How to say “a third” in Egyptian Arabic

The word is tilt (تِلْتْ). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

تِلْتْ

a third · twenty minutes (in telling time)

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tilt covers these too.

السَّاعَة سَبْعَة إِلَّا تِلْت.

It's twenty to seven.

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