verbs - أفعال Flashcards
to eat
أكَلَ - يَأكُلُ - أَكْل
can - to be able to - to be capable of
اِسْتَطاعَ - يَسْتَطيعُ - اِسْتِطاعة
form X : prefix اِستَـ related to requesting or seeking
to be - to exist - to take place
كانَ - يَكون - كَوْن أو كِيان
to begin - to start
بَدَأَ - يَبْدَأُ - بِداية
to buy - to purchase
اِشْتَرى - يَشْتَري - الاِشْتِراء
form VIII : reflexive, doing for oneself
to descent - to come down - to go down
نزل - يَنزِل - نُزُول
to do
فَعَلَ - يَفْعَلُ
to enter - to accede - to reach
اِلْتَحَقَ بِ - يَلْتَحِقُ بِ - اِلْتِحاق
form VIII : reflexive (ت indicates “himself”) and doing with effort
to feel - to sense - to become aware (of something)
شَعَرَ بِ - يَشْعُرُ بِ - شِعْر
to give
أعْطَى - يُعْطي - عْطاء أو عَطاء
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to go - to leave - to travel
ذَهَبَ - يَذْهَبُ - ذَهاب أو مَذْهَب
to graduate (from)
تَخَرَّج - يَتَخَرَّج - تَخَرُّج
form V : passive meaning or reflexive force of prefix تَـ + the doubling of رّ indicating that the act is done with intensity, emphasis
to help - to assist
سآعَدَ في - يُساعِد في - المُساعَدة في
form III : expresses effort, attempt + sharing
to leave (from) - to exit - to get out
خَرَجَ مِن - يَخْرُجُ - خُروج
to listen - listen closely
اِسْتَمَع إلى - يَسْتَمِعُ إلى - اِسْتِماع إلى
form VIII : doing for oneself and doing with effort, carefulness
to live
عاش - يعيش - عَيْش
to love - to like
حَبَّ - يَحِبُّ - حُبّ أو مَحَبَّة
to make contact - to communicate with - to call on the phone
اِتَّصَلَ بِ - يَتَّصِلُ بِ - آتِّصال
form VIII : doing for oneself and doing with effort
- to memorize - study - review lessons
- to memorize - preserve - conserve
١. ذاكَرَ - يُذاكِرُ - مُذاكرة
٢. حَفِظَ - يَحْفَظُ - الحِفْظ
to need (something)
اِحتاجَ إلى - يَحتاجُ - اِحْتِيَاج
form VIII : reflexive (ت indicates “himself”), doing for oneself
to prefer (X over Y)
فضّل على - يُفَضِّلُ - تَفْضيل
form II : often causative
to read
قرأ - يقرأُ - قِراءة
to refuse - to deny - to decline
رَفَضَ - يَرْفُضُ - الرَفض
to request - to search - to ask - to order - to wish
طَلَبَ - يَطْلُبُ - طَلَب
to ride - to mount
رَكِبَ - يَرْكَبُ - رُكوب
to see - to perceive with the eyes
رَأى - يَرَى - رُؤْيَة
to see - to witness - to attend - to testify - to confirm - to certify
شَهِدَ - يَشْهَدُ - شُهُود
to talk - to speak - to address
كلَّم - يُكَلِّم - تَكليم - كلام
form II : often by a number of individuals
- to study - to learn
- to learn (e.g. a language, a new word)
١. دَرَسَ - يَدْرُسُ - دِراسْ أو دِراسة
٢. تَعَلَّمَ - يَتَعَلَّم - التعَلُّم
to succeed in - pass in - to be successful
نَجَحَ في - يَنْجَحُ في - نَجاح
- to take
- to understand
- to begin
أَخَذَ - يأَخُذُ - أخْذ
- to teach - instruct - educate
(root: study) - to teach - instruct - educate
(root: knowledge)
١. درّس - يدرّس - تَدْريس
٢. عَلَّمَ - يُعَلِّمُ - تَعْليم
to wait for - to await
اِنْتَظَرَ - يَنْتَظِرُ - اِنْتِظار
form VIII : doing for oneself and doing with concern
