تاع

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Elision of the middle consonant of تبع (tabaʕ) and compensatory lengthening of the vowel. Cognate of Egyptian Arabic بتاع (bitāʕ).

Preposition

تاع • (tāʕm (feminine تاعة (tāʕa), plural تاعون (tāʕūn))

  1. alternative form of تبع (tabaʕ)

Usage notes

  • Some speakers do not inflect the word for gender or number.

Inflection

Inflection of تاع
base form تاع (tāʕ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person تاعي (tāʕi) تاعنا (tāʕna)
2nd person تاعك (tāʕak) تاعك (tāʕek) تاعكم (tāʕkom)
3rd person تاعه (tāʕo) تاعها (tāʕha) تاعهم (tāʕhom)