Verbs 18

Question 1

To begin, start doing (فعل مضارع = doing s.th.)

Answer 1

بَلَّش، يْبَلِّش

Question 2

To seize, take advantage of (ه = an opportunity)

Answer 2

اْنْتَهَز، يِنْتِهِز

إِذَا ما اْنْتَهَزْت هالفِرْصَة بِيْجُوز يْكُوْن فاتِ الوَقِت [S] If I don’t seize this opportunity it may be too late.
اْنْتَهَزِ الفِرْصَة مْنِيح [S] He made good use of the opportunity
بْيِنْتِهِز كِل فِرْصَة [S] He takes advantage of every opportunity
بَنتْهِزِ الفُرصَة [P] I seize the opportunity

Question 3

To finish, come to an end (intransitive)

To be finished, completed

To be done, finished (من = with)

Answer 3

خِلِص، يِخلَص

Question 4

To finish, complete (ه = s.th.)

To save, rescue (ه = s.th. / s.o., من = from)

Answer 4

خَلَّص، يْخَلِّص

Question 5

To be late, delay, take too long

To be postponed, delayed

To be behind, lag behind, fall behind (عن = s.o. / s.th.)

To fall behind (ب = in s.th.)

Answer 5

تْأَخَّر، يِتأَخَّر

تْأَجَّل

Question 6

To travel (على = to a place)

Answer 6

سَافَر، يْسَافِر

أَمْتَى مْسَافِر عَ بَيْرُوت [L] when are you traveling to Beirut?
بْزَمَانِي سَافَرْتِ كْتِير [S] I have traveled a lot in my time
دار أَوْرِبَّا كِلَّهْا = سَافَرِ بْأَوْرِبَّا كِلَّهْا = جالِ بْأَوْرِبَّا كِلَّهْا [S] He has traveled all over Europe,

Question 7

To be received, collected (e.g. of a salary)

Answer 7

اْنْقَبَض

Question 8

To get, receive (ه = wages, money)

Answer 8

قَبَض، يِقْبَض

To be received, collected (e.g. of a salary) = اْنْقَبَض

أَنَا بَقبُض شَهري [P] I get my wages monthly
قَدَّيْشِ بْتُقبُض [P] how much do you earn?;

Question 9

To incentivise

Answer 9

حَفَز، يِحفِز

Question 10

To give (ه = s.o., ه = s.th., or ه = s.th., ل = to s.o.)

To yield, produce, give off (ه = s.th.)

Answer 10

عَطَى، يَعْطِي

اْنْعَطَى

هالزَّهْرَة بْتَعْطِي رِيْحَة غَرِيْبِة [S] This flower gives off a strange odor,
الإِبْرِة عَم تِبْدَا تَعْطِي تَأْثِيْرَهْا [S] The injection is beginning to take effect

Question 11

To promote (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

Answer 11

رَقَّى، يْرَقِّي

تْرَقَّى، يِترَقَّى

Question 12

To resign (من = from)

Answer 12

اْستَقَال، يَستَقِيْل

ق = ق

Question 13

To disapprove of, condemn (ه = s.th.);
(this is mainly used in the media);

Answer 13

اْستَهجَن، يِستَهجِن

كِلّْ عَيْلِتَهْا اْسْتَهْجَنِتِ الجّْوَاْزِة ‎[S] Her whole family frowned on the match
‏بَستَهجِن عَمَلِيِّة طَردِ العُمَّال ‎[P] I condemn the operation of expelling (foreign) workers

Question 14

To follow, pursue (ه = s.o.);
(this can also be negative, like stalking someone, harassing someone);

