Verbs 17 Flashcards

1
Q

To rent, hire, lease (ه = s.th.) (with the tenant as the subject)

A

اْسْتَأْجَر، يِسْتَأْجِر

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To let, rent out, lease out (ه = s.th.) (with the lessor last the subject)

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أَجَّر، يْؤَجِّر

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To stick, get stuck, get caught up, become entangled

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عِلِق، يِعلَق

سَيَّارْتِي عِلْقِت بِالطِّيْن [S] My car got stuck in the mud

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To take precautions (ل = for, or ضِدّ = against)

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اْحْتَاْط، يِحْتَاْط

لازِم نِحْتَاط لَشِتْوِيِّة بَارْدِة كْتِير [S] We should take precautions for a very cold winter
هالتَّدْبِير غَايْتَوِ الاِحْتِيَاط ضِدّ تَفَشِّي الأَمْرَاض [S] The measure is to protect against the spread of disease

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5
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To work

To function, work properly

A

اْشتَغَل، يِشتْغِل

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6
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To clean (ه = s.th.)

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نَضَّف، يْنَضِّف

تْنَضَّف / اِتْنَضَّف، يِتْنَضَّف

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7
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To sweep (ه = s.th.) (referring to the room or house or whatever is being swept)

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كَنَّس، يْكَنِّس

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8
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To mop

A

مَسَّح، يْمَسِّح

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9
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To suck up, suck in (ه = s.th.)

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شَفَط، يُشفُط

الشَفَّاطَة بْتُشفُطِ الغَبَرَة [P] the vacuum cleaner sucks up the dust

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10
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To beat (ه = s.th.) (carpet)

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نَفَّض، يْنَفِّض

شُو نَفَّضْتِ السِّجَّاد [S] Did you beat the carpets

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11
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To light (ه = s.th.), to lighten, light, add light to (ه = s.th.)

To turn on (ه = a light)

A

ضَوَّى، يْضَوِّي

تْضوَّى، يْتْضوَّى

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12
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To cope, deal with, sort out

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اْصطَفَل، يِصطِفِل

اْصطِفلُوا [P] deal with it! (you’ll just have to) cope!; {‘ºṣṭeflu}
اْصطِفلُوا مَع بَعِض [P] sort it out between yourselves; {‘ºṣṭeflu maʕ bɑʕᵉḍ}
يِصطِفلُوا [P] let them sort it out; {yiṣṭeflu}
اِنْتِا اْصْطِفِل لَحَالَك هَلَّق [S] It’s your problem now!
اْصْطِفِل، اْعْمِل (عْمَيْل) هَللي بِدَّك يَاه [S] Have it your own way!

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13
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To attend, be present

A

حِضِر، يِحضَر

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14
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To sit, sit down

To stay, remain, be in a place / situation;

To be sitting around doing nothing

A

قَعَد، يِقْعُد

أَحسَن مِنِ اْنُّو يْضَلّ قَاعِد [P] better for him than sitting around doing nothing

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15
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To run along (ه = s.th.), be parallel (ه = to s.th.)

A

وَاْزَى، يْوَاْزِي

الطَّرِيق بِيْوَازِي شَطِّ البُحَيْرَة [S] The road runs along the shore of the lake

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16
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To cook (ه = s.th.)

A

طَبَخ، يِطْبُخ

نْطَبَخ

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17
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To warm up, heat up (ه = s.th.)

A

سَخَّن، يْسَخِّن

تْسَخَّن

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18
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To blow up with explosives (ه = s.th.)

A

نَسَف، يِنسِف

العَدُوّ نَسَف كِلِّ الجّْسُوْرَة [S] The enemy has blown up all the bridges

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19
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To do (ه = s.th.)

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عِمِل، يَعْمِل

اْنعَمَل ، يِنعَمَل

هَا الشُغُل لَازِم يِنعَمَل [P] that work has to get done

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20
Q

To chop up

A

خَرَّط، يْخَرَّط

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21
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To bake

A

خَبَز، يِخبِز

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22
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To boil (ه = s.th., e.g. an egg, for boiling water, see غَلَى)

A

سَلَق، يُسلُق

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23
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To fry (ه = s.th.)

A

قَلَى، يِقلي

نْقَلَى

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24
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To follow, track, trail, pursue (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

A

تَبَع، يِتبَع

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25
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To wash up, wash (ه = dishes)

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جَلَى، يِجْلِي

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26
Q

To throw out, junk (ه = s.th.)

