Verbs 19 Flashcards

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To go beyond, overstep (ه = s.th.)

To overtake (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

To go past, overstep, step over, exceed (ه = s.th.)

To encroach (على = upon)

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تْجَاْوَز ، يِتْجَاْوَز

بيْجَاوَز صَلَاحِيَّاتُو [P] he oversteps his
authority

السَيَّارَة تْجَاوَزَتنَا ‎[P] the car overtook

عَم يِتْجَاوَز حْدُوْدَو مِتْلِ العادِة ‎[S] He’s ignoring the rules again, He’s kicking over the traces again
‏تْجَاوَز حَدَّو ‎[S] to take liberties
‏بْيَاخُد حِرِّيْتَو كْتِير = بْيِتْجَرَّا عَلى غَيْرَو كْتِير = بْيِتْجَاوَز حَدَّو ‎[S] He takes too many liberties
‏تْجَاوَزِت هالطَّوْر هَلَّق ‎[S] I’m past that stage now
‏لا تِتْجَاوَز هالخَطّ ‎[S] Don’t step over this line
‏المِنْتَظَر إِنَّو أَرْبَاحُهْن هالسِّنِة تِتْجَاوَز خَمَسْتَعْشَر أَلْف لَيْرَة ‎[S] Their profits should exceed fifteen thousand pounds this year
‏ما فِيك تِتْجَاْوَزَو ‎[S] You won’t get around him

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To shock (ه = s.o.)

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صَدَم، يِصْدُم

اْنْصَدَم

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To park (ه = s.th., e.g. a car)

To queue, stand in line

To stand in a row, get in a line

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صَفّ، يْصِف

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To change (ه = s.th., من = from, ل = to)

To exchange (a product)

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غَيَّر، يْغَيِّر

تْغَيَّر / دْغَيَّر، يِتغَيَّر / يِدغَيَّر

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To bridge, make a bridge (بين = between)

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جَسَّر، يْجَسِّر

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To cause (ه = s.o.) to mount / board (ه / على = s.th.), to give (ه = s.o.) a ride

To give a ride (ه = to s.o.)

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رَكَّب، يْرَكِّب

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To tread on, trample on, step on (على = s.th.)

To run over (ه = s.th.)

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دَعَس، يِدعَس

اْنْدَعَس

اْنْدَعَسِ بْكَمْيَوْن [S] He was run over by a truck

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To put on speed, accelerate

To drive quickly, speed

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أَسرَع، يِسرِع

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To slow down

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يبطِّئ ، بطَّأ

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To return, come back, go back (note that preferred preposition is على / ع , but ل is also used)

To back up, go backwards (لَوَرا), reverse

To repeat, do again (فعل مضارع بدون علامة = s.th.)

To go back (عن / في = s.th., e.g. on a promise, one’s word, etc.)

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رِجِع، يِرجَع

رِجِع عَن كَلَامُو [P] he went back on his word

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To fill (ه = s.th., ه = with s .th.)

To fill out, fill in (ه = a form)

To load, charge (ه = a weapon)

To charge (ه = s.th.)

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عَبَّى، يْعَبِّي

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To make (ه = s.o. / s.th.) work

To operate, turn on, set in motion (ه = s.th, e.g. a machine of some kind)

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شَغَّل، يْشَغِّل

تْشَغَّل

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To hit, beat, strike, knock, bang, slam, crash

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خَبَط، يِخْبُط

اْنْخَبَط

عَرَبِيِّتي اْتْخَبَطِت مِن وَرا ‎[E] my car was hit from behind;
‏المَرْكِبِ اْتْخَبَطِت فِ الرَصيف ‎[E] the ship struck the quay;
‏إن شا اْلله أَتْخِبِط فِ نَظَري لَو ‎[E] may I be struck blind if (said as a disclaimer, e.g. if I were lying…);
‏دا أَكِيدِ اْتْخَبَط فِ دْماغُه عَشان يِتْصَرَّف بِالشَكْل دا ‎[E] he must have been struck in the head to act like this;

أَبصَر مِيْن خَبَط لي السَيَّارَة [P] I don’t know who hit my car;
لا تِخْبُط بِالطَّاوْلِة [S] Don’t knock against the table
خَبَط الِكْتَاْب عَ الطَّاوْلِة [S] He banged the book down on the table,
مِيْن عَم يِخْبُط عَ البَاب [S] Who’s that banging on the door?
خَبَطِ الصَّنْدُوْق (السَّنْدُوء) عَ الأَرِض [S] He slammed the box on the floor,
خَبْطِتِ البَابِ بْنِصّْ دِين وِشِّي [S] She slammed the door right in my face

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To fortify, entrench (ه = s.th.)

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حَصَّن، يْحَصِّن

تْحَصَّن / اِتْحَصَّن، يِتْحَصَّن

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To laugh (على = at), make fun of (على = s.o.);
(note the preposition على is often used to mean against, so here it means to laugh against s.o.)