Answer 14

طَارَد، يْطَارِد

تْطَاْرَد، يِتْطَاْرَد

فَتَايَات مُطَارَدَات ‎[P] young women who are being stalked; {fatāyāt muṭᾱrɑdᾱt}
‏بيْطَارِدِ البِنت عَ التَلِفَوْن ‎[P] he harasses girls on the phone; {byºṭᾱredᴵ-l-bint ʕa-t-talefōn}
‏ البِنتِ بْتُشعُرِ اْنّْهَا مُطَارَدِة ‎[P] the girl feels that she is being stalked; {‘il-bintᵉ bºtušʕorᴵ ‘ºnnºha muṭᾱrɑde}
‏هُوِّ مُطَارَد مِنِ الشُرطَة ‎[P] he is being pursed / looked for by the police

Question 15

To retire (from work)

Answer 15

تْقَاعَد، يِتقَاعَد

Question 16

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

Answer 16

تْمَنَّى، يِتمَنَّى

تْمَنَّيْنَا لَو سَفْرَة سَعِيْدِة [S] We wished him luck on his trip
بِتْمَنَّا لَك إِيَّام كِلَّهْا سَعَادِة وْرَفَاهِيِّة [S] I wish you many happy returns (of the day)
ما كِنت بِتْمَنَّاها تْصِير لَأَلَدّ أَعْدَائِي [S] I wouldn’t wish it to happen to my worst enemy,
بْيِتْمَنَّى لَو كان أَزْغَر عَشْرِين سِنِة [S] He wishes he were years younger
شُو بْتِتْمَنَّى أَكْتَر شِي [S] What do you wish for most?
بَتمَنَّالِكِ التَوفِيْق [P] I wish you success;
قَدَّمّنَالْكُم أَربَع أَفلَام بَتمَنَّ إِنّْهَا أَعجَبَتكُم [P] we’ve shown you four films, I hope they pleased you

Question 17

To appoint (ه = s.o.) the مُخْتار (i.e. the local mayor) (typically said of a lord appointing a mayor)

Answer 17

مَخْتَر

تْمَخْتَر

Question 18

To set up, form (ه = s.th., e.g. a committee)

Answer 18

أَلَّف، يْؤَلِّف

البَرْلَمَان لَحَ يْؤَلِّف لِجْنِة خَاصَّة لَتِنْظُر بْهالِفْضِيْحَة الوِسْخَة [S] Parliament will set up a special committee to look into this sordid mess
أَلَّف وَزَارَة جْدِيدِة [S] He formed a new cabinet
فَنِّي واحِد وْتْلِتْةِْ مْسَاعْدِين بِيْؤَلّْفُوا هَيْئِةْ الِمْوَظَّفِين كِلَّهْا [S] A technician and three assistants make up the entire staff

Question 19

To certify (على = s.th.)

To believe to be truthful, deem truthful (ه = s.th. / s.o.)

Answer 19

صَدَّق / سَدَّء، يْصَدِّق / يْسَدِّئ

لازِم كاتِبِ العَدْل يْصَدِّق عَ الإِمْضَا ‎[S] A notary public has to certify the signature.

Question 20

To learn (ه = s.th.)

Answer 20

تْعَلَّم، يِتْعَلَّم

Question 21

To be entrusted (على = with)

Answer 21

تْأَمَّن

مِتْأمِّن

Question 22

To ask (ه = s.o., ه = s.th.)

Answer 22

سَأَل، يِسأَل

اْنْسَأَل، يَنْسَئِل

Question 23

To respond to, reply, answer (ه = to s.o., على = s.th.)

Answer 23

جَاوَب، يْجَاوِب

جَاوِب على سُؤَالِي [S] Answer my question

Question 24

To lift, raise (ه = s.th.)

Answer 24

رَفَع، يِرفَع

رْتَفَع ، يِرْتِفِع

بْتِقدَر تِرفَعِ السَندُوْق لَحَالَك [P] can you lift the box by yourself

Question 25

To dust

Answer 25

مَسَح، يِمسَح مَسَح غَبْرِة + إضافة [S] to dust (ه = s.th.)