A

زَتّ، يْزِتّ

اْنْزَتّ

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27
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To let, permit, allow (ه = s.o., ه = to do s.th.)

To make or cause (ه = s.o., فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th.).

To cause, make (ه = s.o, ه = to be s.th.);

To leave, leave behind (ه = s.th.);

To keep (ه = s.o., جملة / شبه جملة = to)

A

خَلَّى، يْخَلِّي

تْخَلَّى، يِتْخَلَّى

خَلِّي لِي شْوَيِّة گَاتَو [S] Leave some cake for me
خَلِّيْك مَعِي شْوَيِّة [S] Keep me company for a while,
خَلِّيْك عَ اليَمِين [S] Keep to the right

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28
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To throw, toss (ه = s.th., على = on / at s.th., في = in)

A

رَمَى، يِرمي

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29
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To wait, hold on (ه = for s.th.)

A

نَطَر، يُنْطُر

اْنتَظَر، يِنتِظِر

اْستَنَّى، يِستَنَّى

أَنَا اْستَنَّيْتَكُ وْمَا جِيْتِش [P] I waited for you, and (then) you didn’t come
صَار لُو سَاعَة مِستَنّي هَوْن [P] he’s been
waiting here for an hour
بِسْتَنَّاك لَحَدِّ السَّاعَة خَمْسِة [S] I’ll wait for you until five o’clock

بَنطَظِر أَوَّمِر ‎[P] I’m waiting for orders; {bɑnṭɑẓer ʔawwamer}
‏بَنتِظرَك ‎[P] I’ll wait for you; {bɑnteẓrak}
‏ما فِيْك تِنْتِظِر مِنِّي إِنَّو اْصَدِّق (سَدِّق) هَالشِّي ‎[S] You can’t expect me to believe that,
‏السَّنْتْرَال قَالْ لِي اِنْتِظِر لَإِنَّو فِي مْخَابَرَة خَارْجِيِّة جَايِة ‎[S] The operator told me to stand by for a call,
‏لازِم نِنْتِظِر سَاعَة لَيِصَلِ التّْرَيْن ‎[S] We have an hour’s wait before the train gets
‏صَارْ لَك( صَرْ لَك) عَم تِنْتِظِر زَمَاْن ‎[S] Have you been waiting long?
‏لا تْآخِذْنِي خَلَّيْتَك تِنْتِظِر ‎[S] I’m sorry to keep you waiting.

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To despise, scorn, feel contempt for, look down on (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

A

اْحْتَقَر، يِحْتِقِر

اْزْدَرَى، يِزْدِرِي

بِزْدِرِي تَصَرُّفَاتَو ‎[S] despise the way he acts
‏بْيِزْدِرِي كِلّْ واحِد مُو مِن مَقَامَو الاِجْتِماعِي ‎[S] He despises everyone who is not his social equal

حَرَام تِحْتِقِرِ النَّاس لَإِنُّهْن فِقَرَا [S] You mustn’t look down on people just because they’re poor

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31
Q

To sleep, fall asleep

A

نَاْم، يْنَاْم

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32
Q

To lie down, stretch out (on the ground, bed, etc.)

A

تْسَطَّح، يِتسَطَّح

بِدِّي اِتْسَطَّح لِي شْوَيِّة [S] I want to lie down for a few minutes
تْسَطَّح عَلَى الأَرض [P] he laid down on the ground

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33
Q

To open (ه = the eyes)

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فَتَّح، يْفَتِّح

لَمَّا فَتَّح عِيْنَيْه [P] when he opened his eyes

34
Q

To miss (ه = a target)

To miscalculate (ب = s.th. / in s.th.), be wrong (ب = in s.th.)

