English words from Egyptian Arabic
- HurghadaA touristic seaside city in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.
- GizaA city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- AswanA governorate in southern Egypt.
- MasriEgyptian Arabic.
- shishaAn Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
- baharA weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars.
- DahabA town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt.
- nemsThe ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.
- ackersSynonym of money.
- ShenoudaA male given name from Egyptian Arabic [in turn from Coptic].
- loofThe palm of the hand.
- BeheiraA governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
- eggahAn Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.
- ghazeeyehAn Egyptian dancing girl
- HegazyA surname from Arabic.
- imsheego away
- Kafr El SheikhA governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
- khamaseenAn oppressive, hot, dusty, south or south-east wind occurring elsewhere in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant, intermittently in late winter through late spring.
- khamsinA hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.
- kushariAn Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils topped with a tomato-vinegar sauce and garnishes.
- mafeeshThere is no more; I have nothing.
- maknoonmad; crazy
- MasrEgypt
- masriumA rejected name for radium.
- Mersa MatruhA city in Matruh governorate, Egypt.
- Om AliA traditional Egyptian dessert resembling bread pudding, typically made with layers of puff pastry or phyllo dough, milk, nuts (such as almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts), and sometimes raisins or coconut. It is baked until golden and served warm, often garnished with additional nuts, powdered sugar, or whipped cream.
- omdaA village head man in Egypt.
- Rumi cheeseOne of the main types of cheese in Egypt, made from cows' milk or from buffalo milk.
- shadoofA device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point, consisting of a pivoted rod with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other.
- Sharm el-SheikhA city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
- shuftiA brief glance.
- SohagA city, the capital of Sohag governorate, Egypt.
- ZabbaleenOne of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.