بلطجي

See also: بلطجى

Arabic

Etymology

From the dialects of the eastern Mediterranean, including Egyptian Arabic بلطجى (bálṭagi, “thug”), from Ottoman Turkish بالطه‌جی (baltacı, literally “axeman”). Related to Arabic بَلْطَة (balṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.tˤa.d͡ʒijj/

Noun

بَلْطَجِيّ • (balṭajiyy) m (plural بَلْطَجِيُّونَ (balṭajiyyūna) or بَلَاطِجَة (balāṭija) or بَلْطَجِيَّة (balṭajiyya)) (countable, post-Classical)

1. a thug

Declension

Declension of noun بَلْطَجِيّ (balṭajiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلْطَجِي balṭajī	الْبَلْطَجِي al-balṭajī	بَلْطَجِي balṭajī
Nominative	بَلْطَجِيٌّ balṭajiyyun	الْبَلْطَجِيُّ al-balṭajiyyu	بَلْطَجِيُّ balṭajiyyu
Accusative	بَلْطَجِيًّا balṭajiyyan	الْبَلْطَجِيَّ al-balṭajiyya	بَلْطَجِيَّ balṭajiyya
Genitive	بَلْطَجِيٍّ balṭajiyyin	الْبَلْطَجِيِّ al-balṭajiyyi	بَلْطَجِيِّ balṭajiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلْطَجِيَّيْن balṭajiyyayn	الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْن al-balṭajiyyayn	بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay
Nominative	بَلْطَجِيَّانِ balṭajiyyāni	الْبَلْطَجِيَّانِ al-balṭajiyyāni	بَلْطَجِيَّا balṭajiyyā
Accusative	بَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ balṭajiyyayni	الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ al-balṭajiyyayni	بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay
Genitive	بَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ balṭajiyyayni	الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ al-balṭajiyyayni	بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay
Plural	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلْطَجِيِّين‎; بَلَاطِجَة‎; بَلْطَجِيَّة balṭajiyyīn‎; balāṭija‎; balṭajiyya	الْبَلْطَجِيِّين‎; الْبَلَاطِجَة‎; الْبَلْطَجِيَّة al-balṭajiyyīn‎; al-balāṭija‎; al-balṭajiyya	بَلْطَجِيِّي‎; بَلَاطِجَة‎; بَلْطَجِيَّة balṭajiyyī‎; balāṭijat‎; balṭajiyyat
Nominative	بَلْطَجِيُّونَ‎; بَلَاطِجَةٌ‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةٌ balṭajiyyūna‎; balāṭijatun‎; balṭajiyyatun	الْبَلْطَجِيُّونَ‎; الْبَلَاطِجَةُ‎; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةُ al-balṭajiyyūna‎; al-balāṭijatu‎; al-balṭajiyyatu	بَلْطَجِيُّو‎; بَلَاطِجَةُ‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةُ balṭajiyyū‎; balāṭijatu‎; balṭajiyyatu
Accusative	بَلْطَجِيِّينَ‎; بَلَاطِجَةً‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةً balṭajiyyīna‎; balāṭijatan‎; balṭajiyyatan	الْبَلْطَجِيِّينَ‎; الْبَلَاطِجَةَ‎; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةَ al-balṭajiyyīna‎; al-balāṭijata‎; al-balṭajiyyata	بَلْطَجِيِّي‎; بَلَاطِجَةَ‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةَ balṭajiyyī‎; balāṭijata‎; balṭajiyyata
Genitive	بَلْطَجِيِّينَ‎; بَلَاطِجَةٍ‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةٍ balṭajiyyīna‎; balāṭijatin‎; balṭajiyyatin	الْبَلْطَجِيِّينَ‎; الْبَلَاطِجَةِ‎; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةِ al-balṭajiyyīna‎; al-balāṭijati‎; al-balṭajiyyati	بَلْطَجِيِّي‎; بَلَاطِجَةِ‎; بَلْطَجِيَّةِ balṭajiyyī‎; balāṭijati‎; balṭajiyyati