From the dialects of the eastern Mediterranean, including Egyptian Arabic بلطجي (balṭagi, “thug”), from Ottoman Turkish بالطهجی (baltacı, literally “axeman”). Related to Arabic بَلْطَة (balṭa).
بَلْطَجِيّ • (balṭajiyy) m (plural بَلَاطِجَة (balāṭija) or بَلْطَجِيُّونَ (balṭajiyyūna), feminine بَلْطَجِيَّة (balṭajiyya)) (countable, Modern Standard Arabic)
| 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 |
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بالطهجی (baltacı, “hatchetman, axeman”). By surface analysis, بلطة (balṭa) + ـجي (-gi).
بلطجي • (balṭagi) m (plural بلطجيّة (balṭagiyya)) (countable)