A

أَخْطَأ، يِخْطِئ

أَخطَيْتِ الهَدَف [P] I missed the target;
أَخْطَأْتِ الهَدَف ‎[S] You’ve missed the
target

أَخْطَأْتِ بْوَقتِ الوُصُوْل ‎[S] I miscalculated the time of arrival

35
Q

To dream

A

حِلِم، يِحْلَم

36
Q

To snore

A

شَخَّر

37
Q

To talk, speak (intransitive, or ه = s.th., e.g. a language, or عن / في = about s.th.);
(usually في is more in depth or more immediate, like being in the midst of the conversation versus having spoken on something previously);
(note that عن can also mean “on the behalf of”)

A

حِكِي، يِحْكِي

38
Q

To walk, march (i.e. to go on foot)

To go, move (away), leave, get going, depart

A

مِشِي، يِمْشِي

39
Q

To wake up

A

فَاْق، يْفِيْق

لَمَّا فِقت / فِقِت [P] when I woke up
لَقَيْتهَا فَايقَة [P] I found her awake

40
Q

To wake up (ه = s.o.)

A

فَيَّق، يْفَيِّق

الضَّوْجِة فَيَّقِتْنِي [S] The noise woke me
فَيَّقني [P] he woke me up
أَيَّ سَاعَة بِدَّك أَفَيّْقَك [P] what time do you want me to wake you up

41
Q

To get up, get out of bed

To get up, stand up

A

قَاْم، يْقُوْم

يَلَّا قُوْم قَوَام [P] come on, get up at once

42
Q

To ignite (intransitive), flame, burst into flames

A

اْلْتَهَب، يِلْتِهِب

وَقِتْهَا البَيْت كان عَم يِلْتِهِب [S] Soon the whole house was in flames
الزَّيْت كان عَم يِلْتِهِب اِلْتِهَاْب قَوِي [S] The oil was flaming brightly

43
Q

To strengthen (ه = s.th.)

A

قَوَّى، يْقَوّي

تْقَوَّى، يِتْقَوَّى

حَتَّى جِسمُو يِتقَوَّى [P] to that his body gets stronger

هَادَا بيْقَوّي الجِسِم [P] this strengthens the body

44
Q

To take up, fill, occupy (ه = s.th., e.g. a space)

A

أَخَد، يَاخُد

الصَّوْفَا آخْدِة تَقْرِيْبًا نِصِّ الأُوْضَة [S] The sofa just about fills half of the room,
البِيْرَوه بْياخُد مَحَلِّ كْتِير [S] The dresser takes up too much space

45
Q

To wrestle

A

تْصارَع، يِتْصارَع

46
Q

To repair, fix (ه = s.th.)

To fit, adjust, regulate, set, fix up (ه = s.th.)

A

ظَبَّط، يْظَبِّط

تْظَبَّط / اِتْظَبَّط / اِظَّبَّط، يِتْظَبَّط

47
Q

To brush (ه = s.th.)

A

فَرْشَى، يْفَرْشِي

48
Q

To sew (ه = s.th.)

A

خَيَّط، يْخَيِّط

تْخَيَّط

49
Q

To sow, plant (ه = s.th.)

To plant, grow (ه = s.th.)

To farm, seed (ه = s.th.)

To sow (ه = s.th.)

To transplant (ه = body organs)

A

زَرَع، يِزرَع

اْنزَرَع، يِنزَرَع

50
Q

To dig, excavate (ه = s.th.)

A

حَفَر، يُحفُر

اْنْحَفَر

حَفَرُوا بِيْر [P] they dug a well

51
Q

To knock, bang, hammer (ه = s.th. or على = on s.th.);

A

دَقّ، يْدِقّ

فِيْه وَاهَد عَم بيْدُقّ [P] someone’s knocking (at the door)

52
Q

To screw

A

بَرْغَى، يْبَرْغِي

53
Q

To eat (ه = s.th.)

A

أَكَل، يَاكُل

54
Q

Give (me) (ه = s.th., ل = to), bring (ه = s.th., ل = to);
this is an imperative verb only

A

هَات، ج هَاتُوا / المؤنث: هَاتِي

هَاتِ السِّكِّيْنِة [S] Let’s have the knife
هَات كَمَان وَاحَد [P] give (me) another one

55
Q

To drink (ه = s.th.)

A

شِرِب، يِشرَب

اْنْشَرَب

56
Q

To leave, depart (ه = a place)

To leave, let be, abandon (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

To let go, leave behind (ه = of s.th.) (physically)

To stop doing (فعل مضارع بدون علامة = s.th.), leave (s.th.), quit (doing s.th.)

A

تَرَك، يِتْرُك

اْنْتَرَك

أنا تارْكِة [L] I’m leaving!
تَرَكِ الأَوضَة [P] he left the room
تَرَكني [P] he left me
تْرِكْني [L] leave me alone

57
Q

To chew (ه = s.th.)

