هيدهن المرهم دلوقتي.

No. In هيدهن, the first two letters are not the separate pronoun هي.

They break down like this:

• هـ = the future marker in Egyptian Arabic, often pronounced ha-
• يـ = the verb prefix for he
• دهن = the verb root/base here

So هيدهن means he will apply / he’s going to apply.

That means:

• هيدهن = he will apply
• هتدهن = she will apply or you (singular) will apply, depending on context

So even though the spelling begins with هي, it is not the standalone pronoun هي.

Grammatically, هيدهن is a future-tense verb in Egyptian Arabic.

It is built from:

• هـ = future marker
• يـ = he prefix
• دهن = the verb to apply / spread / smear / paint, depending on context

So the verb means:

• he will apply
• he is going to apply

In this sentence, because the object is المرهم (the ointment), the natural sense is apply the ointment.

This is very normal in Egyptian Arabic.

English often separates now and future more sharply, but Egyptian Arabic can use the future marker هـ with دلوقتي to mean something like:

• he’ll put it on now
• he’s going to apply it right now
• he’ll do it in a moment

So دلوقتي does not always mean only at this exact second. It can also mean right now / in a moment / now, as opposed to later.

That is why هيدهن المرهم دلوقتي sounds natural.

The base verb is دهن.

A learner will often see forms like:

• دهن = he applied / he painted / he spread
• يدهن = he applies / he is applying
• هيدهن = he will apply

With substances such as cream, oil, or ointment, دهن often means:

• to apply
• to spread on
• to smear on

So in this sentence it is the everyday verb used for putting ointment on something.

It is the object.

The subject is already built into the verb هيدهن, where يـ tells you the subject is he.

So the structure is:

• هيدهن = he will apply
• المرهم = the ointment
• دلوقتي = now

That gives a pattern like:

• Verb + object + time expression

This is a very common word order in Egyptian Arabic.

No, not this exact form.

In Egyptian Arabic:

• هيدهن = he will apply
• هتدهن = she will apply

So if the sentence is written exactly as هيدهن المرهم دلوقتي, the subject is he, not she.

It is typically pronounced el-marham.

A few useful points:

• الـ is usually pronounced el- in Egyptian Arabic
• The letter م is a moon letter, so the l sound stays clear
• So it is el-marham, not a doubled m sound

This word means the ointment.

Because Arabic verbs usually already show the subject.

In هيدهن, the يـ tells you the subject is he.

So Arabic often does not need an extra pronoun unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• هيدهن المرهم دلوقتي = He’ll apply the ointment now
• هو هيدهن المرهم دلوقتي = He will apply the ointment now

The second version adds هو for emphasis, but it is not required.

دلوقتي means now, right now, or at the moment, depending on context.

In everyday Egyptian Arabic, it is extremely common.

In a sentence like this, it often means:

• right now
• in a moment now
• now rather than later

So it helps place the action in the immediate present or near future.

It is Egyptian Arabic.

Clues include:

• هـ as the future marker in هيدهن
• دلوقتي for now
• everyday spoken-style phrasing

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would expect different wording, such as a future marker like سـ or سوف, and a different word for now such as الآن.

So this sentence is clearly colloquial Egyptian.

Yes. The exact English verb depends on context.

The Arabic verb دهن is broad. With something like ointment, possible natural translations include:

• apply
• put on
• spread
• rub in

English chooses among these based on context, but the Arabic sentence itself is perfectly normal and broad.

A common learner-friendly transliteration would be:

hayidhan el-marham dilwa'ti

You may also see small spelling differences such as:

• ha-yedhan
• hayedhan
• dilwa'ti
• delwa'ti
• dilwa'ty

That is normal, because transliteration conventions vary. The Arabic spelling is the most reliable form.