النقاش عنده الدهان.

The house painter has the paint.

Breakdown of النقاش عنده الدهان.

• عند: to have
• النقاش: the house painter
• الدهان: the paint

Questions & Answers about النقاش عنده الدهان.

How do you pronounce النقاش عنده الدهان in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:

en-naʔʔāsh ʿando ed-dehān

A few useful notes:

• النقاش is pronounced en-naʔʔāsh, not al-naqqāsh, because ن is a sun letter, so the l of ال assimilates.
• In Egyptian Arabic, ق is often pronounced as a glottal stop ʔ.
• عنده is commonly pronounced ʿando in Egyptian.
• الدهان is pronounced ed-dehān, because د is also a sun letter, so ال sounds like ed- here.

What does النقاش mean exactly?

In Egyptian Arabic, النقاش usually means the painter, especially a house painter / decorator, not a fine artist.

So this is the person who paints walls, doors, apartments, and buildings.

That is different from:

• رسام = an artist / someone who draws or paints pictures

So in this sentence, النقاش is most naturally understood as the painter/decorator.

What does الدهان mean?

الدهان means the paint or the coating/paint material.

In everyday usage, it usually refers to the substance used for painting walls or surfaces.

So:

• النقاش = the painter
• الدهان = the paint