استحمى

See also: أستحمى

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ح م ي
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.ta.ħam.ma/

Verb

استحمّى • (istaḥamma) X (non-past يستحمّى (yistaḥamma))

1. (intransitive) to bathe, to have a bath
2. (intransitive, euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse
3. (intransitive) to bathe, to go for a swim

References

• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “استحمّى”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], 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

Root
ح م ي
1 term

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ta.ħam.ma/

Verb

اَسْتَحَمَّى • (astaḥamma) X (non-past يِسْتحمَّى (yistaḥamma))

1. (intransitive) to take a shower, to shower

   Synonyms: اَتْرَوَّش (atrawwaš), اتْحَمَّم (atḥammam)