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ضِحِك، يِضْحَك

عَم بْتِضحَك عَلَيّ [P] are you making fun of me

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To supply, equip, furnish, provide (ه = s.o., ب = with)

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زَوَّد، يْزَوِّد

وَفَّر، يْوَفِّر

عَمِ تْزَوِّدَهْا شْوَيِّة [S] You’re carrying matters just a little too far
الشِّرْكِة بِتْزَوّْدَك بِالتَّجْهِيْزَاتِ اللازْمِة [S] The company will provide you with the necessary equipment
المَخْبَزِة تَبَعْنَا بِتْزَوِّد كِلِّ الأَوْتَيْلَات الِكْبَار [S] Our bakery supplies all the big hotels
دايْمًا بِيْزَوِّدْنَا بِالسِّيْگَارَات [S] He always supplies us with cigarettes,
زَوَّدُوْهُم بِسْلَاح [P] the supplied them with weapons

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To base (ه = s.th., على = on)

To build, construct, erect (ه = s.th.)

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بَنَى، يِبْنِي

على أَنُو أَسَاس عَم تِبْنِي أَرْقَامَك [S] On what do you base your figures?
حِجّْتَو مَبْنِيِّة على فَرِض إِنَّو [S] his argument is based on the assumption that…

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To smooth, level, straighten (ه = s.th.)

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مَلَّس، يْمَلِّس

النَجَّار بيْمَلِّسِ الخَشَبِة بْوَرَق قَزَاز [P] the carpenter smooths the wood with sandpaper
مَلِّس شَعْرَاتَك [S] Smooth down your hair
مَلِّس شَرْشَفِ الطَّاوْلِة [S] Smooth out the tablecloth

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To borrow (ه = money, من = from), take out a loan

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تْدَيَّن، يِتدَيَّن

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To lend, loan (ه = s.o., ه = money / a loan)

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دَيَّن، يْدَيِّن

بِتْدَيِّنْنِي عَشِر وَرَقَات = بْتِقْرِضْنِي عَشِر وَرَقَات [S] Would you lend me ten pounds

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To fund, sponsor, fund (ه = s.th.)

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مَوَّل، يْمَوِّل

تْمَوّل / اِتْمَوّل، يِتْمَوّل

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To pay (ه = an amount of money)

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دَفَع، يِدفَع

اْنْدَفَع

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To pay off (ه = s.th.)

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سَدَّد

تْسَدِّد / اِتْسَدِّد / اِسَّدِّد، يِتْسَدِّد

سَدَّد كِلِّ دْيُوْنَو [S] He paid off all his debts
بَعِد شَهِر بْكُوْن سَدَّدْتْ كِلّْ شِي [S] In a month I’ll have it all paid up

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To bring, fetch, get (ه = s.th., ل = to, or ه = s.o., ه = s.th., or ل = to s.o., ه = s.th.)

To cum, orgasm

To give birth to, bring into the world, bear (ه = a child)

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جَاب، يْجِيْب

اْنْجَاب، يِنْجَاب

جَارِتنَا جَابَت صَبي ‎[P] our neighbor had a son; {jᾱretna jābat ṣɑby}
‏رَاحَتِ تْجِيْب ‎[P] she’s gone to the hospital to give birth; {rᾱḥatᵉ tºjīb}
‏بَعدَيْن جِبِت مَحمُوْد، وْجِبِت نُهَى ‎[P] then I gave birth to Mahmud, and (then) to Nuha; {baʕdēn jibᵉt maḥmūd، wºjibᵉt nuha}
‏جابِت لَو تْلَتْة صِبْيَان ‎[S] She bore him three sons.

