متعود

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Equivalent to the active participle of تعوّد‎ (tʕawwad, “to get used to”) .

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mit.ʕaw.wid/, [mɪtˈʕaw.wɪd]
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Adjective

متعوّد • (mitʕawwed) (feminine متعوّدة‎ (mitʕawwde), common plural متعوّدين‎ (mitʕawwdīn))

  1. used to, accustomed to (+ على‎), (+ إنّـ‎)
    ‏الولد متعوّد إنّه يصحى وما يلاقي أهله بالبيت لإنهم بيروحوا عالشغل بكّير.‎‎
    il-walad mitʕawwed ʔinno yiṣḥɑ w-mā ylāʔi ʔahlo bil-bēt laʔinhom birūḥu ʕaš-šuḡl bakkīr.
    The boy is used to waking up and not finding his parents at home because they go to work early.

Usage notes
  • The preposition على‎ (ʕala) is used to say that someone is used to "something".
  • The conjunction إنّـ‎ (ʔinn-) is used to say that someone is used to "doing something".
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