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How to say “pencil” in Egyptian Arabic

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

قَلَم رُصَاص

phrase

pencil

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In a sentence

دُول قَلَمِين رُصَاص.

These are two pencils.

عَايِز قَلَم جَاف وِقَلَم رُصَاص.

I'd like a pen and a pencil. (said by a man)

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