“Cleaner”, “Cleaners” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Cleaner” (the noun, as in the profession) when the cleaner is a male is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Mounadif

(f) Mounadifa

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

منظف (m)

موناضيفا (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Cleaner” (the noun, as in the profession) when the cleaner is a female is written using the Latin script as:

Mounadifin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

موناضيفين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The cleaner arrives in thirty minutes.”

(male cleaner) 2al mounadif byousal ba3ad tletin di2a.

(female cleaner) 2al khedme btousal ba3ad tletin di2a.

.المنظف بيوصل بعد تلتين دقيقة (male cleaner)

.الخادمة بتوصل بعد تلتين دقيقة (female cleaner)

 
“How often does your cleaner come and clean your house?”

(male cleaner) (m) 2amtin byije 2al mounadif taba3ak?

(male cleaner) (f) 2amtin bteje 2al mounadif taba3ik?

(female cleaner) (m) 2amtin byije 2al khedme taba3ak?

(female cleaner) (f) 2amtin bteje 2al khedme taba3ik?

أمتين بيجي ال مونضيف تباعاك؟ (m) (male cleaner)

أمتين بتجي ال مونضيف تباعيك؟ (f) (male cleaner)

أمتين بيجي الخادمة تباعاك؟ (m) (female cleaner)

أمتين بتجي الخادمة تباعاك؟ (f) (female cleaner)

 
“I know two cleaners that are very good.”

Ba3rif 2etnen mounadifin ktir mneh.

.باعريف أتنين موناضيفين كتير مناح

 
“My cleaner is very good.”

(male cleaner) 2al mounadif taba3e ktir mnih.

(female cleaner) 2al khedme taba3e ktir shatir.

.المنظف تبعي كتير منيح (male cleaner)

.الخادمة تبعي كتير منيح (female cleaner)

 
“How much does your cleaner charge?”

(m) (male cleaner) 2adesh sa3er 2al mounadif taba3ak?

(f) (male cleaner) 2adesh sa3er 2al mounadif taba3ik?

(m) (female cleaner) 2adesh sa3er 2al khedme taba3ak?

(f) (female cleaner) 2adesh sa3er 2al khedme taba3ik?

 أديش سعر المنظف تبعك؟ (male cleaner) (m)

 أديش سعر المنظف تبعيك؟ (male cleaner) (f)

 أديش سعرالخادمة تبعك؟ (female cleaner) (m)

 أديش سعرالخادمة تبعيك؟ (female cleaner) (f)

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Cleaner” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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