تي

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• ـت, ـتى, ـتی (alternative spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic ـتِ (-ti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti/
  • IPA^(key): [ti]
  • (women's speech) IPA^(key): [tʲi], (exaggerated) [t͡ʃi]

Suffix

ـتي • (-ti)

1. Conjugates second-person feminine singular forms of verbs.

   ‎عمل (ʕamal, “he did”) + ‎ـتي → ‎عملتي (ʕamalti, “you f sg did”)

Sindhi

Etymology

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Postposition

تي • (te) (Devanagari ते)

1. on, at

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “تي”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Comes from 2nd person non-past prefix ت (t(e)-). It came to be a confused reaction to someone's unacceptable action. As in how we'd say in English "y- y-... YOU LIE"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ti]

Interjection

تي (ti)

1. heck, dammit

   كِيفَاش بِاش تمِدّهِالو؟ تِي مِا تُسكِنش اَصلًا غَادي

   kīfēš bēš tmeddhēlu? ti mə toskenš aṣlan ḡādi

   How would you give it to him? Heck, you don't even live there

   تِي لِا

   ti le

   Dammit, no