سِتّ — "woman" in Egyptian Arabic
سِتّ
sitt [f.]
woman
- Franco / chat
- set
- Topic
- life and death
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
سِتّ in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
هو سأل ست عن الطريق لمطعم قريب
howa saal set an el tareeq le mataam areeb.
He asked a woman about the way to a nearby restaurant.
from A Lost Traveler
شفت ست كبيرة وقررت اسألها
Shoft sett kibeera we qarrart as'alha.
I saw an old woman and decided to ask her.
شفت ست بتبيع خضار كتير وقالتلي يا بنتي انتي هتطبخي كل ده لوحدك وضحكت
Shoft sett betebia khodar kteer we qaletli Ya benti enti hatetbokhi kol dah lewahdek we dehekt
I saw a woman selling many vegetables and she told me "My daughter, will you cook all this by yourself?" and laughed
الجدة فضلت تسأل عن الاسعار وتتكلم مع البياعين كتير وتقول اهلا بيكي لكل ست بتقابلها
El-gedda faddalet tes'al 'an el-as'ar we tetkallem ma' el-bayya'een kiteer we te'ul "Ahlan beeki" le koll sett bet'abelha
The grandmother kept asking about prices and talking a lot with the sellers, saying "Ahlan beeki" to every woman she met
from A Trip to the Market
وهي في طريقها للمترو، عدّت على ست كبيرة كانت بتبيع فول، فقالتلها: "صباح الخير يا والدة! الفول لسه سخن؟"
We heya fi ṭari2ha lel-metro, 3addet 3ala sett kebira kanet betibee3 fūl, fa-2aletlaha: "Sabah el-kheir ya walda! El-fūl lessa sokhn?"
On her way to the metro, she passed an old woman selling fūl, and said to her: "Good morning, mother! Is the fūl still hot?"
from Mona's Journey in Khan el-Khalili: A Morning Full of Greetings
الست اللي هتطبخ العشا كانت بتجهز اكل حلو اوي
El sett elly hatatbakh el 3asha kanet betgahez akl 7elw awy
The woman who will cook dinner was preparing very delicious food.