Verb 3 Flashcards
(95 cards)
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To burden (على = s.o.)
To inconvenience (على = s.o.)
To overdo (ب = s.th.)
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تَقَّل ، يْتَقِّل
ما بِدِّي اْتَقِّل عَلَيكِ بْهالشِّي = ما بِدِّي اْغَلّْبَكِ بْهالشِّي
[S] don’t want to burden you with that
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To bleed
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نَزَف ، يِنْزِف
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To support, be in favour of (ه = s.o./s.th.)
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أَيَّد ، يْؤَيِّد
اِتْأَيّد، يِتْأَيّد
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To constitute, make up, form (ه = s.th.)
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شَكَّل ، يْشَكِّل
هَادَا بيْشَكِّل خَطَر عَلَى النَاس [P] this constitutes a danger to people; {hāda byºšakkel ḵɑṭɑr ʕala-n-nās}
بَعْدَيْن شَكَّلُوا حِزْبُهْن لَوَحْدُهْن [S] Later on, they formed their own party
شَكَّلُوا حَلَقَة حَوَالِي عامُودِ البَيْرَق [S] They formed a circle around the flagpole
هالمَجْمُوْعَة مْنِ الكِلْمَات بِتْشَكِّلِ الصِّنْفِ التالِت [S] This group of words forms the third category,
مَسْأَلِةِ المَسَاكِنِ الصَّالْحَة بِتْشَكِّل أَهَمّ مِشِكْلِة بِالبَلَدُهْن [S] Proper housing constitutes the major problem in their city
شَكَّل جِمْلِة [S] to put together a sentence
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To release (from prison, custody, etc.) (عن = s.o.)
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أَفرَج ، يِفرِج
أَفرَجُوا عَنُّو [P] they released him, they let him go
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To become warm
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دِفي ، يِدفَى
تْدَفَّى يِتدَفَّى
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To gather, collect, combine (ه = s.th.)
To add (up), total (ه = s.th.)
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جَمَع ، يِجْمَع
نْجَمَع
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To take to task, call to account (ه = s.o., على = over)
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حَاْسَب ، يْحَاْسِب
تْحَاْسَب، يِتْحَاْسَب
بِدِّي اْحَاسْبَو على كِذْبَاتَو [S] I’ll take him to task for his lies
لَحَ حاسْبَو [S] I’ll call him to account
رَحَ حَاسْبَو [S] I’ll call him to account
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To notice, observe, perceive (ه = s.th.)
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لَاحَظ ، يْلَاحِظ
تْلاحَظ / اِتْلاحَظ، يِتْلاحَظ
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To cooperate, collaborate, help one another (or مع = with s.o.)
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تْعَاوَن ، يِتعَاوَن
مِين عَم يِتْعاوَن مَعَكِ بْتَأْلِيف الِكْتَاب [S] Who’s collaborating with you on the book?
وَعَد إِنَّو بِتْعَاوَن مَعِ الشِّرْطَة بِالتَفْتِيْش عَ القاتِل [S] He promised to cooperate with the police in the search for the killer,
لَازِم نِتعَاوَن مَعهُم [P] we have to cooperate with them; {lāzem nitʕāwan maʕhom}
الرَجُل لَازِم يِتعَاوَن مَع مَرَتُو في تَربِيِةِ الأَولَاد [P] the man / husband must cooperate with his wife in raising the kids; {‘ir
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To entrust (ه = s.o., على = s.th.)
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أَمَّن ، يْؤَمِّن
أَمَّنْنِي عَ السَّيَّارَة [S] He entrusted the car to me
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To heed, obey (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
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طَاع ، يْطِيْع
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To be saved, survive (من = from)
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نِجي ، يِنجَى
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To suit, be suitable to, be appropriate for (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
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نَاسَب ، يْنَاسِب
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To volunteer
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تْطَوَّع ، يِتطَوَّع
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To hug (ه = s.o.)
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عَبَّط، يْعَبِّط
حَضَن ، يِحْضِن
اِنْحَضَن
حَضْنِتِ البَيْبَيه بْإِيْدَيْهَا [S] She cuddled the baby in her arms
فيه دايْمًا واحِد بْيِعَبّْطَك بْطَرِيقَة غَرِيْبَة [L] there’s always one who hugs you in a weird way.
بس يِيجي يْعَبّْطَك بِتْحِسّ كَإنُّه فِيه فَرُو. [L] The minute he hugs you, you feel fur!
يْبَلِّش يْعَبِّط فِيك بَقٔى [L] He hugs you
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To explore (ه = s.th.)
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سْتَكْشَف ، يِسْتَكْشِف
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To exploit, take advantage of (ه = s.th.), make use (ه = of), capitalise on (ه = s.th.)
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ستَغَلّ ، يِستَغِلّ
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To silence, shut up (ه = s.th.)
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سَكَّت ، يْسَكِّت
خَرَّس ، يْخَرِّس
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To continue, go on
To stop doing, finish (ه = s.th.)
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كَفَّى ، يْكَفِّي
بِيْكَفِّي [L] that’s enough! often used like an imperative, meaning stop! that’s enough of that!
كَفِّي نْهَارَك على خير [L] finish up your day on a good note
خَلِّيْنَا نْكَفِّي شِغِلْنَا [L] Let’s finish our work
فِينَا نْكَفِّي اللِّعْبِة [L] Can we finish the game?