to walk
مَشى - يَمْشي - مَشْي
to want
أَرَادَ - يُريد - إرادة
form IV : transitive - has an object (prefix أ)
to work - to do - to practice
عَمِلَ - يَعْمَلُ - عَمَل
- to think - to consider
- to think about doing something
١. فكّر - يُفكِّرُ - تَفْكير
٢. فكّر في- يُفكِّرُ في - تَفْكير في
to sit
جَلَسَ - يَجْلِسُ - جُلوس
to smoke
دَخَّنَ - يُدَخِّن - تدخين
form II
to receive (a person, radio broadcast)
اِسْتَقْبَلَ - يَسْتَقْبِلُ - اِستِقْبال
form X : prefix اِستَـ related to requesting or seeking
to return - to go back - to become ( x 2)
١. عَادَ - يَعُودُ - عَوْدة
٢. رَجَعَ إلى - يَرْجِع إلى - الرُجوع إلى
to breakfast
فَطَرَ - يَفْطُرُ - فُطور
to play
لَعِبَ - يَلعَبُ - تَلْعَاب
to awaken someone - to wake up someone
أَيْقَظَ - يُوقِظُ - إيقاظ
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to come
جاء - يَجيء - مَجيء
to stay up late
سَهِرَ - يَسْهَر - سَهَر
to understand
فهِم - يفهم - فَهْم
to reside - stay (e.g. hotel)
أقام - يُقيم - الإقامة
form IV (prefix أ)
to enjoy
اِستَمتَعَ بِ - يَستَمْتِع بِ - الاِسْتِمْتاع
form X : prefix اِستَـ related to seeking for oneself
to sleep
نام - ينام - نوم
to try
حاوَلَ - يُحاوِل - مُحاوَلة
form III : expresses effort, attempt
to die
مات - يَموت - مَوْت
to run
جَرى - يَجْري - جَرْي
to swim
سَبَحَ - يَسْبَح - سِباحة
to dance
رَقَصَ - يَرْقُص - رَقْص
to paint - draw
رَسَمَ - يَرْسُمُ - رَسْم
to photograph - to depict
صَوَّرَ - يُصَوِّر - تَصْوير
form II : act is done with intensity, requiring steps and special arrangements
to descend - to come down
نَزَلَ - يَنْزِل - نُزول
to discuss - to argue - to dispute
ناقَشَ - يُناقِش - مُناقَشة
form III : expresses emphasis + reciprocity
to become
أصْبَح - يُصْبِح - إصباح
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to interchange - exchange (news, opinions…)
تَبادَل - يَتَبادَل - تَبادُل
root ب د ل related to exchanging
to propose, ask to marry
خَطَبَ - يَخْطُبُ - خَطابة
to travel
سافَرَ - يُسافِر - سِفار
form III : expresses effort
to be cut off - be or get separated
اِنْقَطَع - يَنْقَطِع - اِنْقِطاع
form VII : intransitive (the one doing the action and the one on which the action is done is the same)
to stay - to remain - to last - to endure
بَقِيَ - يَبْقَى - بَقاء
to visit
زار - تَزور - زيارة
to know - to be aware - to learn of
1. general use
2. more formal
١. عَرَفَ - يَعْرِف - المَعْرِفَة
٢. عَلِمَ بِ - يَعْلَم بِ - العِلْم بِ
to learn of
عَلِمَ بِ - يَعْلَم بِ
to appoint - nominate - define - determine - specify - identify
عَيَّنَ - يُعَيِّنُ - تَعْيِين
form II : often causative
to decide - to resolve - to report - to tell - to fix - to determine - to schedule
قَرَّرَ - يُقَرِّر - تقرير
form II : often causative + act requiring steps, special arrangements
to be absent from - miss (x 2)
١. غاب عن - يَغِيبُ عن - الغِياب
٢. تَغَيَّبَ عن - يَتَغَيَّب عن - التَغَيُّب عن
form V
to stay - remain - last - endure
بَقيَ - يَبْقى - البَقاء
to learn of
عَلِمَ بِ - يعلَم بِ - العِلم
to spend (+ time)
قَضى - يَقْضي - القَضاء
