عايز

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Active participle form of عاز (ʕāz, “to want”).

Root
ع و ز
3 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕaːjiz/

Participle

عايز • (ʕāyiz) (feminine عايزة (ʕayza), common plural عايزين (ʕayzīn))

1. (transitive or auxiliary) to want (see usage notes)

Usage notes

This is used instead of its base verb عاز (ʕāz) in the indicative, its often paired with كان (kān, “to be”) outside of the present-tense:

• انا عايز آكل ― ana ʕāyiz ākul ― I [m.] want to eat

• انا عايزة آكل ― ana ʕayza ākul ― I [f.] want to eat

• عشان كنت عايز انام ― ʕašān kunt ʕāyiz anām ― Because I wanted to sleep

It accepts subject dropping, which may cause some ambiguity:

• عايز آكل ― ʕāyiz ākul ― I [m.] want to eat or He wants to eat

Alternative forms

• عاوز (ʕāwiz)