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To eavesdrop, listen secretly, listen in (على = on)
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تْسَمَّع ، يِتْسَمَّع
بْظِنّ فِي حَدَا عَم يِتْسَمَّع عَلَيْنَا [S] Somebody must be listening in
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To shout, scream, yell
To call (ل = to / for s.o. / s.th.)
To yell, shout (ب = at)
To jeer (ضِدّ = s.o.)
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صَرَّخ، يْصَرِّخ
الجَّمْهُوْر صَاْر يْصَرِّخ مِنِ الضِّحِك [S] The audience howled with laughter
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To become distant
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بِعِد ، يِبْعُد
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To incite, goad, provoke (ه = s.o., على = to, also sometimes ضد = against)
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حَرَّض ، يْحَرِّض
اْستَفَزّ، يِستَفِزّ
اِتْحَرَّض
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To accuse (ه = s.o., ب = of s.th.)
اْتِّهَم، يِتِّهِم
اْتَّهَمُوْه بْسِرقَة [P] they accused him of theft; {'ºttahamūᴴ bºsirqa}
بْشُو اْتَّهَمِت السِتّ زَوْجَهْا [V] what did the woman accuse her husband of?
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To raid (ه = a place)
دَاْهَم ، يْدَاْهِم
الشِّرْطَة داهَمِتِ المَحَلّ لَيْلْةِ مْبَارِح [S] The police raided the place last night
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To unite (ه = s.th. / s.o.)
وَحَّد ، يْوَحِّد
تْوَحَّد، يِتْوَحَّد
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To cross o.s., make the sign of the cross
صَلَّب ، يْصَلِّب
(this is sometimes followed by the phrase إِيْدُو على وِجْهُو , meaning (with) his hand over his face);
صَلَّبَت لَمَّا فَاتَت عَ الِكْنِيْسِة [P] she crossed herself when she entered the church
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To oppose (ه = s.th. or s.o.)
عَارَض ، يْعَارِض
أَبُوْهَا عَارَض بِالبِدَايِة كْتِيْر [P] her father objected a lot at first; { ʔabūha ʕᾱrɑḍ bi-l-bidāye kºtīr}
مَهمَا قَالُوا بيعَارِض [P] Whatever they say, he disagrees; {mahma qālu byʕᾱreḍ}
بَعَارِض فِكِرتَك / الفِكرَة هَاي [P] I'm opposed to your idea / this idea; {bɑʕᾱreḍ fikᵉrtak / 'il-fikra hāy}
أَنَا بَعَارِض هَادَا الاِقتِرَاح [P] I reject that proposal, I oppose that suggestion; { ʔana bɑʕᾱreḍ hāda-l-'iʠtirᾱḥ}
بَعَارِض اِلّي قُلتُو [P] I'm opposed to what you said; {bɑʕᾱreḍ 'illy qulto}
بيْعَارِض كُلّ حَلّ [P] He opposes every solution; {byºʕᾱreḍ kull ḥall}
مَهمَا قَالُوا، بيْعَارِض و بيْنَاقِش [P] Whatever (others) say he objects and argues
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To combat, fight against (ه = s.th.); (this is probably become the most common word for phrases like “the war on terrorism” and “the war on poverty”)
كَافَح ، يْكَافِح
تْكافِح / اِتْكافِح / اِكَّافِح، يِتْكافِح
لازِم نَعْمِل أَقْصَى جَهِدْنَا لَـمْكافَحْةِ الأَمْرَاض [S] We must make every effort to combat disease
لازِمِ تْكَافِح هالعَادِة [S] You've got to fight that habit.
بيْكَافِحِ الفَسَاد [P] he's fighting against corruption;
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To become widespread, become extensive
To become numerous, proliferate, become many, increase
كِتِر، يِكتَر
كِترَتِ الحَالَات في المُدِّة الأَخِيْرِة [P] the number of cases has increased recently; {kitratᴵ-l-ḥālāt fy-l-mudde-l-ʔaḵīre}
عَدَدِ الحَوَادِث بيْكتَر مِن سِنِة لَ-سِنِة [P] [P, G] the number of accidents increases from year to year; {ʕadadᴵ-l-ḥawādeθ byºktɑr min sine la-sine}
بَعدَيْنِ الصُعُوْبَاتِ بْتِكتَر [P] later the difficulties increase; {baʕdēnᴵ
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To make public, general, or make widespread
To make generalisations
To generalise (ه = s.th.)
عَمَّم ، يْعَمِّم
تْعَمّم / اِتْعَمّم، يِتْعَمّم
بَلَاشِ نْعَمِّم [P] let's not make generalisations
مُو حَقِّ تْعَمِّم هَيْك [S] It's unfair to generalize like that
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To exchange, substitute, replace (ه = s.th., ب = with s.th. else)
بَدَّل، يْبَدِّل
تْبَدَّل ، يِتبَدَّل
هالبُوْرِي لَازِم يْتِبَدَّل بْواحِدِ جْدِيد [S] This pipe has to be replaced by a new one
أَسنَانِ الحَلِيْب رَح تِتبَدَّل [P] the milk teeth are going to be replaced
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To dissolve, dismantle, break up (ه = s.th.) (e.g. parliament)
حَلّ ، يْحِلّ
حَلِّ الحِزِب [P] he disbanded the political party; {ḥallᴵ-l-ḥizᵉb}
بِدُّو يْحِلِّ الشِركِة [P] he wants to dissolve the company; {biddo yºḥellᴵ-š-širke}
الشِّرْطَة حَلَّوا الاِجْتِماع [S] The police broke up the meeting
حَلَّيْنَا شَرَاكِتْنَا لَعِدِّة أَسْبَاب [S] We dissolved our partnership for several reasons.