Question 26

To copy (ه = s.th.) To move house, move (ل = to a new house) To move (ه = s.th.), transfer, convey, carry (ه = s.th.) To conduct (ه = s.th.) (e.g. electricity, heat)

Answer 26

نَقَل، يِنْقُل

Question 27

To succeed (ب / في = in)

Answer 27

نَجَح / نِجِح، يِنجَح

Question 28

To fail (في / ب = s.th.)

Answer 28

سَقَط، يُسقُط فِشِل، يِفْشَل جَرَّبِت وِفْ˜ِلِت ‎[P] I tried and failed; {jarrabᵉt wᵉfº˜elᵉt} ‏فِشِل في الاِمتِحَان ‎[P] he failed in the exam; {fišel fy-l-'imtiḥān} ‏ أَكِيْد رَح يِفشَل ‎[P] he's sure to fail; { ʔakīd rɑḥ yifšal} ‏ التَجرُبِة فِشلَت ‎[P] the experiment failed; {'it-tajrube fišlat} ‏تَجْرِبْتَو فِشْلِت ‎[S] His experiment failed ‏كِلِّ جْهُوْدْنَا فِشْلِت ‎[S] All our efforts failed, ‏التَمْثِيْلِيِّة فِشْلِت ‎[S] The play was a flop ‏كَمْعَلِّم هُوِّ فَاشِل ع الآخِيْر ‎[S] As a teacher he's a complete flop. ‏كْتَابَهْا التَّانِي فِشِل فَشَل زَرِيْع ‎[S] Her second book flopped miserably.

Question 29

To study

Answer 29

دَرَس، يِدْرُس اْنْدَرَس

Question 30

To differ, be different, vary (عن / من = from); To disagree (with o.a., or مع = with s.o., على = on / over s.th.)

Answer 30

ختَلَف، يِختْلِف / يِختَلِف لَهجِتنَا بْتِختْلِف عَن لَهجِة لُبنَان [P] our dialect is different from that of Lebanon

Question 31

To disappoint, let down (ه = s.o.); (the difference between this meaning and the first is the nature of the object. Often, when the object is a person, it means you failing him or failing to live up to his expectations, rather than simply making him fail.);

Answer 31

فَشَّل، يْفَشِّل بِدَّكِ تْفَشِّلني [P] are you going to let me down? (said to a guest who refuses to drink the coffee he is offered, or claims to have already eaten, etc.); مَا تْفَشِّلنِيْش [P] don't let me down (said by an intermediary who has been called in to help two people settle their differences, to the person who is refusing to accept a compromise); رَاجِع دَرسَك، مَا تْفَشِّلنِيْش [P] go over the lesson again, and don't disappoint me

Question 32

To teach, educate (ه = s.o., ه = s.th.)

Answer 32

عَلَّم، يْعَلِّم دَرَّس

Question 33

To register (ه = s.th.) To record, make a record of (ه = s.th.) To read, register (ه = s.th.) (of a device)

Answer 33

سَجَّل، يْسَجِّل تْسَجَّل ما قْدِرِت اْصَوِّت لَإِنَّو سِهِي عَن بَالِي اِتْسَجَّل ‎[S] I couldn't vote because I forgot to register

Question 34

To mean, intend (فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th.)

Answer 34

نَوَى، يِنْوِي شُو نَوَت تِعمَل [P] what did she intend to do? نَوَيْتَ اْسَافِر [P] I meant to go away, I intended to travel; وَين نَاوِي تْمَضِّي الصَّيْفِيِّة [S] Where do you plan to spend the summer? شُو نَاوِي تَعْمِل [S] What do you intend to do? كِنِت ناوِي ساوِي لَك تَلِيْفَون بَسِّ نْسِيت [S] I meant to call, but I forgot شُو ناوِي تَعْمِل [S] What do you mean to do?

