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Questions & Answers about الحرب خلصت.
How do you pronounce الحرب خلصت in Egyptian Arabic?
A common Egyptian pronunciation is roughly il-ḥarb khalaṣit.
A few useful notes:
- ال is usually pronounced il- or el- in Egyptian, not al-.
- ح is a stronger, breathier h than in English.
- ص is an emphatic s.
- You may hear slight vowel differences depending on the speaker, but the general shape stays the same.
Why does خلصت end in -ت?
Because the subject الحرب is feminine singular, and the verb is agreeing with it.
In this sentence, خلصت is the past/perfect 3rd person feminine singular form, so it means something like it ended / it finished, where it refers to the war.
This is very normal in Arabic:
- masculine: a verb form without that feminine ending
- feminine: often a form ending in -ت in writing
How do we know الحرب is feminine? It does not end in ة.