الرَّئِيس هَدَّدِ بْحَلِّ المَجْلِس [S] The President has threatened to dissolve Parliament
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To exile, banish, deport (ه = s.o.)
نَفَى ، يِنفي
اِنْتَفَى، يِنْتِفِي
نَفُوْه [P] they deported / exiled him; {nafūᴴ}
هُوِّ مَنفي [P] he is banished / is exiled
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To learn by heart, memorise (ه = s.th.)
To guard, preserve, take care, keep (ه = of s.th.)
To keep (ه = s.th.)
To save, put away for safe keeping (ه = s.th.)
To save (ه = a file) (on a computer)
To hold (ه = s.th.), be able to retain (ه = s.th.)
حِفِظ ، يِحفَظ
اِحفَظ كَلَامَك [P] watch what you say!; {'iḥfɑẓ kalāmak}
الله يِحفَظَك [P] may God preserve you! (commonly said in response to a blessing or condolence); {'ɑllɑ yiḥfɑẓɑk}
عِمِل كِلّْ جَهْدَو حَتَّى يِحْفَظ كَرَامْتَو [S] He struggled hard to preserve his dignity,
بْتِحْفَظ لِي شِي مَحَلّْ إِذَا بْتَعْمِل مَعْرُوْع [S] Would you save a seat for me, please?
بْتَعْمِل كِلّْ شِي لَتِحْفَظ كَرَامِتَهْا [S] She’ll do anything to save face
لازِم يِتْعَلَّم يِحْفَظ كَلَامَو [S] He should learn to bridle his tongue.
حَفَظ على صَوَابَو [S] to keep one's head
مِنْ حِسْنِ الحَظّ الكِلّ حَفَظُوا على صَوَابُهْن [S] Fortunately, everyone kept his head
مِن فَضْلَك اْحْفَظ لِي ياها عَنْدَك [S] Please keep this for me
وَين بْيِحْفَظُوا المَصَارِي [S] Where do they keep the money?
اْحْفَظ (حْفَاظ) لِيْسْتَة [S] to keep a record of
قَيِّدِ بْدِقِّة كِلّْ شِي بْتِصِرْفَو = اْحْفَظ (حْفَاظ) لِيْسْتَة دَقِيقَة بْكِلّْ شِي بْتِصِرْفَو [S] Keep a careful record of all expenses
حَفَظ عَ الغَيْب [S] to learn by heart
حَفْظِتِ (حَڤْظِتِ) القَصِيْدِة عَ الغَيْب [S] She learned the poem by heart
لَيْش عَم تِحْفَظ هالجَّرَايِدِ القَدِيْمِة [S] Why do you save these old papers?
اْحْفَظ لِي مَصَارِيِّي (مَصَرِيِّي) عَنْدَك [S] Take care of my money for me.
لَازِم تِيْجي بُكرَا حَافِظ دَرسَك [P] you have to come tomorrow having memorized the lesson (with the lesson memorized); {lāzem tījy bukrɑ ḥᾱfeẓ darsak}
حَتَّى نِحفَظِ الكَلِمَات [P] so that we know the words by heart; {ḥatta niḥfɑẓᴵ-l-kalimāt}
بْيِحفَظِ الدَرس [P] he knows the lesson by heart; {bºyiḥfɑẓᴵ-d-dars}
بْيِحفَظِ الكَلِمَات [P] he remembers the words by heart; {bºyiḥfɑẓᴵ-l-kalimāt}
حَفَظ شِي عَ الغَيْب [S] to memorize s.th.
حَفَظِ القِرْآن مِن أَوَّلَو لَآخْرَو عَ الغَيْب [S] He memorized the entire Koran
بْتِفْتِكِر هالسَّطْلِ العَتِيق بْيِحْفَظِ المَيّ [S] Do you think this old bucket will hold water?
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To congratulate (ل = s.o.)
To bless (في = s.o. / ه = s.o.)
بَارَك، يْبَارِك
الله يْبَارِك فِيْك [P] God bless you too (this is the most common response to any good wishes from the root برك); {'ɑllɑᴴ yºbārek fīk}
الخُوْرِي اْلْتَفَت وْبَارَكُهْن [S] The priest turned
around and blessed them
بِدّنَا نْرُوْحِ نْبَارِك لُو [P] we want to go congratulate him; {biddna nºrūḥᵉ nºbārek lo}
بِدّي أَبَارِك لَك عَلَى الجَايزِة [P] I want to congratulate you on the prize; {biddy ʔabārek lak ʕala-l-jāyze}
بيْبَاركُوا لَلعَرِيْس وِاْلعَرُوْس [P] they congratulate the bride and groom; {byºbārku lalʕarīs we'ºlʕarūs}
كِنْت مارْقَة بِالحَي، حَبَّيْت اْبارِك لِك بِالشِقَّة الجِدِيدِة [L] I was passing through the neighborhood, I wanted to congratulate you on the new apartment;
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To hinder, obstruct (ه = s.o./s.th.), handicap (ه = s.o.)
