بتاع

See also: تباع

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَتَاع (matāʕ, “thing, possession”). The initial b- as well as the development of inflections may be due to a merger with the unrelated adjective تَبَع (tabaʕ, “belonging”), which is used as a similar possessive marker in bordering Levantine Arabic; however, they may also have developed independently.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈtæːʕ/

Noun

بتاع • (bitāʕ) m

1. thing whose name is unknown or cannot be remembered by the speaker; thingy

   أحمد هات البتاع! ― ʔaḥmad hāt il-bitāʕ! ― Ahmad, get the thing!

2. (vulgar) penis

Adjective

بتاع • (bitāʕ) (feminine بتاعة (bitāʕa), masculine plural بتوع (bitūʕ))

1. Expresses the possessive or genitive: of, 's

   الكتاب بتاع أحمد ― il-kitāb bitāʕ ʔaḥmad ― Ahmad's book

   القميص ده بتاعك. ― il-ʔamīs da btāʕak ― This is your shirt.