“Date”, “Dates” (time) (nouns) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Date” (the noun, in the context of time) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Tare5

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 تاريخ (m)

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

Taware5

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تواريخ

(Editor’s context: In Egyptian Arabic, if the date is in a general context (sing) Tare5 / تاريخ  (pl) Taware5 / تواريخ is used. If the date is in the context of an appointment it’s (sing) Maw3ed / موعد  (pl) Mwa3ed / مواعيد is used.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“What is the date today?”

Eh el tare5 enhrda?

 ايه التاريخ النهاردة ؟

“What dates can you meet?“

Momken nt2abel yom eh?

ممكن نتقابل يوم ايه ؟

 

(Editor’s note: Above, yom eh / يوم ايه means “Which day…and nt2abel / نتقابل, which means Meet, the verb, in the We form. The above translation effectively means, “Which day can we meet?”)

 
“The dates of the practices this season are listed here.“

Mwa3ed el tmaren bta3et el mosem dh mktoba hna.

.مواعيد التمارين بتاعة الموسم ده مكتوبة هنا

 
“The date of the event isn’t scheduled yet.“

Tare5 el event lsa mt7ddsh l7d dlw2ty.

.تاريخ الايفينت لسة متحددش لحد دلوقتي

 
“We have a few dates that are available.“

El mwa3ed ely lsa fadya 3ndna 2olyla.

.المواعيد اللي لسة فاضية عندنا قليلة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Date”, “Dates” (time) (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic