How to say “ruler” in Egyptian Arabic

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

مَسْطَرَة

ruler

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In a sentence

الْمَسْطَرَة دِي جِدِيدَة.

This ruler is new.

الْمَسْطَرَة بِين الْكِتَاب وِالْكَرّاسَة.

The ruler is between the book and the notebook.

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