عَرقَل، يْعَرقِل
عَرقَلني [P] he hindered me; {ʕarqalny}
طُوْل عِمْرَو كانِ مْعَرْقَلِ الضِّعِف نَظَرَو [S] He's been handicapped by poor eyesight all his life
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To represent (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
To act (on the stage), play (ه = a part, role)
To act (e.g. in a play, also to pretend, play at s.th.)
مَثَّل ، يْمَثِّل
تْمَثِّل
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To be visible
To be seen
اْنشَاف ، يِنشَاف
الجَبَل بيْنشَاف مِن هَوْن [P] the mountain is visible from here; {'il-jabal byºnšāf min hōn}
بْيَوْم صَاحِي الجّْبَال بْتِنْشَاف مِن هَونِ بْكِلِّ وْضُوْح [S] On a clear day, the mountains are clearly visible from here
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To guard (ه = s.th.)
حَرَس ، يِحرِس
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To crown (ه = s.o.)
تَوَّج ، يْتَوِّج
تْتَوَّج / اِتَّوَّج، يِتَّوَّج
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To depend, be dependent or conditional (ب / على = on)
To cling, hold on, clutch (في / ب = to s.th.)
To be linked to, related to (في / ب = s.th.)
To be (emotionally) attached (ب / في = to s.o.)
To be hung, be hung up
تَعَلَّقَ ، يَتَعَلّق
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To lose, misplace (ه = s.th.)
To be bereaved, lose (ه = a family member)
فَقَد، يِفقِد
فَقَدِ الصَبِر [P] he lost patience; {faqadᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑbᵉr}
فَقَدِ الأَمَل [P] he lost hope; {faqadᴵ-l-ʔamal}
فَقَد تَوَازنُو [P] he lost his balance; {faqad tawāzno}
فَقَد وَعيُو [P] he lost his consciousness; {faqad waʕyo}
فَقدَتِ الزَاكرِة [P] she lost her memory; {faqdatᴵ-z-zākre}
هُوِّ فَاقِدِ الزَاكرِة [P] he's lost his memory; {huwwe fāʠedᴵ-z-zākre}
بِفقِدِ الثِقَة بِاْلنَّفس / بْنَفسُو [P] he loses self confidence / confidence in himself; {bifqedᴵ-θ-θiʠɑ bi'ºnnafs / bºnafso}
فَاقِدِ الشي مَا بْيَاعطِيْه [P] he who has lost something can't give it, what you haven't got you can't give; {fāqedᴵ-š-šy ma bºyᾱʕṭīᴴ}
المَيّ، أرخَصِ المَجُوْدَات وْءَتمَنِ المَفقُوْدَات [P] water, cheap when it's plentiful, dear when its scarce;
فَقَد اِبنُو [P] he lost his son (i.e. his son died); {fɑʠɑd 'ibno}
كَانُ تَلَاتِة مَفقُوْدِيْن [P] three people were lost; {kānu talāte mafqūdīn}
يِرحَم مَا اْنتُو فَاقدِيْن [P] May God have mercy on your loss; {yirḥam mā 'ºntu fāqdīn}
فِقْدُوا وَلَد بِالحَرْب [S] They lost a son in the war
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To deserve, warrant (ه = s.th.)
اْسْتَاْهَل، يِسْتَاْهِل
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To mature
نَضَج ، يِنْضُج
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To interpret (ه = s.th.)
فَسَّر ، يْفَسِّر
تْفَسَّر
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To pollute (ه = s.th.)
لَوَّث ، يْلَوِّث
تْلَوّث
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To insult, offend (ه = s.o.)
أَهَان ، يْهِيْن
مَا كُنت بِدّي أَهِيْنَك [P] I didn't mean to offend you (note usage of كُنت here with بدي, even though often بدي just takes the general كان)
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To execute, put to death (ه = s.o.)
أَعْدَم، يِعْدِم
اْنْعَدَم
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To kill, bring about the death of (ه = s.o. / s.th.);
(this is usually used figuratively, or in a less than literal sense, though it is common among kids)
مَوَّت ، يْمَوِّت
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To depend, rely, count (على = on)
اْعْتَمَد , يِعْتِمِد
رَكَن ، يِركِن
بَركِن عَلَيْكِ [P] I rely on you; {barken ʕalēki}
بْتِقدَر تِركِن عَلَيّ [P] you can rely on me
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To commit, perpetrate (ه = s.th.);
(another way to define this is: to do a negative or bad action. It's like “to do something” but only with bad actions
اْرتَكَب ، يِرتَكِب
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To defame (ب = s.o.)
شَهَّر ، يْشَهِّر
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To prove (ه = s.th.)
بَرْهَن ، يْبَرْهِن
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To range (بين = between)
تْراوَح / اِتْراوَح، يِتْراوَح
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To mark, indicate, earmark, label (ه = s.th., or على = on s.th.)
