النظام على الكمبيوتر.

A common Egyptian pronunciation is:

en-neẓām ʿala l-kombyūter

A few notes:

• النظام is pronounced en-neẓām, not al-niẓām, because the ل in ال blends into the ن.
• على is usually ʿala in Egyptian.
• الكمبيوتر is commonly pronounced el-kombyūter or, in connected speech after ʿala, more like ʿala l-kombyūter.

So the whole sentence flows together naturally as:

en-neẓām ʿala l-kombyūter

Because Arabic often leaves out the present-tense verb to be.

So where English says:

The system is on the computer

Arabic simply says:

النظام على الكمبيوتر

This is called a nominal sentence. In the present tense, Arabic normally does not use a separate word for is / am / are.

If you wanted the past tense, then Arabic would use a verb, for example something equivalent to was.

على usually means on.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• on the computer
• on the computer system
• available on the computer
• running on the computer

The exact English wording depends on context. With technology, على often works a lot like English on, especially when talking about something existing, appearing, or running on a device.

This happens because ن is a sun letter.

When the Arabic definite article ال comes before a sun letter, the ل sound is not pronounced clearly. Instead, the following consonant is doubled.

So:

• written: النظام
• pronounced: en-neẓām

You still write ال, but in speech it assimilates to the ن.

This is very common in Arabic, and learners often notice it quickly.

Because borrowed words in Arabic can still take normal Arabic grammar, including the definite article ال.

So:

• كمبيوتر = a computer / computer
• الكمبيوتر = the computer

Even though computer originally comes from English, Arabic treats كمبيوتر like a regular noun here.

The sentence has two main parts:

• النظام = the subject/topic
• على الكمبيوتر = a prepositional phrase describing where it is

So the structure is:

noun + prepositional phrase

More specifically:

• النظام = the system
• على = on
• الكمبيوتر = the computer

This is a very common Arabic pattern for simple present-tense statements.

It is understandable and acceptable, but the naturalness depends on context.

In Egyptian Arabic, نظام can sound a bit formal or technical, depending on what kind of system you mean. In everyday speech, some people might also use borrowed words like سيستم in certain contexts.

For example:

• النظام على الكمبيوتر sounds fine if you mean the system is on the computer
• In casual speech, some speakers might say السيستم على الكمبيوتر instead, especially in tech-related conversation

So the sentence works, but the most natural choice can vary by speaker and situation.

Sometimes, but the meaning changes a little.

• على الكمبيوتر usually means on the computer, as in visible there, running there, or done using the computer
• في الكمبيوتر usually means in the computer, as in inside it, stored in it, or internally

So if you mean:

• The system is on the computer / available on it → على الكمبيوتر is very natural
• The file is in the computer / inside the machine → في الكمبيوتر may fit better

English and Arabic do not always match perfectly with on and in, so context matters.

Not in normal Egyptian Arabic.

In Egyptian Arabic:

• case endings are not used the way they are in formal Standard Arabic
• short vowels are usually not written
• you learn the pronunciation from usage, not from the spelling alone

So a learner would normally just say:

en-neẓām ʿala l-kombyūter

without worrying about formal case endings.

نظام is grammatically masculine.

In this sentence, that does not visibly change anything, because there is no adjective or past-tense verb agreeing with it. But gender would matter in other sentences.

For example, if you described it with an adjective, the adjective would be masculine too.

So even though gender is not obvious here, it is still part of the noun’s grammar.

نظام often means:

• system
• order
• regime in some political contexts
• method or arrangement in some situations

In this sentence, it most likely means system, especially because it is followed by على الكمبيوتر.

As with many Arabic words, the exact meaning depends on context.