“Cabinet”, “Cabinets” in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Cabinet” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Dolab

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 دولاب (m)

In Egyptian Arabic, “Cabinets” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Dwaleb

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دواليب

(Editor’s note: An observation of interconnectedness — In Turkish, a “Cabinet” is Dolap.)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
He bought a new cabinet for his office.

Hwa eshtra dolab gded l mktbo.

.هو اشترى دولاب جديد لمكتبه

The cabinet doors need to be fixed.

Doraf el dolab m7taga ttsl7.

.ضرف الدولاب محتاجة تتصلح

 
She organized the medicine cabinet.

Hya rtbt dolab el adwya.

.هي رتبت دولاب الادوية

 
We got custom cabinets made.

W7na gbna dwaleb mtfsla.

.احنا جبنا دواليب متفصلة

 
They painted the cabinets white.

Homa dahano el dwaleb abyd.

.هم دهنوا الدواليب ابيض

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Cabinet”, “Cabinets” in Lebanese Arabic

“Cabinet”, “Cabinets” in Tunisian Arabic

“Cabinet”, “Cabinets” in Turkish
 

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