بلطجي
Arabic
Etymology
From the dialects of the eastern Mediterranean, including Egyptian Arabic بلطجي (balṭagi, “thug”), from Ottoman Turkish بالطهجی (baltacı, literally “axeman”). Related to Arabic بَلْطَة (balṭa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal.tˤa.d͡ʒijj/
Noun
بَلْطَجِيّ • (balṭajiyy) m (plural بَلَاطِجَة (balāṭija) or بَلْطَجِيُّونَ (balṭajiyyūna), feminine بَلْطَجِيَّة (balṭajiyya)) (countable, Modern Standard Arabic)
- a thug
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلْطَجِي balṭajī |
الْبَلْطَجِي al-balṭajī |
بَلْطَجِي balṭajī |
| nominative | بَلْطَجِيٌّ balṭajiyyun |
الْبَلْطَجِيُّ al-balṭajiyyu |
بَلْطَجِيُّ balṭajiyyu |
| accusative | بَلْطَجِيًّا balṭajiyyan |
الْبَلْطَجِيَّ al-balṭajiyya |
بَلْطَجِيَّ balṭajiyya |
| genitive | بَلْطَجِيٍّ balṭajiyyin |
الْبَلْطَجِيِّ al-balṭajiyyi |
بَلْطَجِيِّ balṭajiyyi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بَلْطَجِيَّيْن balṭajiyyayn |
الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْن al-balṭajiyyayn |
بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay |
| nominative | بَلْطَجِيَّانِ balṭajiyyāni |
الْبَلْطَجِيَّانِ al-balṭajiyyāni |
بَلْطَجِيَّا balṭajiyyā |
| accusative | بَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ balṭajiyyayni |
الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ al-balṭajiyyayni |
بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay |
| genitive | بَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ balṭajiyyayni |
الْبَلْطَجِيَّيْنِ al-balṭajiyyayni |
بَلْطَجِيَّيْ balṭajiyyay |
| plural | sound masculine plural; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلْطَجِيِّين; بَلَاطِجَة; بَلْطَجِيَّة balṭajiyyīn; balāṭija; balṭajiyya |
الْبَلْطَجِيِّين; الْبَلَاطِجَة; الْبَلْطَجِيَّة al-balṭajiyyīn; al-balāṭija; al-balṭajiyya |
بَلْطَجِيِّي; بَلَاطِجَة; بَلْطَجِيَّة balṭajiyyī; balāṭijat; balṭajiyyat |
| nominative | بَلْطَجِيُّونَ; بَلَاطِجَةٌ; بَلْطَجِيَّةٌ balṭajiyyūna; balāṭijatun; balṭajiyyatun |
الْبَلْطَجِيُّونَ; الْبَلَاطِجَةُ; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةُ al-balṭajiyyūna; al-balāṭijatu; al-balṭajiyyatu |
بَلْطَجِيُّو; بَلَاطِجَةُ; بَلْطَجِيَّةُ balṭajiyyū; balāṭijatu; balṭajiyyatu |
| accusative | بَلْطَجِيِّينَ; بَلَاطِجَةً; بَلْطَجِيَّةً balṭajiyyīna; balāṭijatan; balṭajiyyatan |
الْبَلْطَجِيِّينَ; الْبَلَاطِجَةَ; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةَ al-balṭajiyyīna; al-balāṭijata; al-balṭajiyyata |
بَلْطَجِيِّي; بَلَاطِجَةَ; بَلْطَجِيَّةَ balṭajiyyī; balāṭijata; balṭajiyyata |
| genitive | بَلْطَجِيِّينَ; بَلَاطِجَةٍ; بَلْطَجِيَّةٍ balṭajiyyīna; balāṭijatin; balṭajiyyatin |
الْبَلْطَجِيِّينَ; الْبَلَاطِجَةِ; الْبَلْطَجِيَّةِ al-balṭajiyyīna; al-balāṭijati; al-balṭajiyyati |
بَلْطَجِيِّي; بَلَاطِجَةِ; بَلْطَجِيَّةِ balṭajiyyī; balāṭijati; balṭajiyyati |
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بالطهجی (baltacı, “hatchetman, axeman”). By surface analysis, بلطة (balṭa) + ـجي (-gi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal.tˤa.ɡi/, [bɑlˈtˤɑɡi]
Noun
بلطجي • (balṭagi) m (plural بلطجيّة (balṭagiyya)) (countable)
- a thug, a gangster, a hoodlum, a goon, a hooligan
- ده لازم يتحاكم البلطجي ده. الولد اللي اتقتل ده ذنبه ايه؟ بجد والله شيء محزن.
- da lāzim yitḥākim il-balṭagi da. il-walad illi tʔatal da zambu ʔē? bi-gadd wa-llāhi šēʔ muḥzin.
- He must be prosecuted, that thug! That boy that was killed, what did he do wrong? I swear to God this is something really saddening.
- من داخلية مصر لداخلية السودان مفرقناش كتير كلهم شوية بلطجية.
- min daḵliyyit maṣr li-daḵliyyit is-sudān mafarraʔnāš kitīr kulluhum šiwayyit balṭagiyya.
- Between the Egyptian police and the Sudanese police, there is not much of a distinction; all of them are a bunch of thugs.
- a bully
- لازم نحرص منه ده واد بلطجي.
- lāzim niḥarras minnu da wād balṭagi.
- We must watch for him, that kid is a bully.
- (obsolete, military) a pioneer, a sapper (a class of palace guards in the Ottoman Empire)
Synonyms
- بطحجي (baṭaḥgi)
- شبيح (šabbīḥ)
- صايع (ṣāyiʕ)
Derived terms
- بلطج (balṭag)
- بلطجة (balṭaga)
See also
- بلطة (balṭa)