to report - inform - communicate
أخْبَرَ - يُخْبِرُ - إخبار
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to live - reside
سكن - يَسْكُن - السُكون
to obtain - to acquire (a job, degree)
حَصَلَ على - يَحصُل على - الحُصول على
to wake up - regain consciousness - sober up - become clear, bright, sunny
(sahw) صَحا - يَصْحُو - صَحْو
to pray
صلّى - يُصلّي - الصلاة
form II : act is done with intensity, by a number of individuals, frequently
to meet - encounter - face - confront - be face to face
قابَلَ - يُقابِل - المُقابَلة
to gather together
تَجَمَّع - يَتَجَمَّع - التَجَمُّع
form V : reflexive force of prefix تَـ + doubling of مّ indicating that the act is done with intensity
- to get to know - meet
- getting to know one another
١. تَعَرَّفَ على - يَتَعَرَّف على - التَعَرُّف على
٢. تَعارَفَ - يَتَعارَفُ - التعارُف
to take
أَخَذَ - يأخُذ - الأَخْذ
to desire - to seek
رَغِبَ في - يَرْغَبُ في - الرَغْبة
to encourage (someone) to
شَجَّعَ على - يُشَجِّع على - التَشجيع على
form II : causative + act is done with intensity
to suppose - think - consider true - believe
ظَنَّ أنَّ - يَظُنّ أنَّ
to fail
فَشِلَ في - يَفْشَل في - الفَشْل في
to separate - divide
to dismiss - fire from a job
فَصَلَ -يَفْصِل - الفَصْل
to settle down - become stable
اِسْتَقَرَّ - يَستَقِرُّ - الاسْتِقْرار
form X : prefix اِستَـ related to seeking for oneself
to say - tell - call by name
قال - يَقول - القَوْل
- to end
- to finish something
١. اِنْتَهى - يَنْتَهي - الاِنْتِهاء
٢. اِنْتَهى مِن - يَنْتَهي مِن - الاِنْتِهاء مِن
- to find - to hit upon - come across
- to find that …
١. وَجَدَ - يَجِد
٢. وَجَدَ أن - يَجِدُ أن
to go - to go away
راحَ - يَروح - الرَواح
to write
كتب - يكتُب - الكِتابة
to mean - intend
قَصَدَ - يَقْصِد - القَصد
to practice sports - to engage
مارَسَ الرياضة - يُمارس الرياضة - مَراس الرياضة
form III : expresses effort + sharing
to rent - hire - lease
اِستَأجَرَ- يَسْتَأجِرُ - الاِسْتِئْجار
form X : prefix اِستَـ related to seeking for oneself or putting something into service and getting done via someone
to leave (someone or something)
تَرَكَ - يَتْرُك - تَرك
to happen - to take place
حَدَثَ - يَحْدُثُ - الحُدوث
cfr. حديث eyewitness account of Muhammad
to recall - mention - to remember
ذَكَرَ - يَذْكُرُ - الذِكْر
to prepare - make (something) ready - equip
أعَدَّ - يُعِدُّ - الإعْداد
root ع د د : counting & preparing
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to consist - be composed of
تَكَوَّنَ من (takawwana) - يَتَكَوَّنُ من - التَكَوُّن
root ك و ن : existence - being
form V
to hope - wish ( for someone) to
تَمَنّى أن - يتمنّى أن - التَمَنٍّ (tamannin)
form V
to move - change residence
اِنتَقَلَ - يَنتقِلُ - الاِنتقال
form VIII : reflexive (the ت basically indicates “himself”), doing for oneself
to attend - to be present
حَضَرَ - يَحْضُرُ - الحُضور
root ح ض ر : related to being present
to drink
شَرِبَ - يَشْرَبُ - الشُرْب
to watch - to witness - to observe
شاهَدَ - يُشاهِد - المُشاهَدة
