Verbs 20 Flashcards

1
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To camp, encamp, go camping

A

خَيَّم، يْخَيِّم

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To pick up, organize, clean up tidy up (ه = s.th., e.g. a room)

To pack up

To pack (ه = s.th.) (e.g. for travel), to cram (ه = s.th., ب = into)

To put away (ه = s.th., e.g. clothes)

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ضَبّ، يْضُبّ

قُوم ضُبّْ أَوضْتَك [L] get up and clean your
room!
ضَبَّيْتِ الشَنتَة [P] I packed the suitcase
ضَبِّ غْرَاضَو وْمِشِي [S] He packed up his
things and left

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To prepare (ه = s.th., ل = for); (other translations include to work out, get ready, draw up, fix up, process. Also to set / lay a table)

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حَضَّر، يْحَضِّر

جَهَّز، يْجَهِّز

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To smuggle (ه = s.th. / s.o.)

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هَرَّب، يْهَرِّب

تْهَرَّب، يِتهَرَّب

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To lie in wait (ل = for) (also to set an ambush, but ambush is specifically كمين)

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تْرَصَّد، يِترَصَّد

البِسّ بيْترَصَّد لَلفِيْرَان [P] the cat lies in wait for the mice

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6
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To fly

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طَاْر، يْطِيْر

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To reserve (ه = s.th.)

To book, reserve (ه = s.th.)

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حَجَز، يِحجِز

لا تِنْسَى مَا تِحْجِزِ لْنَا مَحَلَّاْت [S] Don’t forget to reserve seats for us
سَبَق وْحَجَزِت بِالطَّيَّارَة [S] Have you already booked air passage

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8
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To land (said of an airplane)

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هَبَط، يُهبُط

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9
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To arrive, get ( ل / على / ه = at / to s.th.);

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وِصِل / يِوصَل / يُوْصَل

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10
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To rule, govern

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حَكَم، يِحْكُم

نحَكَم ، يِنِحكِم

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To vote, cast a ballot (ل = for s.o. / s.th.)

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صَوَّت، يْصَوِّت

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12
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To nominate (ه = s.o.) as a candidate

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رَشَّح، يْرَشِّح

تْرَشَّح

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To elect (ه = s.o.), elect by voting; (note while صوّت is sometimes listed as a synonym, صوّت more precisely to vote, whereas this is properly to select or elect s.o., and hence to elect by voting becomes a meaning in certain contexts)

A

اْنتَخَب، يِنتْخِب

لَمَيْن صَوَّتْت = مِيْنِ اْنْتَخَبِت ‎[S] For whom did you vote?
‏مِين لَحَ يِنْتِخْبُوا رَئِيْس هالسِّنِة ‎[S] Whom are they going to elect president this time?
‏هَدَوْلِ اللي اْنتَخَبُوْهُم ‎[P] those they elected; {hadōlᴵ-l-ly ‘ºntaḵabūhom}
‏فِيْه أَمَل إِنُّو يِنتِخْبُوْهَا ‎[P] there’s a chance she’ll be elected; {fīᴴ ʔamal ʔinno yinteḵºbūha}
‏تْمَانِين بِالمِيِّة مْنِ السِّكَّان رَاحُوا وِاْنْتَخَبُوا = تْمَانِين بِالمِيِّة مْنِ السِّكَّان رَاحُوا وْصَوَّتُوا ‎[S] eighty percent of the population voted

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14
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To demonstrate (على = against)

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تْظَاهَر، يِتظَاهَر

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To distort, skew (ه = s.th.)

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حَرَّف، يْحَرِّف

في جريمِة إخْبَارِيِّة بِتْحَرِّف كِلِّ الخَبرِيِّة ‎[L] there is an informational crime that distorts all the news

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16
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To break, contravene, violate (ه = a law)

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خَالَف، يْخَالِف

اْخْتَرَق، يِخْتِرِق

بيْخَالِفِ القَانُوْن [P] he breaks the law

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17
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To steal (ه = s.th., من = from s.o. / s.th.)

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سَرَق، يِسْرُق

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18
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To break (ه = into s.th.), intrude, invade (ه = s.th.)

To hack into (ه = a computer)

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اْقتَحَم، يَقتَحِم

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19
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To rape (ه = s.o.)

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اْغتَصَب، يِغتَصِب

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20
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To kill, murder (ه = s.o.)

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قَتَل، يِقْتُل

اْنْقَتَل ، يِنْقِتِل

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21
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To attack (ه = s.th.)

