“Spoon”, “Spoons” (eating utensil) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Spoon” (the noun, as in the eating utensil) is written using the Latin script as:

Ma3la2ah

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

معلقة

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

Ma3ale2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

معالق

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Where are your spoons?”

Fen el ma3ale2 bta3tk?

فين المعالق بتاعتك؟

 
“I need a spoon for this soup.”

Ana 3ayez ma3la2ah ll4orbah.

.انا عايز معلقة للشوربة

 
“Here is a spoon.”

Ma3la2ah aheh.

.معلقة اهيه

 
“The spoons are in that drawer.”

El ma3ale2 fe el dorg.

.المعالق في الدرج

 
“The spoons are cleaned.”

El ma3ale2 ndefah.

.المعالق نضيفة

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Fork”, “Forks” (nouns) in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Spoon”, “Spoons” (eating utensil) in Lebanese Arabic

“Spoon”, “Spoons” (eating utensil) in Tunisian Arabic