How to say “sick” in Egyptian Arabic

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

عَيّان

sick (m)

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In a sentence

آسْفَة، أَنَا عَيَّانَة النَّهَارْدَه.

Sorry, I'm ill today. (said by a woman)

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