Egyptian of Syrian and Greek descent (1868-1932 or later)

An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt : containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians / Comp. by Socrates Spiro.

An English Arabic vocabulary of the modern and colloquial Arabic of Egypt / compiled by Socrates Spiro bey.

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An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt : containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians / Comp. by Socrates Spiro.

An English Arabic vocabulary of the modern and colloquial Arabic of Egypt / compiled by Socrates Spiro bey.