South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
م ص ر
3 terms

Etymology edit

Alternative plural form of مصري (maṣri, Egyptian), originally referred to “Egyptian coins”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ma.sˤaː.ri/, [mɑˈsˤɑː.ri]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun edit

مصاري (maṣāripl (construct state مصريّات (maṣriyyāt))

  1. money
    Synonym: فلوس (flūs)
    ما معه مصاري يشتري سيّارة.
    ma maʕo maṣāri yištri sayyāra
    He doesn't have money to buy a car.
    رجّعله مصريّاته.
    rajjeʕ-lo maṣriyyāto
    Give him back his money.

Usage notes edit

  • This is a masculine plural form, while the construct form مصريّات (maṣriyyāt) is feminine plural.