form III : expresses emphasis
to correspond - exchange letters
راسَلَ - تُراسِل - المُراسَلة
form III : expresses reciprocity, mutual effort
to ask - inquire
سَألَ - يَسْأل - السُئَال
to remember - bear in mind
تَذَكَّر - يَتَذَكَّرُ - التَذَكُّر
form V : indicating intensity كّ and reflexive meaning تَ
to define - identify - set (e.g. time, topic)
حَدَّدَ - يُحَدِّد - التَحْديد
form II : often causative
to participate in - share with something - have in common - collaborate in something - take part in something
اِشْتَرَكَ في - يشترك في - الاِشتراك
form VIII : doing for oneself and doing with effort
to get angry with
غَضِبَ من - يَغْضَب من - الغَضَب من
to wear - put on (clothes)
لَبِسَ - يَلْبَس - اللُبس
to possess - take in possession - acquire - have - dominate - control - rule - reign
مَلَكَ - يَمْلِك - المَلْك
to intend to
نَوى أن (المصدر) - يَنْوي أن (المصدر) - النِيّة
to run - go running - jogging
جَرى - يَجْري - الجَري
to arrange - fix - regulate - consolidate
رَتَّبَ - يُرَتِّبُ - التَرْتيب
form II : often causative + act is done with intensity, requiring steps, stages, special arrangements and graduality
to send - dispatch
أرْسَلَ - يُرْسِلُ - الإرسال
form IV (prefix أ) : transitive (has an object) and causative (expressing an action)
to repair - repairing
أصْلَح - يُصلِح - الإصلاح
to change - alter (something) (+ direct object)
غَيَّرَ - يُغَيِّر - التغيير
root غ ي ر : difference or change
form II causative, expresses effort, requiring steps and special arrangements
to stroke with the hand - to wipe off - sweep
مَسَحَ - يَمسَح - ِالمَسْح
to meet - gather (with)
اِجْتَمَع بِ / يَجْتَمِِع مع / الاِجتِماع (بِ / مع)
to differ from
اِختَلَف عن - يَخْتَلِف عن - الاِختلاف عن
to supervise - control
أَشْرَفَ على - يُشْرِف على - الإشْراف على
root ش ر ف : height - nobility
form IV
to busy oneself - to occupy oneself - to be busy - to be occupied
اِنشَغَلَ بِ - يَنْشَغِلُ بِ - الاِنشِغال بِ
form VII
to cook
طَبَخَ - يَطبُخُ - الطَبْخ
to be used to - to get used to - to accustom oneself to
اِعْتَادَ على - يَعتاد أن (على / أن)
form VIII
to stand up - rise from a lying or sitting position- get up- rise from the dead
قام - يَقومُ - القِيام
to undertake - assume a task - take charge of- to take control of
تَوَلّى - يَتَوَلّى - التَوَلٍّ (tawallin)
root و ل ي : direction
to hide - conceal - veil
حجب - يَحْجُبُ - الحَجْب
to welcome
رحّب بِ - يُرَحِّب بِ - الترحيب بِ
to occupy - preoccupy - keep busy (with something)
شَغَلَ بِ - يَشْغَلُ بِ - الشُغْل بِ
to consider - regard as
اِعْتَبَرَ - يُعْتَبِرُ - الاِعْتِبار
to resume - start over
اِستأنَف - يستأنِفُ - استِئناف
to choose - select
اِختارَ - يَختارُ - الاِختِيار
root خ ي ر : selection
to pass - pass by - drop by
مَرَّ بِ - يَمُرُّ بِ - المُرور بِ
to stop
تَوَقَّف - يَتَوَقَّف -التَوَقُّف
form V
root و ق ف : stopping
to worry about
قَلِقَ على - يَقْلَق على
to be or become big - grow - grow up
كَبُرَ - يَكبُر - الكُبْر
to dine - have dinner
تعشّى - يتعشّى - التعشٍّ (ta3shin)