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هَاجَم، يْهَاجِم

تْهاجَم / اِتْهاجَم، يِتْهاجَم

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To damage, break, cause to break down (ه = s.th.)

To destroy (ه = s.th.)

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خَرَّب، يْخَرِّب

دَمَّر، يْدَمِّر

تْخَرَّب، يِتْخَرَّب

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23
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To catch, seize (على = s.th.)

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قَبَض، يِقْبَض

قَبَضُوا عَلَيْه ‎[P] they caught him

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24
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To interrogate

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اسْتَجْوَب، يِسْتَجْوِب

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25
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To convict (ه = s.th.)

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دان، يْدِين

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26
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To be judged (على)

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اْنحَكَم، يِنِحكِم

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27
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To run away, escape, flee

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هَرَب، يِهْرُب

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28
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To get rich

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غِنِي، يِغْنَى

ما لَحَ تِغْنَى بْلَيْلِة وْضِحَاهَا ‎[S] You won’t get rich overnight,

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29
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To manufacture (ه = s.th.)

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صَنَع، يِصْنَع

اْنْصَنَع

شُو بْيِصْنَعُوا بْهالمَصْنَع ‎[S] What do they make in that factory? (any of the words فبرك، عِمِل، ساوى can also be used in this case)
‏أَهْلْ الِبْلَاد بْيِصْنَعُوا أَسْلِحْتُهْنِ الْبِدَائِيِّة لَحَالُهْن ‎[S] The natives forge their own crude weapons

شُو بْيِصْنَعُوا هَوْن ‎[S] What do they manufacture here?

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30
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To milk (ه = s.th.)

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حَلَب، يِحْلِب

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31
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To plow, cultivate (ه = s.th.)

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حَرَت، يُحرُت [S] حَرَت، يِحْرُت، حَرِت (حَرْت) [CA]
حَرَث

فَلَح، يِفلَح

اْنْحَرَت

بيْفلَح أَرضُو ‎[P] he ploughs his land; {byºflaḥ ʔɑrḍo}
‏أَرض مَفلُحَة ‎[P] ploughed land / cultivated land

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32
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To water, irrigate (ه = s.th.)

To give (ه = s.o.) a drink

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صَقَى، يِسقي

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33
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To harvest, reap (ه = s.th.)

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حَصَد، يِحْصُد

عَم بْيُحُصدُوا / عَم بُحُصدُوا ‎[P] they’re harvesting; {ʕam bºyuḥᵒṣdu / ʕam buḥᵒṣdu}
‏أَيْمْتَى بْتِحِصْدُوا القَمْحِ بْهالقَرَاْنِي ‎[S] When do you harvest the wheat around here?
‏زَلِـمْتَيْن بِدُّهْن عَ الأَقَلِّي جِمْعَة لَيِحِصْدُوا حَقْلِة هالقَمِح ‎[S] It’ll take two men at least a week to harvest this field of wheat

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34
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To announce, declare (ه = s.th.)

To proclaim (ه = s.th., ه = as s.th.)

To advertise (عن = s.th. or for s.th.)

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أَعْلَن، يِعْلُن

اْنْعَلَن

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35
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To draft, conscript, recruit (ه = s.o.);

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جَنَّد، يْجَنِّد

36
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To defend, stand up for (عن = s.o. / s.th.)

A

دَافَع، يْدَافِع

تْدافِع / اِتْدافِع / اِدَّافِع، يِتْدافِع

الشَرَف لازِم يْتدافِع عَنُّه ‎[E] honor must be defended

37
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To free, liberate (ه = s.th.)

A

حَرَّر، يْحَرِّر

38
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To think about, ponder (في / ب = s.th.)

To think, assume (انّ = that, or can be followed directly by a sentence)

A

فَكَّر، يْفَكِّر

فَكَّرنَا فِيْكي [P] we thought about you

39
Q

To remember, recall (ه = s.th.);
like other verbs of knowing in Levantine, this will often be used with the present tense marker ب .

A

تْذَكَّر، يِتذَكَّر

40
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To remind (ه = s.o., ب / في = of s.th.), to call to mind (ه = s.o.’s mind, ب = s.th.)

A

ذَكَّر، يْذَكِّر

41
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To plan, lay out, map out (ه = s.th.)

A

خَطَّط، يْخَطِّط

42
Q

To understand, grasp, comprehend (ه = s.th.)

A

فِهِم، يِفهَم

اْنْفَهَم

43
Q

To decide

A

قَرَّر، يْقَرِّر

تْقَرَّر، يِتْقَرَّر

تْقَرَّر نَقْلَه لْبَغداد ‎[I] It was decided he’d be transferred to Baghdad.

