Is there an equivalent expression in Fus’ha?
is it still used in Egypt? And elswhere?
anything to do with حاضر?
This word means “you” but it’s more of a formal word used to address an older person or a person higher in rank. It’s equivalent to “vous” in French, “Sie” in German, or “usted” in Spanish.
This word is formal and can be used in the Standard Arabic context. The word is in very wide use in the Egyptian dialect.
It has nothing to do, from a meaning viewpoint, with the word حاضر (although they share the same root).
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