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 • (tāʕ) m (feminine تاعة (tāʕa), plural تاعون (tāʕūn))
- alternative form of تبع (tabaʕ)
Usage notes
- Some speakers do not inflect the word for gender or number.
Inflection
| 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) |