“Pet”, “Pets” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Pet” (the noun, as in a domesticated animal) is written using the Latin script as:

Hayawen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حاياون

In Lebanese Arabic, “Pets” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Hayawenet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حاياونات

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s a pet cat.”

Hayde bsayne zghire.

.حايدي بسيني زغيري

 
“Do you have any pets?”

(m) 3andak hayawenet?

(f) 3andik hayawenet?

عانداك حاياوين؟ (m)

عانديك حاياوين؟ (f)

 
“What kind of pets do you have?”

(m) 2ay naw3 hayawenet 3andak?

(f) 2ay naw3 hayawenet 3andik?

أي نوع حاياونيت عانداك؟ (m)

أي نوع حاياونيت عانديك؟ (f)

 
“We don’t have any pets.”

Ma3andna hayawenet.

.ماعاندنا حاياونيت

 
“I have two pet dogs.”

3ande tnen kleb zghar.

.عاندي تنين كليب زغار

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Pet”, “Pets” (nouns) in Tunisian Arabic