Wiktionary:About Arabic/Egyptian

Wiktionary uses the following system to transcribe Egyptian Arabic, based on the Cairene standard. This is intended for input to a module that will produce IPA.

Other Resources

 * Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar (1986), Colloquial Arabic of Egypt.
 * Richard Jasch (1999), Arabic-English/English-Arabic Concise (Romanized) Dictionary for the Spoken Arabic of Egypt and Syria (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary).
 * Living Language (2006), Ultimate Arabic - Beginner-Intermediate (5 lessons dedicated to Egyptian Arabic)
 * Lonely Planet (various editions), Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook & Dictionary
 * Barron's (various editions), Arabic at a Glance - Phrasebook & Dictionary for travellers (based on colloquial Egyptian).