عَلَّم ، يْعَلِّم
عَلِّم الِغرَاضِ اْلّي بِدَّكِ اْيَّاهَا [P] mark the goods that you want; {ʕallem-l-ᵉġrᾱḍᴵ 'ºlly biddakᴵ 'ºyyᾱha}
عَلِّم مَركَزِ الدَائِرِة [P] mark the center of the circle; {ʕallem markazᴵ-d-dāʔire}
الجُرحِ مْعَلِّم في وِجهُو [P] the injury has left a mark (or scar) on his face; {'il-jurḥᵉ mºʕallem fy wijho}
الخُرفَانِ مْعَلَّمِة بْءَلوَان مِختِلفِة [P] the sheep are marked with different colors; {'il-ḵurfānᵉ mºʕallame bºʔalwān miḵtelfe}
العَدَّاد بيعَلِّم مِيِّة و عِشرِيْن [P] the speedometer shows a hundred and twenty (km/hour); {'il-ʕaddād byʕallem miyye w ʕišrīn}
عَلِّم على كَلَامِي! بِدَّو يِتْأَخَّر مِتِل عادْتَو [S] Mark my words! He’ll be late as usual,
بَالله عَلِّمْ لِي على هالمَطْرَبَانَات = بَالله حِطِّ لِّي إِتِيْكَيْت على هالمَطْرَبَانَات [S] Would you please label those jars for me
عَلَّمِت على هالتَّارِيخ بِالأَحْمَر بِالرِّزْنَامَة [S] I marked that date red on the calendar
عَلَّم على كَلَامِي [S] Mark my words!
عَلَّمُوا الطِّرُقِ مْنِيحِ بْهالقَرَانِي [S] They've marked the roads well around here
علِّم عَ الِغْرَاض يَللي بِدَّك ياهَا [S] Check the items you want.
عَلَّمِت على هالنَّفْدَاْت بِاللِيْسْتَة [S] Did you check these items off the list?
فَشَر يِنْزِعُوا لي مَرَاقِي، ولا يِعَلّْموا عَلِيِّ بالمَرَّة [S] they'll never ruin my mood, and they'll never lord it over me (علّم على literally means to make a mark on s.o., and is used in the context of physical fights, bets, competitions, etc. Perhaps dating from the time when people would duel with daggers and try to scar each other, particularly on the face, as a mark of shame.)
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To spill (ه = s.th.)
كَبّ، يْكُبّ
اْنكَبّ، يِنكَبّ
أَحسَن مَا يِكَبّ [P] so that it won't spill; { ʔaḥsan ma yikabb}
المَيِّ اْنكَبَّت [P] the water spilt
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To inspire (ه = s.o.)
أَلْهَم
الفَنِّ الفْرِنْسَاوِي هُوِّ هَللي أَلْهَمَو يِطْلَعِ بْأَحْسَن إِنْتَاجَو [S] It was French art that inspired his finest works
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To get, obtain, acquire (على = s.th.)
حَصَل ، يِحْصَل
اْنْحَصَل عليه
النَتَائِجِ اللي حَصَلنَا عَلَيْهَا [P] the results that we got
هَادَا صَعِب تِحصَل عَلَيْه [P] that is hard to get; {hāda ṣɑʕᵉb teḥṣɑl ʕalēᴴ}
العَلَامَاتِ اللي حْصِلتِ عَلَيْهَا [P] the grades that you got; {'il-ʕalāmātᴵ-l-ly ḥºṣelti ʕalēha}
النَتِيْجِة اللي حْصِلنَا عَلَيْهَا [P] the result we obtained; {'in-natīje-l-ly ḥºṣelna ʕalēha}
مَا نَجَح يِحصَل عَلَى شُگُل في مَكتَب [P] he didn't manage to get an office job; {mā najaḥ yeḥṣɑl ʕala šugᵒl fy maktab}
أَنَا حْصِلت عَلَى حَقِّ [P] I got what I deserved; { ʔana ḥºṣelt ʕala ḥaqqi}
وْهَيْكِ مْنِحصَل عَلَى النَتِيْجِة المَطلُوْبِة [P] and this is how we'll obtain the desired result; {wºhēkᵉ mºniḥṣɑl ʕala-n-natīje-l-maṭlūbe}
حْصِلْنَا عَ البَيْت بَعِد مَا مَات عَمِّي [S] We acquired the house when my uncle died
قِدِر يِحْصَل على وَظِيْفِة مِحْتَرَمِة بْشِرْكِة زَيْتِ كْبِيْرِة [S] He managed to land a good job with a large oil company
أَخِيرًا حَصَلْنَا على قَرْض [S] We've finally secured a loan
كِيْفِ حْصِلْتْ على عِنَوْاْنِي [S] How did you get my address?
هادا صَعِب تِحْصَل عَلَيْه هَلَّق [S] That’s hard to get now
حْصِلْتِ لِّي عَلَى رادْيَو [S] I got myself a radio
وَيْن فِينِي اِحْصَل على قَامُوس مِتِل هاد [S] Where can I get a dictionary like that?
مْنَيْن حْصِلْتِ على هالرَّوْبِ الحِلْو [S] Where did you get that pretty dress?
مْنَيْن تِحْصَل على سَيَّارَة بْهالرِّخِص [S] Where else can you get a car that cheap?
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To deceive, cheat, fool, mislead (ه = s.o.)