Question 35

To specialise (ب / في = in)

Answer 35

تْخَصَّص، يِتخَصَّص اخْتَصّ، يِتْخَصّ أَنَا تْخَصَّصِت بِتَصلِيْحِ الفَوْلكسڤَاگِن ‎[P] I specialized in Volkswagen repair; { ʔana tºḵɑṣṣɑṣᵉt bitɑṣlīḥᴵ-l-fōlksvᾱgen} ‏بِأَيْش بِدِّك تِتخَصَّصي ‎[P] what do you want to specialize in; {biʔ¡ēš biddek titḵɑṣṣɑṣy} ‏عَم يِتْخَصَّص بِإِدارِة الأَعْمَال ‎[L] he is specializing in business administration; ‏بْأَيْش تْخَصَّصِت ‎[S] What did you specialize in?

Question 36

To graduate

Answer 36

تْخَرَّج، يِتخَرَّج

Question 37

To like (ه = s.o./s.th.) To be in love (ه = with s.o./s.th.)

Answer 37

حَبّ، يْحِبّ اْنْحَبّ

Question 38

To hate, loathe, dislike (ه = s.o.)

Answer 38

كِرِه، يِكْرَه اْنْكَرَه

Question 39

To feel (ب = an emotion, or إن = that)

Answer 39

حَسّ، يْحِسّ نْحَسّ بَحِسِّ بْوَجَع [P] I feel pain حَسَّيْت حَالي بِدّي أَنطُق [P] I felt I wanted to be sick / throw up ما لَهْا حَاسِّة بْهَللي صايِر حَوَاْلَيْهَا (حَوَلَيْهَا) [S] She’s unconscious of what's going on around her

Question 40

To believe, think, be of the opinion (أنّ = that); (also defined as to assume, think, suppose, depending on context)

Answer 40

اْعْتَقَد، يِعْتِقِد

Question 41

To examine, check, test, look over (ه = s.th.)

Answer 41

فَحَص، يِفحَص اْنفَحَص، يِنفَحِص بَعِد مَا اْنفَحَص [P] after he had been examined

Question 42

To diagnose (ه = s.th.)

Answer 42

شَخَّص، يْشَخِّص تْشَخَّص / اِتْشَخَّص / اِشَّخَّص، يِتْشَخَّص

Question 43

To say (ه = s.th.), talk (عن = about, or ب = regarding)

Answer 43

قَال، يْقُوْل

Question 44

To hurt (ه = s.th. / s.o.), cause (ه = s.o. / s.th.) to feel pain

Answer 44

وِجِع، يُوْجَع إِدْنِي عَم تُوْجَعْنِي [S] My ear aches لا تِدْقُر إِيْدِي، لِسَّاهَا بْتِجْعَنِي [S] Don’t touch my arm, it's still sore. رِجْلَيِّي وِجْعِتْنِي مِن كِتْرِ المَشِي [S] My feet got sore from all that walking. إِيْدِي عَم تُوْجَعْنِي [S] My arm hurts شُوْ بُوْجَعَك [P] where does it hurt;

Question 45

To feel dizzy

Answer 45

داخ، يْدُوخ أَنَا دَايِخ [P] I feel dizzy صَار يْدُوْخ [P] he started to feel dizzy

Question 46

To faint, pass out

Answer 46

غِمِي، يِغْمَى أَنَى غْمِيْت [P] I fainted; هِيِّ غِميَت / غِمي عَلَيْهَا [P] she fainted غِمِي على + ضمير الفاعل [S] to faint فِي عِدِّة أَشْخَاص غِمِي عَللى قَلْبُهْن مْنِ الشَّوْب [S] Several people passed out from the heat

Question 47

To get (ه = an illness), catch (ه = an illness)

Answer 47

أَخَد، يَاخُد أَخَد بَرِد [S] to catch cold بْتاخُد بَرِد إِذا ما بِتْحِطّ لَحْشِة [S] You’ll catch cold if you don't put on a scarf

Question 48

To puke, vomit, throw up

Answer 48

سْتَفْرَغ، يِسْتِفْرِغ

Question 49

To endanger oneself, take risks, behave recklessly / rashly

Answer 49

تْهَوَّر، يِتهَوَّر بَلَاش تِتهَوَّر ‎[P] don't be so rash!; {balāš tithawwɑr} ‏ البِنت عَم تِتهَوَّر ‎[P] the girl is putting herself at risk; {'il-bint ʕam tithawwɑr} ‏سَائِقِيْن مُتَهَوِّرِيْن ‎[P] ‎[CA] reckless drivers

Question 50

To digest (ه = s.th.) To stomach, bear with, put up with (ه = s.th.), stand for (ه = s.th.)

