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Egyptian Arabic
Pronunciation
Verb
استحمّى • (istaḥamma) X (non-past يستحمّى (yistaḥamma))
- (intransitive) to bathe, to have a bath
- (intransitive, euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse
- (intransitive) to bathe, to go for a swim
References
- Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “استحمّى”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 227
- Spiro, Socrates (1895) “حمى”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 153
- El Dik, Dina, Iskander, Emad (2021) Yalla! Let's Learn Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Verbs, Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page XII
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
اَسْتَحَمَّى • (astaḥamma) X (non-past يِسْتحمَّى (yistaḥamma))
- (intransitive) to take a shower, to shower
- Synonyms: اَتْرَوَّش (atrawwaš), اتْحَمَّم (atḥammam)