خَدَع ، يِخْدَع
اْنْخَدَع
إِصْحَى تِخْدَع نَفْسَك! هايّْ مَسْأَلِة خَطِيْرَة [S] Make no mistake about it. This is a serious matter
بِدِّيْش أَخدَعِك [P] I don't want to deceive you / give you false ideas; {biddīš ʔaḵdaʕek}
مَا تِخدَعِيْش نَفسِك [P] don't fool yourself; {mā tiḵdaʕīš nafsek}
بِتْكُوْن عَم تِخْدَع حالَك إِذَا بْتِعْتِقِد إِنَّو [S] You're deceiving yourself if you believe that…
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To take out, remove, pull out (ه = s.th.)
To dislocate, throw out of joint (ه = s.th.)
To break down (ه = s.th.)
خَلَع ، يِخْلَع
خَلَعِت إِيْدِي = اْنْخَلْعِت إِيْدِي [S] I threw my arm out of joint. {xala3[e]t 2iidy = nxal3et 2iidy}
كِيْف خَلَعِت كِتْفَك [V] How did you dislocate your shoulder?
رَح تِخْلَعي لي كِتْفِي مِن مَحَلُّه [L] you're going to dislocate my shoulder!
لَازِم نِخلَعِ السِنّ هَادَا [P] we have to take out that tooth;
خَلَعُوا البَاب [P] they broke down the door; {ḵalaʕu-l-bāb}
لازِم يْكُوْن فِي حَدَا خَلَعِ البَاب [S] Someone must have forced the door
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To step on
داس ، يْدُوس
لا تْدُوْسِ بْقُنْدَرْتَك عَ الزُّوْلِيَّة [I] Don't step on the carpet with your shoes,
رِجْلِي اليِسْرَى تَوْجَعْنِي. ما اقْدَر (اگْدَر) أَدُوْس عَلَيْهَا [I] My left foot is hurting me. I can't stand on it.
سَبَّتَه لِأَنْ داس وِيَّاهَا زَايِد [I] She cussed him out because he went too far with her.
دُوْس بَانْزِين! ما ظَلّ وَقِت (وَكِت) [I] Step on the gas! There's no time left,
خَلِّي نْسَوِّي نَفِسْنَا ما نْشُوفَه!. دُوس! [I] Let's pretend we don't see him. Step on it!
دُوس عَالبَنْزِيْن [I] step on the gas
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To slip, slide, skid
زَحَط ، يِزْحَط
زَحَط [L] he slipped;
عَنْدِ السُّوْكِة السَّيَّارَة بَدِت تِزْحَط [S] At the corner the car started to skid
زَحَطْتْ على قِشْرِة مَوْزِة [S] I slipped on a banana peel,
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To beg, ask for charity; (for alms, money)
شَحَد ، يِشْحَد
مِنْرَجِّع لَكِ المَصَارِي حَتَّى وْلَو كِنَّا بِدّْنَا نِشْحَد [S] We’ll pay you back, even if we have to beg.
بَعدَيْن صَار يِشهَد [P] later he began to beg
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To enchant, charm, put under a spell (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
سَحَر ، يِسحَر
السَاحِر بيْسحَرِ النَاس [P] the magician puts people under a spell; {'is-sāḥer byºsḥɑrᴵ-n-nās}
كَان مَسحُوْرِ بْجَمَالهَا [P] he was enchanted by her beauty;
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To peep secretly
To sneak around
تلَصَّص، يتلَصَّص
• “كان يتلصص علينا من ورا الباب.”
(He was spying on us from behind the door.)
“شفته عم يتلصص من الشباك.”
(I saw him peeping through the window.)
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To climb, cover (a wall, tree, etc. Said of plants, vines, etc.)
To climb (said of a person, e.g. climbing a tree); (in some contexts, this has the meaning of climbing but in a somewhat insecure or unstable way, like a rope with just one's hands but having the feet dangle)
عَرْبَش ، يْعَرْبِش
عَرْبَشِت عَ التَّخِت ودَعَسِت لي ع وِجْهِي (وِجِّي) وْطِلْعِت حَطِّت المَصِل. [L] she climbed onto the bed and stepped my face and hooked up the drip.
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To lead (ه = to s.th.)
To bring, take (ه = s.th. / s.o., على = to a place / person, ل = to a person)
وَدَّى ، يْوَدِّي
هالطَّرِيق لَوَيْن بِيْوَدِّي [S] Where does this road go to?
وَدَّيْتِ المَكتُوْب لَفَهِيْم [P] I brought the letter to Fahim; {waddētᴵ-l-maktūb lafahīm}
الشَكّ وَدَّيْتُو عَ البَنك [P] I took the check to the bank; {'iš-šakk waddēto ʕa-l-bank}
وَدِّيْه لَمُدِيْرِ المَدرَسِة [P] take it to the headmaster; {waddīᴴ lamudīrᴵ-l-madrase}
كُلِّ الطُرُق بِتوَدّي عَ الطَاحُوْن [P] proverb: all roads take (one) to the mill (i.e. all roads lead to Rome); {kullᴵ-ṭ-ṭuroq bitwaddy ʕɑ-ṭ-ṭᾱḥūn}
اْوَدِّيكِ على الحَكِيم حاكِم بِدِيْنَيْكِ [L] should I take you to the doctor to get your ears checked?
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To be broken-down
To go wrong
To spoil (intransitive)
To be ruined
نْتَزَع
فِي شِي اْنْتَزَع بِمْحَطِّة تَوْلِيدِ الكَهْرَبَا [S] Something’s gone wrong at the power plant,
التِّفَّاحَات عَم يِبْدُوا يِنْتِزْعُوا [S] The apples are
beginning to spoil.
