. Standard Arabic is أذن.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

6. مناخير

   Manakhīr

   Nose

   Usage

   The everyday word for nose. It looks plural but is used for one nose.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

7. بق

   Buʾʾ

   Mouth

   Usage

   The everyday word for mouth. In formal or written Arabic فم is used.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

8. سنان

   Sinān

   Teeth

   Usage

   Teeth (plural). A single tooth is سنة (sinna).

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

9. لسان

   Lisān

   Tongue

   Usage

   The tongue; also used for one's way of speaking.

   Grammar Note

   An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

10. رقبة

    Raʾaba

    Neck

    Usage

    The neck; also the neckline of a garment.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

11. زور

    Zōr

    Throat

    Usage

    The throat. The same spelling is also the verb زار "to visit".

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

12. كتف

    Kitf

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The shoulder.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

13. دراع

    Dirāʿ

    Arm

    Usage

    The arm. Standard Arabic is ذراع.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

14. ايد

    Īd

    Hand

    Usage

    The hand. Standard Arabic is يد.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

15. صباع

    Ṣubāʿ

    Finger

    Usage

    A finger. The plural is صوابع (ṣawābiʿ).

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

16. صدر

    Ṣadr

    Chest

    Usage

    The chest. To report pain say صدري بيوجعني.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

17. بطن

    Baṭn

    Belly

    Usage

    The belly. Use بطني بتوجعني to say you have a stomach ache.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

18. معدة

    Maʿda

    Stomach

    Usage

    The stomach as an organ.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

19. ضهر

    Ḍahr

    Back

    Usage

    The back. Standard Arabic is ظهر.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

20. رجل

    Rigl

    Leg

    Usage

    Covers the whole leg and also the foot; Egyptian does not separate them. Dual رجلين.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

21. ركبة

    Rukba

    Knee

    Usage

    The knee.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

22. جلد

    Gild

    Skin

    Usage

    Skin; also means leather.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

23. عضم

    ʿAḍm

    Bone

    Usage

    Bone, a collective colloquial form. Standard Arabic is عظم.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

24. دم

    Damm

    Blood

    Usage

    Blood.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

25. قلب

    Alb

    Heart

    Usage

    The heart, also used for the seat of feeling. ق is pronounced as a glottal stop here.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

26. رئة

    Riʾa

    Lung

    Usage

    The lung; two lungs are رئتين.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

27. امعاء

    Amʿāʾ

    Intestines

    Usage

    The intestines, a plural-type noun.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

28. كبد

    Kibd

    Liver

    Usage

    The liver as an organ. The dish liver is كبدة.

    Grammar Note

    An Egyptian noun. The definite article is il- (assimilating before sun letters).

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