“Sleeps” (third-person) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Sleeps” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Bynam

(f) Btnam

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بينام (m)

 بتنام (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He sleeps eight hours every night.”

Hwa bynam 8 sa3at kol lela.

.هو بينام 8 ساعات كل ليلة

 
“She sleeps with the lights on.”

Hya btnam wel nour sh3’al.

.هي بتنام و النور شغال

 
“Our cat sleeps on the couch.”

El 2ota bta3tna btnam 3al kanaba.

.القطة بتاعتنا بتنام عالكنبة

 
“He never sleeps late.”

Hwa msh bynam mt25r abadan.

.هو مش بينام متاخر ابدا

 
“Her daughter sleeps with a teddybear.”

Bntha btnam bel dabdob.

.بنتها بتنام بالدبدوب

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sleeps” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Sleeps” (third-person) in Greek

“Sleeps” (third-person) in Turkish