Answer 50

هَضَم، يِهْضُم المِعدِة بْتُهضُمِ الأَكِل [P] the stomach digests the food أَنَا ما بِهْضُم هَالزَّلَـمِة [S] I can't stomach that fellow

Question 51

To sustain damage, get damaged To be harmed, hurt, injured (من = from/by)

Answer 51

تْضَرَّر، يِتضَرَّر المُختَبَرِ تْضَرَّر ‎[P] the laboratory was damaged مِين تْضَرَّر مِن الحادِث ‎[V] who was harmed by the accident?

Question 52

To bruise (ه = s.th.)

Answer 52

رَضّ، يْرِضّ اْنْرَضّ رَضَّيْت إِيْدي [P] I bruised my hand الوَلَد رَضّ رِكِبْتَو [S] The boy bruised his knee

Question 53

To bomb, shell (ه = s.th.)

Answer 53

ضَرَب، يِضْرُب ضَرَبُوا عَلَيْنَا بِالقَنَابِل [P] they bombed / shelled us; الطَّيَّارات رِجْعِت وْضَرْبِتِ المَعْمَل أَثْناءِ اللَيْل [S] The planes bombed the factory again during the night ضَرَب شي بِالمَدْفَعِيِّة [S] to shell s.th. العَدُوّ ضَرَبِ العاصْمِة بِالمَدْفَعِيِّة [S] The enemy shelled the capital

Question 54

To sew together (ه = s.th.), stitch (ه = s.th.) To stitch, put in stitches (ه = s.th., e.g. a wound)

Answer 54

قَطَّب، يْقَطِّب تقطّب

Question 55

To bandage, dress (ه = wound)

Answer 55

ضَمَّد تْضَمَّد، يِتْضَمَّد

Question 56

To treat, care for (ه = s.o.) To treat, deal with, handle (ه = a case, issue, etc.)

Answer 56

عَالَج، يْعَالِج تْعَالَج، يِتعَالَج بَتعَالَج عِندُو ‎[P] I've been treated by him; {batʕālaj ʕindo} ‏ المُدمِن بِدُّو يِتعَالَج بَسّ مَا بيْعرَف يِتعَالَج ‎[P] the addict wants to be treated, but doesn't know how to get treatment; {'il-mudmen biddo yitʕālaj bass ma byºʕrɑf yitʕālaj} لَازِمِ نعَالِجِ القَضَايَا الاِجتِمَاعِيِّة ‎[P] we have to treat the social problems; {lāzemᵉ nʕālejᴵ-l-ʠɑḍᾱyɑ-l-’ijtimāʕiyye} ‏لازِمِ نْعَالِجِ المَسْأَلِة عَ الحارِك ‎[S] We must attack the problem immediately.

Question 57

To make (نفس حدا = s.o.) feel sick, nauseated (usually of the form لَعِت نفس حدا )

Answer 57

لَعَّى، يْلَعِّي مْجَرَّدِ التَّفْكِير فِيها بِيْلَعِّي لِي نَفْسِي ‎[S] the very thought out it makes me sick ‏تَصَرّْفَو بِيْلَعِّي نَفْسِي ‎[S] His turns my stomach

Question 58

To get pregnant

Answer 58

حِبِل، يِحْبَل حِبلَت مِنُّو [P] she became pregnant from him

Question 59

To generate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 59

وَلَّد، يْوَلِّد تَوْلِيدِ الكَهْرَبا ‎[E] generating of electricity; ‏الضَغْطِ يْوَلِّدِ الاِنْفِجار (too much) pressure generates an explosion;

Question 60

To use (ه = s.th.)