44
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To imagine (ه = s.th. / إنّ = that)

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تْخَيَّل، يِتخَيَّل

45
Q

To guess (ه = s.th.)

A

حِزِر، يِحْزَر

46
Q

To quiz, make guess (ه = s.o.)

A

حَزَّر، يْحَزِّر

حَزَّرْتَه شْقَد (شْگَدّ) كَلّْفَتْنِي السَّيَّارَة ‎[I] I made him guess how much the car cost me
‏خَلِّي أَحَزّْرَك شِي. شْ جِبِتْ لَك ‎[I] Let me quiz you on something. What did I bring you?
‏كان (چَان) يْحَزِّرْنَا بْأَشْيَاء ما تِجِي عَ البَال ‎[I] He was giving us riddles about things you’d never think of.

47
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To expect, anticipate (ه = s.th.)

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تْوَقَّع، يِتوَقَّع

48
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To annoy, harass, bother, distress (ه = s.o./s.th.)

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ضايَق، يْضايِق

49
Q

To be disturbed, bothered, irritated, annoyed (من = by s.th.)

A

تَضَايَق

50
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To surprise (ه = s.o.)

A

فَاْجَأ، يْفَاْجِئ

تْفَاجَأ، يِتفَاجَأ

51
Q

To excite

A

حَمَّس، يْحَمِّس

تْحَمَّس، يِتحَمَّس

52
Q

To be afraid, be frightened, be scared (من = of, على = for)

A

خَاف، يْخَاف

53
Q

To praise, speak highly of (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

A

مَدَح، يِمدَح

اْنْمَدَح

54
Q

To criticise (ه = s.th.), be critical of (ه = s.th.)

A

اْنتَقَد، يِنتَقِد

55
Q

To complain (من = of / about)

To tell on, complain about, inform against (ه = s.o., ل = to)

A

شَكَى، يِشْكِي

اِنْشَكَى

حاجة ما يِتْشِكِيْش مِنْها ‎[E] a matter one doesn’t complain about

شَكَاني لَأَبُوْي [P] he told my father on me; {šakāny laʔ¡abūy}
شَكَيْت صَاحبَك لَلِمْعَلِّم [P] did you tell the teacher on your friend?

56
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To admire, like (ب)

A

اْنْعَجَب، يِنْعِجِب

57
Q

To prefer (ه = s.th., على = over)

To favor, give preferential treatment (ه = to s.o., عن = over others)

A

فَضَّل، يْفَضِّل

58
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To be compared (مع = with), to be comparable (مع = with)

A

تْقَاْرَن

هالأَوْتَيل ما بْيِتْقارَن مَع بَقِيْةِ الأَوْتَيْلات هَون [S] This hotel doesn’t compare with the other hotels here.

59
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To order, command (ه = s.o, فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th., or ب = to do s.th.)

A

أَمَر، يِأْمُر

60
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To agree (مع = with s.o., على = on s.th.)

To come to an agreement, get along, reach an understanding;

A

اِتَّفَق، يِتِّفِق

61
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To get along (مع = with)

A

اْنْسَجَم

ما بِقْدِر اِنْسِجِم مَعَو [S] I can’t get along
مْنِنْسِجِمِ كْتِير مَع بَعِضْنَا [S] We get along well with each other
تْلَاتِتْنَا مْنِنْسِجِم مَع بَعِضْنَا كْتِيرِ مْنِيح [S] The three of us get on very well

62
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To fit

A

ظَبَط، يِظْبُط

المُفتَاح مَا بُظبُطش / مِش ظَابِط [P] the key doesn’t fit

63
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To argue (ه = with s.o., ب = about)

A

جادَل، يِجادِل

شارع، يْشَاْرِع

ما تْجادِلْنِي [S] Don’t argue with me

64
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To wish, hope (ه = for s.th., or فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th., or أنّ = that)

A

تْمَنَّى، يِتمَنَّى

65
Q

To look forward (ل = to)

A

تْشَوَّق

عَم نِتْشَوَّق لَفِرْصِتْنَا [S] We’re looking forward to our vacation
مِتْشَوِّقِ كْتِير اِجْتِمِع فِيْك [S] I’m looking forward to meeting you
أنا مِتْشَوِّق لَزْيارْتَك [S] I’m looking forward to your visit
كِلّْنَا مِتْشَوّْقِين لَشَوْفْتَو تاني مرَّة [S] We’re all looking forward to seeing him