بَدِلْتَو الجّْدِيْدِة اْنْتَزْعِت تَمَاْم [S] His new suit is completely ruined.
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To smash, break into several pieces (ه = s.th.)
To break down, batter down / in (ه = s.th.)
To crack (ه = s.th.)
كَسَّر ، يْكَسِّر
تْكَسَّر
أنا بْكَسِّرِ الجَوْز [S] I'll crack the nuts
كسّرت my PB (I broke my PB)
كَسَّرِ المَزهَرِيِّة [P] he smashed the vase; {kassɑrᴵ-l-mazhariyye}
بيْصِيْر يْكَسِّر في البَيْت [P] he starts to smash up the house (the في makes it more intensive); {byºṣīr yºkasser fy-l-bēt}
كَسَّر رَاْسَو [S] either 1. to break s.o.’s head, brain someone , or 2. to rack one's brains
مُو مِحِرْزِة تْكَسِّر رَاسَكِ بْهَالمِشِكْلِة [S] There's no use racking your brains over that problem,
بَكَسِّر رَاسُو [P] I'll smash his head in; {bakasser rᾱso}
أَكَسِّر راسَك [L] I'll break your skull!
إِصْحَى تْكَسِّرِ البَيْض [S] Careful, you'll crush the eggs
كَسَّرُوا الباب [S] They battered down the door,
إِذَا عْمِلِت هالشِّي مَرَّة تَاْنْيِة بْكَسِّر رَاسَك [S] If you do that again, I'll brain you
الشِرْطَة كَسَّرِتِ البَاب [S] The police broke down the door.
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To be inspired, get inspiration (من = from, ه = for an idea), to get (ه = an idea, من = from s.th.)
اْستَوحَى، يِستَوحي
اْستَوحَى أَفكَارُو مِنِ الحَيَاه [P] he was inspired by (everyday) life; {'ºstawḥa ʔafkᾱro minᴵ-l-ḥayāᴴ}
بيْستَوهي مِنِ الأَلحَانِ الشَعبِيِّة [P] he is inspired by folk tunes; {byºstawhy minᴵ-l-ʔalḥānᴵ-š-šaʕbiyye}
مْنَيْنِ بْتِستَوحي الفِكرَة [P] where did you get idea from
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To go deeply, penetrate (ب / في = into s.th.)
تْعَمَّق، يِتعَمَّق
بِسْهُوْلِة بْيِتْعَمَّق بْتَعْقِيْدَاتِ المَوْضُوْع [S] He easily penetrates the complexities of the subject.
بِتعَمَّق بِالأُمُوْر أَكتَر مِنَّك [P] he goes into things more deeply than you;
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To slander (على = s.o.)
اْفْتَرَى
مُو بْعِيد عَنَّهْا تِفْتِرِي عَ النَّاس = مُو بْعِيد عَنَّهْا تْشَهِّر بِالنَّاس [S] She's not above slandering other people
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To disregard s.th., excuse s.th.
غَضّ النَّظَر عَن
بِتْرَجَّاْكِ تْغِضِّ النَّظَر عَن عَرَبِيْتِي الِـمْكَسَّرَة [S] Please excuse my bad Arabic
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To lend (ه = s.th., ه = to s.o.)
(this generally refers to money, or something that is not returned, but rather paid back in kind)
قَرَض، يِقْرُض
جَارِتنَا بْتُقرُضنَا سُكَّر طحِيْن [P] our neighbor lends us sugar, flour...; {jᾱretna bºtuqroḍna sukkɑr ṭḥīn}
بِتْدَيِّنْنِي عَشِر وَرَقَات = بْتِقْرِضْنِي عَشِر وَرَقَات [S] Would you lend me ten pounds?
البَنْك قَرَضْنَا خَمِسْةَ الَاف لَيْرَة [S] The bank loaned us 5000 pounds
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To be able to hold (ل = s.th.)
اْتِّسَع، يِتِّسِع
المَسْرَح بْيِسَع خَمِس مِيْةْ زَلَـمِة = المَسْرَح بْيِتِّسِع خَمِس مِيْةْ زَلَـمِة [S] The theater seats five hundred people,
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To be or become offended, annoyed, disgusted, indignant, displeased (من = with / by)
اْسْتَاْءَ، يِسْتَاْء
هُوَّ اْسْتاء مِن هالوَضِع [I] He got disgusted with that situation.
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To give the impression
أَوْحَى، يُوْحِي
بْيُوْحِي إِنَّو رِجَّال آدَمِي [S] He gives the impression of being a decent fellow
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To be flabby, sag
تْرَهَّل
• “الجسم بيترهّل إذا ما مارست رياضة.”
(The body sags if you don’t exercise.)
• “بعد خسارة الوزن بسرعة، الجلد بيترهّل.”
(After losing weight quickly, the skin sags.)