Answer 60

سْتَخْدَم، يِسْتَخْدِم سْتَعْمَل، يِسْتَعْمِل

Question 61

To press, depress (ه = s.th., or على = on s.th.) To press, click (ه / على = a button, on a button) (e.g. on a computer)

Answer 61

كَبَس، يِكْبُس

Question 62

To file (ه = s.th.), to smooth or sharpen (ه = s.th.) with a file

Answer 62

بَرَد، يِبْرُد لَازِم تُبرُدِ شْوَيّ ‎[P] you have to file (it) a bit; {lāzem tubrodᵉ šºwayy} ‏بَبرُد أَضَافري ‎[P] I file my nails; {babrod ʔɑḍᾱfry} ‏لازِم اِبْرُد أَضَاْفِيْرِي (أَضَفِيْرِي) ‎[S] I have to file my nails

Question 63

To form a line, to line up

Answer 63

اْصْطَفّ، يِصْطَفّ

Question 64

To delete, erase

Answer 64

مَحَّى، يْمَحِّي

Question 65

To drop off, let off (ه = s.o.) To reduce, lessen, cut, decrease (ه = s.th.) To put (ه = an ad) (e.g. for sale, or in the papers, in an auction, etc) To down, bring down (ه = s.th., a plane, enemy) To downgrade (ه = s.th.) To download (ه = s.th.)

Answer 65

نَزَّل، يْنَزِّل

Question 66

To be taken down, brought down To be unloaded To be deducted, knocked off, taken off (e.g. an amount) To be downgraded To be put up (e.g. for sale, or in the papers) To be downloaded

Answer 66

تْنَزَّل العَلَمِ تْنَزَّل وِللا لِسَّا [S] Has the flag been hauled down yet? المَزْرَعَة لَحَ تِتْنَزَّل عَ البَيْع هالجِّمْعَة [S] The farm will be put up for sale this week

Question 67

To upload (ه = s.th.)

Answer 67

حَمَّل

Question 68

To send (ه = s.th., ل = to s.o.) To send (وَرَا = for), call for (وَرَا = s.o.) To launch (ه = s.th.) To forward (ه = s.th., ل = to)

Answer 68

بَعَت، يِبعَت اْنْبَعَت بَدِّي هالِغْرَاض يِنْبِعْتُوا لِلقَاهِرَة ‎[S] want this baggage checked through to Cairo.

Question 69

To write, write down (ه = s.th.)

Answer 69

كَتَب، يِكْتُب اْنْكَتَب

Question 70

To correspond, write (with one another, or مع = with)

Answer 70

تْكَاتَب، يِتكَاتَب

Question 71

To print (ه = s.th.)

Answer 71

طَبَع، يِطْبَع انْطِبَع، يِنْطَبِع

Question 72

To contact, get in touch with (ب / في / مع / ل = with), to call, phone (ب / في / مع / ل = s.o.)

Answer 72

اْتَّصَل، يُتُّصِل / يِتُّصِل

Question 73

To ring

Answer 73

رَنّ، يْرِنّ

Question 74

To reply, respond, react, answer (على = to)

Answer 74

رَدّ، يْرِدّ

Question 75

To be fed up (من = with)

Answer 75

طَقّ، يْطِقّ طَقَّيْت مِنَّك [P] I'm fed up with you! طَقَّيْت [S] I'm so fed up, frustrated (note the lack of direct object)

Question 76

To come up, go up, rise, ascend To go up, walk up, climb up (على = s.th.) To come out, go out, emerge; (referring to people or things that drive themselves) To depart, leave (من = s.th.) To turn out (a certain way, like in turned out good, he turned out like his father) To get on, board (على = a boat, ship, plane, etc.) To mount (على = on) To turn up in, appear in To turn (ضِدّ = against)