66
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To become religious, observant

A

تْدَيَّن، يِتدَيَّن

67
Q

To hold out, hold out, last, keep

A

ضَايَن، يْضَايِن

اللَحْمِة بِتْضَايِنِ بْهَيْك طَقِس [S] Will the meat keep in this weather?
هالبَدْلِة ما ضَايَنِت أَبَدًا [S] This suit didn’t last at all
خَايِف لَك إِنَّو مُو رَحَ يْضَايِن [S] I’m afraid he won’t last much longer

68
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To bring together, join (ه = s.th., ل = to)

A

ضَمّ، يْضُمّ

ضَمّْ إِيْدَيْه كَإِنَّو رَحَ يْصَلِّي [S] He put his hands together as if he were about to pray

69
Q

To prophesy, foretell (أنّ = that)

A

تْنَبَّأ، يِتْنَيَّأ

70
Q

To sin

A

أَذْنَب، يِذْنِب

71
Q

To preach (ه = a sermon) (nonspecific)

A

وَعَظ، يِوعَظ / يُوْعَظ

72
Q

To wash, perform the ritual ablution before prayer (in Islam)

A

تْوَضَّى، يِتوَضَّى

73
Q

To baptise (ه = s.o.)

A

عَمَّد، يعَمِّد

تْعَمَّد، يِتعَمَّد

74
Q

To stand for (ه = s.th.)

A

نَاْصَر

بِيْنَاصِر مَبْدَا الـمْسَاوَاْة [S] He stands for equality,

75
Q

To spell (ه = s.th.)

A

هَجَّى، يْهَجّي

تْهَجَّى، يِتْحَجَّى

76
Q

To be legible

To be read

A

اْنْقَرَا، يِنْقَرَى

مَا بيْنقَرَاش ‎[P] it’s illegible! It can’t be read; {ma byºnqɑrᾱš}
‏خَطَّو بِالكَاد يْكُوْن مَقْرُوْء = خَطَّو بِالكَاد يِنْقَرَا ‎[S] His handwriting is hardly legible

77
Q

To be able to, capable of, can;
(this can sometimes be translated as “could”, especially in the negative past tense)

A

قِدِر، يِقدَر

78
Q

To get away (ب = with s.th.), get out (ب = with)

A

نَفَد، يِنْفُد

ما فِيك تِنْفُد بْهالشَّغْلِة [S] You won’t get away with that,
بْتِعْتِقِد بْتِنْفُد بْهالعِذِر [S] Do you think you’ll get by with that excuse?
نَفَدِ بْحِكِم بَسِيْط [S] He got off with a light sentence

79
Q

To pronounce

A

لَفَظ، يِلْفُظ

انْلَفَظ

نَطَق، يِنْطُق

80
Q

To rise (said of the sun)

A

شَرَق، يِشْرُق

81
Q

To set (said of the sun)

A

غَرَب، يِغْرُب

الشَّمِس صارِت غارْبِة [S] The sun has already set

82
Q

To heat warm (ه = s.th.)

A

دَفَّى يْدَفِّي

تْدَفَّى، يِتدَفَّى

83
Q

To bring to, bring to consciousness

A

صَحَّى, يْصَحِّي

تْصَحَّى / اِتْصَحَّى / اِصَّحَّى، يِتْصَحَّى

المَيِّ البارْدِة بِتْصَحِّيه ‎[S] Cold water will bring him to

84
Q

To rain;
(the subject of this word is usually الدِنيا or الدِنِي (i.e. the world) which is feminine so this word will usually be شَتَّت and تْشَتِّي accordingly.)

A

شَتَّى يْشَتّي

85
Q

To soften, go soft

A

طِرِي، يِطْرَى

خَلِّيْه يِطرَى [P] leave it to soften

86
Q

To secrete, excrete, discharge (ه = s.th.)

A

فَرَز، يِفرِز

المَرَارَ تِفْرِز مَادَّة تْذَوُّبِ الشِّحُوْم ‎[I] The gall bladder secretes a substance which dissolves fats.

87
Q

To fluctuate

To tailor one’s opinions or statements to what is expected

A

تْذَبْذَب، يِتْذَبْذَب

هالمُوَظَّف يِتْذَبْذَب لِلمُدِير أَكْثَرِ مْنِ اللازِم ‎[I] That employee defers to the director unnecessarily.

شْ صَار بِالمَكِينة؟ الأُبْرَة دا تْتْذَبْذَب ‎[I] What happened to the machine The needle is fluctuating.