“Roof”, “Roofs” in Egyptian Arabic

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

(m) Sat7

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سطح (m)

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

2sto7

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اسطح

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“There’s a cat on the roof.”

Fy 2otah 3la alsat7.

.في قطة علي السطح

 
“They installed solar panels on the roof.”

Homa 7ato 2lwa7 4amseyah 3la alsat7.

.هما حطوا الواح شمسية علي السطح

 
“The roof was damaged during the storm.”

Alsat7 kan bayez bsbb al3asefah.

.السطح كان بايظ بسبب العاصفة

 
“The roofs in the village are all red.”

Al2sto7 fy alqaryah kolohm 7omr.

.الاسطح في القرية كلهم حمر

 
“We replaced the old roofs with new ones.”

E7na badlna al2sto7 al2adema by 2sto7 gdedah.

.احنا بدلنا الاسطح القديمة بي اسطح جديدة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Roof”, “Roofs” in Tunisian Arabic

“Roof”, “Roofs” in Turkish

“Roof”, “Roofs” in Lebanese Arabic