Answer 76

طِلِع، يِطْلَع هِيِّ طِلعَت لَبَرَّا [P] she went out مِن فَضْلَكِ اْطْلَع (طْلَاع) لَهَوْن [S] Please come out here, البِقْعَة ما لَحَ تِطْلَع [S] The stain won't come out هُوِّ بيْطلَعِ الخَسرَان ‎[P] he comes out of the situation the loser; {huwwe byºṭlɑʕᴵ-l-ḵasrᾱn} ‏وْبِاْلآخِر بيْطلَع بِالعَكس ‎[P] and in the end it turned out the opposite; {wºbi'ºʔāḵer byºṭlɑʕ bi-l-ʕaks} ‏وِاْل كُلّ بيْطلَعُوا مَبسُوْطِيْن ‎[P] and everyone will come out happy; {wi'ºl kull byºṭlɑʕu mɑbsūṭīn} ‏ الكُل طِلعُوا مَبسُوْطِيْن ‎[P] everyone was happy in the end; {'il-kul ṭelʕu mɑbsūṭīn} ‏بَتمَنَّى إِنُّو يِطلَعُوا وْلَادِ مْنَاح ‎[P] I hope they'll turn out to be nice children; {batmanna ʔinno yeṭlɑʕu wºlādᵉ mºnāḥ} ‏ الصُوْرَة طِلعَت مِش وَاضْحَة ‎[P] the picture didn't come out clearly; {'iṣ-ṣūrɑ ṭelʕat miš wᾱḍºḥɑ} ‏ما بْيِطْلَع لي كْون جُوْلي شِي نْهار ‎[L] can't I be Julie for just one day; ‏شو طِلِع بِها ‎[V] what's wrong with it/her? ‏ما بِيْطْلَع لِي احكِي ‎[L] I don't get a chance to speak; ‏الإِشَاعَة طِلْعِت كاذْبِة ‎[S] The rumor proved to be false ‏كِيف طِلِع مَشْرُوْعَك ‎[S] How did your scheme pan out? ‏مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه بْيِطْلَع أَبِّ مْنِيح ‎[S] He would make a good father ‏الأَوْضَاع طِلْعِت أَلْعَن مِمَّا كِنِت مِنْتِظِر ‎[S] Things turned out worse than I had expected ‏طِلِع إِنَّو كَان مَعِي حَقّ ‎[S] It turned out that I was right ‏الگَاتَو مَا طِلِع مْنِيح ‎[S] The cake didn't turn out well ‏طِلِعِ كْتِير لَطِيْف ‎[S] He turned out to be very nice ‏نِكِتْتَو مُو طالِعْةِ لَّهْا كْتِير ‎[S] His joke didn't come off very well. هُوِّ بيْطلَعِ الخَسرَان [P] he comes out of the situation the loser هالجَرِيْدِة بْتِطْلَع كِلّ خَمِيس [V] This paper comes out every Thursday الگَاتَو مَا طِلِع مْنِيح [S] The cake didn't turn out well طِلِعِ كْتِير لَطِيْف [S] He turned out to be very nice نِكِتْتَو مُو طالِعْةِ لَّهْا كْتِير [S] His joke didn't come off very well.

Question 77

To ride (على / ه = s.th.)

Answer 77

رِكِب، يِركَب

Question 78

To come down, go down, descend To decline, reduce, come down To get off, alight, disembark

Answer 78

نِزِل، يِنْزَل نِزلَت مِنِ البَاص [P] she got off the bus أَنَا نَازِل هَوْن [P] I'm getting off here

Question 79

To go (على = to a place) To go (ل = to s.o., also لعندو = to s.o.’s place) To go away, leave To disappear, cease, stop, go away To go (على = in), belong (على = in) To go (مع = with), match (مع = s.th.) to suit (على / ل = s.o.)

