الهدوم لسه مبلولة.

Breakdown of الهدوم لسه مبلولة.

لسه
still
هدوم
clothes
مبلولmablool
wet

Questions & Answers about الهدوم لسه مبلولة.

How do you pronounce الهدوم لسه مبلولة?

A natural Egyptian Arabic pronunciation is:

el-hudūm lissa mablūla

A rough breakdown:

  • الهدومel-hudūm
  • لسهlissa
  • مبلولةmablūla

A very rough stress pattern is:

  • huDŪM
  • maBLŪla

Also, in Egyptian Arabic, ال is usually pronounced el-, not al-.

What does الهدوم mean exactly? Is it singular or plural?

الهدوم means the clothes in Egyptian Arabic.

It is used as a plural/collective noun. In everyday Egyptian, هدوم is one of the most common words for clothes.

A few useful notes:

  • هدوم = clothes
  • الهدوم = the clothes
  • هدومي = my clothes
  • هدومك = your clothes

It is a very common Egyptian colloquial word, not the usual formal Standard Arabic word.

Is الهدوم Egyptian Arabic rather than Standard Arabic?

Yes. الهدوم is a colloquial Egyptian word.

In Standard Arabic, you would more likely see:

  • الملابس
  • الثياب

So this sentence sounds naturally Egyptian, not formal written Arabic.

What does لسه mean here?

Here, لسه means still.

So it shows that the situation has not changed yet: the clothes were wet before, and they remain wet now.

In Egyptian Arabic, لسه is very common and can often mean:

  • still
  • yet
    depending on the sentence

For example:

  • لسه صاحي = still awake
  • لسه ماجاش = he hasn’t come yet

So in your sentence, it clearly means still.

Why is it مبلولة and not a plural adjective?

Because in Arabic, non-human plurals are often treated grammatically as feminine singular.

Since الهدوم refers to things, not people, the adjective comes as feminine singular:

  • مبلول = wet, masculine singular
  • مبلولة = wet, feminine singular

So:

  • الهدوم لسه مبلولة is normal and correct

This pattern is very common in Arabic:

  • العربية حلوة = the car is nice
  • العربيات حلوة = the cars are nice

Even though العربيات is plural, the adjective often stays feminine singular in this kind of usage.

Is there a missing word for are in this sentence?

Yes—from an English point of view, it may feel like are is missing.

But in Arabic, the present-tense copula is usually not spoken.

So Arabic often says something like:

  • the clothes still wet

instead of:

  • the clothes are still wet

That is completely normal.

If you wanted a past meaning, you could use كان:

  • الهدوم كانت لسه مبلولة = the clothes were still wet
What kind of word is مبلولة?

مبلولة functions like an adjective here: wet.

It is related to the idea of something being made wet or becoming soaked. In everyday use, though, you can simply learn it as the adjective wet.

Useful forms:

  • مبلول = wet, masculine singular
  • مبلولة = wet, feminine singular

Examples:

  • القميص مبلول = the shirt is wet
  • البلوزة مبلولة = the blouse is wet
  • الهدوم مبلولة = the clothes are wet
Why do I sometimes see لسه written as لسة?

Because Egyptian Arabic spelling in Arabic script is not fully standardized the way Standard Arabic is.

So you may see:

  • لسه
  • لسة

Both usually represent the same everyday Egyptian word, pronounced roughly lissa.

This is very common in dialect writing: different people spell the same colloquial word in slightly different ways.

Can this sentence also mean The laundry is still wet?

Yes, absolutely.

In context, الهدوم can mean:

  • clothes in general
  • the clothes you washed
  • the laundry

So if people are talking about washed clothes drying, الهدوم لسه مبلولة very naturally means:

The laundry is still wet.

Could I replace الهدوم with اللبس?

Sometimes yes, but the feel is a little different.

  • الهدوم = clothes, very everyday and concrete
  • اللبس = clothes/clothing, also common, but can feel a bit broader or more like clothing / what someone is wearing

So:

  • الهدوم لسه مبلولة sounds very natural for actual clothes, especially laundry
  • اللبس لسه مبلول can also work, but الهدوم is especially natural in this context

Notice also the agreement:

  • اللبس is often treated as singular masculine, so you get مبلول
  • الهدوم takes مبلولة
If I were talking about one item of clothing, would the adjective change?

Yes. The adjective should match that noun.

Examples:

  • القميص لسه مبلول = the shirt is still wet
  • الجاكيت لسه مبلول = the jacket is still wet
  • البلوزة لسه مبلولة = the blouse is still wet

So with a single noun, you match its gender:

  • masculine noun → مبلول
  • feminine noun → مبلولة

With الهدوم, you still use مبلولة because of the non-human plural pattern.

How would this be said in Standard Arabic?

A natural Standard Arabic version would be:

الملابس ما زالت مبللة

or

الثياب ما زالت مبللة

Compared with the Egyptian sentence:

  • Egyptian: الهدوم لسه مبلولة
  • Standard Arabic: الملابس ما زالت مبللة

So the Egyptian version is much more conversational and everyday.

How would I say The clothes are not wet anymore in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural way is:

الهدوم مبقتش مبلولة

This means the clothes are no longer wet or the clothes aren’t wet anymore.

You could also say something context-specific like:

  • الهدوم نشفت = the clothes dried
  • الهدوم بقت ناشفة = the clothes became dry / are now dry

That helps show the contrast with لسه:

  • الهدوم لسه مبلولة = the clothes are still wet
  • الهدوم مبقتش مبلولة = the clothes aren’t wet anymore
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