انتو
Arabic
Verb
اِنْتَوِ • (intawi) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of اِنْتَوَى (intawā)
Egyptian Arabic
Pronoun
انتو • (íntu) pl
- Alternative form of انتوا (íntu)
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Arabic أَنْتُم (ʔantum) with (optional) omission of the initial glottal stop and the final /m/. The vowel letter at the end is not found in the original Classical Arabic pronoun but is added to match the /intəw/ pronunciation or to distinguish it from similarly-written pronouns ending in short vowels. Compare انتي (inti) from أَنْتِ (ʔanti).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʊ
Pronoun
اِنْتَوْ or اِنْتُو • (intaw or intu)
- y'all; you all; you guys; youse; you (plural subject pronoun)
- Synonym: (dialectal: Eastern Province) انتون (intūn)
See also
Gulf Arabic personal pronouns | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
1st person | آنا (āna) | احنا (aḥna, iḥna) / نحن (niḥin) | |
2nd person | m | انت (inta, int) | انتو (intaw, intu) |
f | انتي (intay, inti) | ||
3rd person | m | اهوه (uhwa) / اهو (uhu) | اهمه (uhma) / اهم (uhum) |
f | اهيه (ihya) / اهي (ihi) |