Answer 79

رَاح، يْرُوْح رَاحِ الوَجَع [P] the pain has gone away الخاتِم راح بِالبَلُّوعَة [S] The ring disappeared down the drain هالكِرْسِي بِيْرُوح عَ القِرْنِة [S] This chair goes in the corner

Question 80

To point (على = to), point out (على = s.th.) To signal, give a sign (ل = to) To gesture, signal, use the hands to communicate while speaking;

Answer 80

أَشَّر، يْؤَشِّر أَشِّر لِي عَ الرِّجَّال يَللي بْفِكْرَك = وَرْجِيْنِي الرِّجَّال يَللي بْفِكْرَك ‎[S] Point to the man you mean ‏أَشِّر لِي عَ المَحَلّ يَللي قِلْتِ لِّي عَنَّو ‎[S] Point out the place you told me about أَشَّر لَلشُّفَيْر ‎[P] he signaled to the driver; { ʔaššɑr laššufēr} ‏ إِجَا البَاص أَشَّرتِ اْلُّو ‎[P] the bus came (and) I signaled to it; { ʔija-l-bᾱṣ ʔaššɑrtᴵ ‘ºllo} ‏أَشَّر لِي إِجِي ‎[S] He signaled me to come over

Question 81

To bargain, haggle

Answer 81

سَاْوَم، يْسَاْوِم

Question 82

To suck (ه = s.th.) To soak up (ه = s.th.)

Answer 82

مَصّ، يْمِصّ اْنْمَصّ حاجْتَكِ تْمِصّْ بَاهْمَك ‎[S] Stop sucking your thumb ‏بيْمُصّ أُصبَعُو ‎[P] he sucks his finger; {byºmoṣṣ ʔuṣbɑʕo} ‏ الطِفِل بيْمُصّ مِنِ القَنِّنِة ‎[P] the child sucks on the bottle; {'iṭ-ṭifᵉl byºmoṣṣ minᴵ-l-qannine} السّْفِنْجِة بِتْمَصَّهْا ‎[S] The sponge will soak it up

Question 83

To be in love

Answer 83

انْغَرَم

Question 84

To freeze up out of fear, shock or nervousness

Answer 84

تْشَخْشَب • لما الأستاذ سألني فجأة، تشخشبت وما عرفت شو قول. (“When the teacher asked me suddenly, I froze and didn’t know what to say.”)

Question 85

To tell lies in certain contexts, particularly when the lies are exaggerated, boastful, or meant to deceive in a flashy or showy way.

Answer 85

فَشَر، يِفشِر • صار يفشر عن إنجازاته يللي ما صارت أصلاً. (“He started lying about achievements that never even happened.”) • مش مصدقو، واضح عم يفشر. (“I don’t believe him; it’s obvious he’s lying.”)

Question 86

To fill, fill up (ه = s.th.); (used mainly with liquids and figuratively. In comparison, عبّى has a much broader usage and is more common)

Answer 86

مَلَّى، يْمَلِّي مَلِّي الكَاسِة لَنِصَّهْا بَسّ ‎[S] Fill the glass only halfway ‏ المَيّ بِتمَلّي البِيْر ‎[P] the water fills the cistern; {'il-mɑyy bitmally-l-bīr} ‏مَلَّيْتِ الصَطِل ‎[P] I filled the bucket; {mallētᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑṭᵉl} ‏ الشُفَيْر بِدُّو يْمَلّي البَاص ‎[P] the driver wants to fill up the bus; {'iš-šufēr biddo yºmally-l-bᾱṣ} ‏ الشُغِل هَادَا بيْمَلِّيْلي كُلّ وَقتي ‎[P] that job takes up all my time; {'iš-šuġᵉl hāda byºmallīly kull waqty} ‏هَادَا بيْمَلّي قَلبي فَرَح ‎[P] that fills my heart with happiness

Question 87

To experience or be granted deep, lasting happiness and contentment, especially in a way that is well-deserved or related to a significant life event or blessing.

Answer 87

تْهَنَّى، يِتهَنَّى