South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Elision of the middle consonant of تبع (tabaʕ) and compensatory lengthening of the vowel. Cognate of Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ).

Preposition edit

تاع (tāʕm (feminine تاعة (tāʕa), plural تاعون (tāʕūn))

  1. Alternative form of تبع (tabaʕ)

Usage notes edit

  • Some speakers do not inflect the word for gender or number.

Inflection edit

    Inflected forms of تاع
Base form تاع (tāʕ)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person تاعي (tāʕi) تاعنا (tāʕna)
2nd person تاعك (tāʕak) تاعك (tāʕek) تاعكم (tāʕkom)
3rd person تاعه (tāʕo) تاعها (tāʕha) تاعهم (tāʕhom)