A

عَلَك، يعْلُك

58
Q

To be hungry

A

جَاع، يْجُوْع

59
Q

To become thirsty

A

عِطِش، يِعطَش

60
Q

To become satisfied, sated, full (من = from s.th.) (usually from eating, but can apply to other things, like getting enough sleep)

A

شِبِع، يِشبَع

61
Q

To become saturated, become full to capacity;

A

تْشَبَّع، يِتشَبَّع

الأَرضِ تْشَبَّعَت مِنِ الشِتَا [P] the ground is saturated with rain

62
Q

To salt, season (with salt), put salt in (ه = s.th.)

A

مَلَّح، يْمَلِّح

63
Q

To go off

To go wrong

A

اْنْتَزَع

64
Q

To become mouldy, get mouldy, musty, rot

A

عَفَّن، يْعَفِّن

65
Q

To eat breakfast

A

تْرَوَّق، يِتْوَرَّق

66
Q

To eat lunch

A

تْغَدَّى، يِتْغَدَّى

67
Q

To eat dinner

A

تْعَشَّى، يِتْعَشَّى

68
Q

To take (ه = s.th.)

A

أَخَد، يَاخُد

69
Q

To get drunk

A

سِكِر، يِسْكَر

70
Q

To drive (ه = s.th., e.g. a vehicle)

A

سَاْق، يْسُوْق

71
Q

To sterilize, make free of bacteria and other living organisms (ه = s.th.)

A

عَقَّم، يْعَقِّم

حَلِيْب مُعَقَّم = حَلِيْبِ مْعَقَّم [P] sterilized milk

72
Q

To dissolve, melt

A

دَاْب، يْدُوْب

73
Q

To pickle (ه = s.th.) (e.g. in vinegar)

A

خَلَّل، يْخَلِّل

إِمّي خَلَّلَتِ خْيَار [P] my mother pickled cucumbers

74
Q

To curry favour with (ل = s.o.)

A

تْزَلَّف
دايْمًا عَم يْحَاوِل يِتْزَلَّف لَلرَّئِيْس [S] He’s always trying to curry favour with the boss

75
Q

To prick, stab, stick, poke

To impale (ه = s.th.)

To thread, string (ه = s.th.)

A

شَكّ، يْشِكّ

بيْشِكِّ اللَحمِة بِ السِيْخ [P] he sticks the
pieces of meat on the skewer

شَكَّت فِلفِل أَحمَر بِالخَيْط [P] she strung red peppers on the string

76
Q

To rough it

A

‎تْخَشْوَن

‎جايِ على بالِي اْرُوْح عَ الصَّحْرَا وْاِتْخَشْوَن عَن حَقَا [S] I feel like going out in the desert and really roughing it

77
Q

To beat, whip (ه = s.th., e.g. eggs, cream, dough, etc.)

A

خَفَق، يِخْفِق

اْنْخَفَق

78
Q

To be mad (على / في / ب = about), dying (على / في / ب = for / over)

A

مَات، يْمُوْت

بيْمُوْت فِيْهَا [P] he’s mad / crazy about her

79
Q

To process (ه = s.th.)

A

دَوَّرِ مْعَامَلِة + إضافة

القِنْصِلِيِّة لَحَ تْدَوِّرِ مْعَامَلْةِ الڤِيْزَا تَبَعَك [S] The consulate is going to process your visa application

80
Q

To apply (ل = for s.th., or على = for s.th.)

To serve, present, offer, submit (ه = s.th., ل = to)

To advance, move forward (ه = s.th.)

A

قَدَّم، يْقَدِّم

تْقَدَّم / تْگَدَّم، يِتْقَدَّم / يِتْگَدَّم

هَادَا بيْقَدِّمِ الشُغُل [P] this speeds up the work
هَادَا مَا قَدَّمنَاشِ كْتِيْر [P] this has not advanced us much

81
Q

To interview, have a meeting with (ه = s.o.); (in formal situations)

A

قَابَل، يْقَابِل

82
Q

To contract, make a contract (وِيَّا = with)

A

تْعَاْقَد، يِتْعَاْقَد

الحُكُومَة تْعَاقْدَت وِيَّا شَرِكَة أَجْنَبِيَّة لْبِناءِ الجِّسِر ‎[I] The government contracted with a foreign company for building the bridge