تخين

See also: تجئن‎, پچین‎, and ثخين‎

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَخِين‎ (ṯaḵīn, “thick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [teˈxiːn]

Adjective

تخين • (tiḵīn) (feminine تخينة‎ (tiḵīna), masculine plural تخان‎ (tuḵān))

  1. fat
  2. thick (of solids and liquids)
  3. deep (of voice)

Synonyms

References
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.
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