45 Sa'idi (Upper Egyptian Arabic) Curse Words & Insults

Sa’idi () is the Arabic dialect of Upper Egypt.

I know it’s confusing (), but Upper Egypt is actually Southern Egypt (from the villages south of Cairo all the way down to Aswan).

While it’s mutually intelligible with Cairene Arabic (the Egyptian dialect spoken in Cairo), Sa’idi is also quite distinct.

The most obvious examples are the letter jeem/geem, which is usually pronounced as a ‘J’ (in Cairo it’s a ‘G’), and the letter qaf, which is pronounced as a ‘G’ in Sa’idi.

But they also have unique expressions.

The expressions that Sa’idi people use - particularly insults - are quite colorful, and often the subject of great amusement in Egyptian media. Sa’idi people are stereotypically depicted as less intelligent and a bit backward, so many of their insults poke fun at this.

Below are some of the most popular Sa’idi slang words and lighthearted insults along with their meanings.

List of Sa’idi insults

Insult someone’s intelligence in Sa’idi (Egyptian) Arabic (stupid, useless, etc.)

1.

Meaning: A useless person

Listen: 5urug

2.

Meaning: A useless person

Listen: 5ee5a

3.

Meaning: A naive/stupid person

Listen: 3abeet

4.

Meaning: A donkey

Listen: ja7sh

5. - ()

Meaning: A person who is always in a state of humiliation

Listen: marmaTan marmaTa

6.

Meaning: A naive/stupid person

Listen: ahbil

7.

Meaning: A person with a clown personality

Listen: halaas

8.

Meaning: A “son of a shoe”

Listen: ibn ilmarkoob

9.

Meaning: A retarded person

Listen: mit5alif

Insult a person’s character or ethics in Sa’idi (Egyptian) Arabic

10.

Meaning: A slow/lazy person

Listen: lika3

11.

Meaning: A distracted person (unable to focus)

Listen: matawul

12.

Meaning: A person with a foul mouth

Listen: shalag

13.

Meaning: A woman with a high voice who argues a lot

Listen: rada7a

14.

Meaning: A bastard

Listen: awbash

15.

Meaning: A careless person

Listen: tina7

16.

Meaning: A disorganized/careless person

Listen: midahwil

17.

Meaning: A person who isn’t serious

Listen: muhayis

18.

Meaning: An arrogant person

Listen: namrud

19.

Meaning: A piece of mud (refers to a boring person)

Listen: jaloos i-Teen

20.

Meaning: A person covered in tar (someone who attracts problems)

Listen: mugaTran

21.

Meaning: An arrogant person

Listen: ma3njir

22.

Meaning: A person who doesn’t care about time

Listen: saka3

23.

Meaning: A person who depends on others to get work done

Listen: naTa3

24.

Meaning: A person who can’t be taken seriously

Listen: laT5

25.

Meaning: A person who depends on others to get work done

Listen: 3awnaq

26.

Meaning: A person who depends on others to get work done

Listen: mitla7im

27.

Meaning: A person who brags about themselves

Listen: ganzu7

28.

Meaning: A boring person

Listen: mlaslis

29.

Meaning: A stiff person

Listen: mita3anTiz

30.

Meaning: A provocative person

Listen: 3anij

31.

Meaning: A disorganized person

Listen: midaldil

32.

Meaning: A person covered in Nile River mud (lots of bad luck)

Listen: minayil

33.

Meaning: A dirty (bad) person

Listen: nijis

34.

Meaning: A poor person

Listen: mka7arit

35.

Meaning: A person who talks too much

Listen: riTraT

Insult a person’s appearance or smell in Sa’idi (Egyptian) Arabic

36.

Meaning: An ugly person

Listen: 3awja

37.

Meaning: A lazy person

Listen: bilaT

38.

Meaning: A person who smells bad (also stingy)

Listen: nitin

39.

Meaning: A person who smells bad

Listen: mugal7if

40.

Meaning: An ugly person

Listen: 3afsha

41.

Meaning: An ugly person

Listen: sheena

42.

Meaning: A filthy person

Listen: ima3afliT

43.

Meaning: A filthy person covered in fungus

Listen: ima3atun

44.

Meaning: A sick person

Listen: malkoom

45.

Meaning: A person who farts a lot (also refers to someone who frequently breaks promises)

Listen: zaraT

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Any more that I should add to this list?