“Yours” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Yours” (the pronoun) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 2elak

(f) 2elik

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 الك (m)

 اليك (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Is it yours?”

(m) Hayda 2elak?

(f) Hayde 2elik?

 هيدا الك؟ (m)

هيدي الك؟ (f)

 
“This is yours.”

(m) Hayda 2elak.

(f) Hayde 2elik.

 .هيدا الك (m)

هيدي الك (f)

 
“It is yours.”

(m) 2elak.

(f) 2elik.

.الك (m)

.اليك (f)

 
“I think it’s yours.”

(m) Ba3te2id hayda 2elak.

(f) Ba3te2id hayde 2elik.

.بعتقد هيدا الك (m)

.بعتقدهيدي الك (f)

 
“Yes, it’s yours.”

(m) Na3am, hayda 2elak.

(f) Na3am, hayda 2elik.

 .نعم، هيدا الك (m)

 .نعم، هيدي الك (f)

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Yours” in Tunisian Arabic

“Yours” in Greek

“Yours” in Turkish
 

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