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To go bankrupt, go broke
فَلَّس
الشِرْكِة فَلَّسِت إِيَّاْمِ الكَسَاد [S] The company went bankrupt during the depression
كان لَحض يْفَلِّس [S] He nearly went broke
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To honour, revere, venerate, treat with deference (ه = someone), show respect to (ه = to someone)
بَجَّل، يْبَجِّل
بيْبَجِّلِ الأُستَاذ [P] he treats the teacher with respect, he sings the teacher's praises
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To make one's situation appear that... Often used to mean “to make believe” or “make out that”, as in
عامِل حالُو
عامِل حالُو مِش عارِف [V] he is pretending that he doesn't know;
عامْلِة حالَهْا ما إِلَها عَلاقة بِهالشِي [V] she is making out that she has no relation with this thing;
عامْلِين حالُهْن ما بْياكْلُوا لَحِم [V] they are pretending they don't eat meat
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To break down (ه = s.th.) (into something)
To secrete, excrete, discharge (ه = s.th.)
فَرَز، يِفْرِز / يِفْرُز
خَلِّينَا نِفْرِز هالأَرْقَام لَـمِن وْلَـإِلَى [S] Let's break down these figures into income and expenses.
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To part, have a falling out
اْفْتَرَق، يِفْتِرِق
اْفْتَرَقُوا عَن بَعْضُهْن [S] They had a falling out
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To wobble, shake (intransitive)
رَجّ، يْرِجّ
الصُوْرَة بِترُجّ [P] the picture (on the TV screen) is wobbling; {'iṣ-ṣūrɑ bitrojj}
الستِيْرِنگ بيْرُجّ [P] the steering is shaky
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To cause problems, trouble
To create a scene
To pick a fight
مَشْكَل، يْمَشْكِل
قُول لي (گُلْ لي) تْرُوح لَو لَأ. لا تْمَشْكِلْنِي [I] Tell me whether you're going or not. Don't cause me trouble
• “ليش دايمًا بتمشكل مع الناس؟”
(Why are you always causing problems with people?)
• “هالشخص بحب يمشكل بلا سبب.”
(This person likes to create trouble for no reason.)
• “ما كان في داعي تمشكل قدام الكل.”
(There was no need to cause a scene in front of everyone.)
• “تمشكل بالمطعم وخلّى الكل يتطلع عليه.”
(He caused a scene in the restaurant and made everyone look at him.)
• “ما في داعي تمشكل كل ما شي صغير صار.”
(There’s no need to pick a fight over every small thing.)
• “دايمًا بيمشكل مع إخوته عالشغلات الصغيرة.”
(He’s always picking fights with his siblings over small things.)
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To smash up, bang up, wreck (ه = s.th.)
طَبَّش، يْطَبِّش
To crash into each other, collide
تْطَبَّش / تطَبَّش، يِتطَبَّش / يِطَّبَّش
السَيَّارتَيْنِ تطَبَّشُوا [P] the two cars crashed into each other
طَبَّش سَيَّارْتُو [P] he banged up his car; {ṭɑbbɑš sayyᾱrºto}
السَيَّارَة مْطَبَّشِة [P] the car has been banged up; {'is-sayyᾱrɑ mºṭɑbbɑše}
صَار يْطَبِّش في البَيْت [P] he began to smash up the house (here في intensifies the action); {ṣᾱr yºṭɑbbeš fy-l-bēt}
بَطَبِّش لُو رَاسُو [P] I'll smash his head in
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To evacuate, seek refuge (عن = from, إلى = to) (the AP نازِحون commonly means displaced people in modern Arabic. Note this is typically used for mass displacement, not just a single person fleeing s.th.)
نَزَحَ، يِنْزَح
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To bestow liberally, lavish, heap, load (ه = upon s.o., ب = s.th.), shower (ه = s.o., ب = with)
غَمَر، يَغْمُر
غَمَرَ فُلانًا بالهَدايا [CA] to shower s.o. with gifts
غَمَرَ فُلانًا بِشَهائِدِ الشَرَفِ [CA] to shower s.o. with honors
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To be flooded, to become flooded, to be immersed, to become immersed
اْنْغَمَر
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To decay (said of a tooth)
سَوَّس، يْسَوِّس
سْنَانُو بيْسَوّْسُوا [P] his teeth are decaying; {sºnāno byºsawwºsu}
الشِرِش ضِرْسِ (دِرْسِ) العَقِل تَبَعِي مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه مْسَوِّس [S] The root of my wisdom tooth seems to be decayed
أَكْلِ السِّكَّرِ كْتِير بِيْسَوِّس لَكِ سْنَانَك [S] Too much sugar will decay your teeth
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To harmonise, to be harmonious, to sound harmonious, to be in agreement
تَنَاْغَمَ
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To cut corners, be lax, be negligent
شَلفَق، يْشَلفِق
بيْشَلفِق شُگلُو [P] he cuts corners in his work
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To undervalue, belittle, make light of, underestimate (ه = s.th.), consider (ه = s.th.) to be of little value or importance, be casual about (ه = s.th.)
اْستَهوَن، يِستَهوِن
بيْستَهوِنِ الشُعُوْبَات [P] he makes light of the difficulties; {byºstahwenᴵ-š-šuʕūbāt}
لا تِسْتَهْوِنِ بْقُوِّة إِرَاْدْتَو [S] Don't underestimate his will power
يا رَيْت يِطْلَعِ بْإِيْدِي اِسْتَهْوِن هالشَّغْلِة قَدّْمَا بْيِسْتَهْوِنَهْا هُوِّ [S] wish could be as casual about it as he is