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To save up (ه = money)
صمَّد وَفَّر، يْوَفِّر المَصَاري اللي وَفَّرهَا ‎[P] the money he saved up; {'il-mɑṣᾱry-l-ly waffɑrha} ‏كان فِيكِ تْوَفِّر على حالَك هَالتَّعَب ‎[S] You could have saved the trouble. ‏وَفَّرْت عَلِيِّ مِشْوَار عَ المَكْتَب ‎[S] You saved me a trip to the office, ‏بِتْوَفِّر وَقِت إِذَا بِتْساوِيْهَا بِالطَّرِيْقَة تَبَعِي ‎[S] You’ll save time if you do it my way ‏وَفَّرِت تَقْرِيبًا مِيْت دَوْلَار بْسَفِرْتِي بِالبَاْص ‎[S] I saved almost a hundred dollars by going by bus صَارْ لَهْا (صَرْ لَهْا) مِدِّة عَمِ تْصَمِّد لَهْا شْوَيِّة مَصَارِي كِلّْ شَهِر [S] She's been putting aside a little money each month بْمَعَاْش مِتِل هاد مِسْتَحِيْلِ الواحِد يْصَمِّد مَصَارِي [S] On a salary like this it's impossible to save any money
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To try, attempt (ه = s.th., or فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th.)
حَاوَل
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To deposit (ه = s.th.)
وَدَع، يُوْدِع
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To pull, draw (ه = s.th.) To withdraw, take out, pull out (ه = s.th., e.g. money from an account) To bring in, take in (ه = money) To take back, withdraw (ه = s.th.)
سَحَب، يِسحَب اْنْسَحَب ، يِنْسِحِب اِسحَبِ الحَبِل ‎[P] pull the rope; {'isḥabᴵ-l-ḥabᵉl} ‏اِسحَبِ البُردَاي ‎[P] pull the curtain, draw the curtain; {‘isḥabᴵ-l-burdāy} ‏لا تِسْحَب بْقُوِّة ‎[S] Don’t pull so hard. ‏سَحَب شي عن بَعْضُهْن ‎[S] to pull s.th. apart ‏اْضْطَرَّيْنَا نِسْحَب الِكْلَاب عَن بَعْضُهْن مْنِ رْقَابُهْن ‎[S] We had to pull the two dogs apart by the scruff of their necks, ‏سَحَب شِي لَوَرا ‎[S] to pull back ‏سَحَبْنِي لَوَرَا مْنِ الكِرْب ‎[S] He pulled me back from the curb, ‏اْسْحَب لَك كِرْسِي ‎[S] Pull up a chair, ‏قِيمِ البَرَادِي = اْسْحَبِ (سْحَابِ) البَرَادِي ‎[S] Pull back the curtains, ‏اْسْحَب (سْحَاْب) نَفَس غَمِيْق ‎[S] Draw a deep breath, مَدِّ اْلُّو إِيْدُو هَدَاك سَحَب إِيْدُو ‎[P] he held out his hand to him, (but) that other man drew his hand back; {maddᴵ 'ºllo ʔīdo hadāk saḥab ʔīdo} ‏بِدّي أَسحَب مَصَاري مِنِ البَنك ‎[P] I want to withdraw money from the bank; {biddy ʔasḥab mɑṣᾱry minᴵ-l-bank} ‏سَحَبُوْلُو الرُخصَة ‎[P] the revoked his license; {saḥabūlo-r-ruḵṣɑ} ‏سَحَبِ اْقتِرَاحُو ‎[P] he withdrew his proposal; {saḥabᴵ 'ºʠtirᾱḥo} ‏اِسرَائِيل سَحَبَت قُوَّاتهَا مِن هَا المَنطِقَة ‎[P] Israel has withdrawn its forces from this area; {'isrᾱʔīl saḥabat ʠuwwātha min ha-l-mɑnṭiʠɑ} ‏سَحَبُوا مِنُّو اِعتِرَاف ‎[P] they extracted a confession from him; {saḥabu minno 'iʕtirᾱf} ‏سَحَبنَا حَالْنَا وْرَوَّحنَا ‎[P] we pulled ourselves together and went home; {saḥabna ḥālºna wºrawwaḥna} ‏تِسْحَب خَطّ اِلتَلِيفَون، آي، رَقَبْتُه لَـأَسْحَبَهْا ‎[L] he's going to pull out the telephone lines? I'll pull out his neck! ‏لِسَّا اليَوْم على بِكْرَا سَحَبِت مِيْتَين لَيْرَة مِنِ حْسَابِي ‎[S] Only this morning I withdrew 200 pounds from my account بِسْحَب يَللي قِلْتَو ‎[S] I take back what I said. ‏بِسْحَبِ الاِقْتِرَاح ‎[S] I withdraw the motion ‏طَيِّب، بِسْحَب هَللي حَكَيْتِو ‎[S] All right, I withdraw what I said ‏عَم يِسْحَبُوا كِلِ العِمْلِة القَدِيمِة ‎[S] All the old currency is being recalled سَحَب مِنهَا مَصَاري ‎[P] he extorted money from her; {saḥab minha mɑṣᾱry} ‏هَا الدُكَّانِة بْتِسحَب هَيْك وْهَيْك ‎[P] this shop brings in such and such (amount of money); {ha-d-dukkāne bºtisḥab hēk wºhēk} ‏لازِم اِسْحَب خَمْسِين دَوْلَار مْنِ البَنْك ‎[S] I'll have to draw out fifty dollars from the bank
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To sign (ه = s.th. / على = on s.th.)
مَضَى، يِمْضِي اْنْمَضَى ، يِنْمَضَى
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To number
رَقَّم، يْرَقِّم تْرَقَّم / اِتْرَقَّم، يِتْرَقَّم الصَفحَاتِ مْرَقَّمِة ‎[P] the pages are numbered
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To staple
كَبَّس، يْكَبِّس
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To photograph, take a picture of (ه = s.th.)
صَوَّر، يْصَوِّر تْصَوَّر ، يِتصَوَّر
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To sell (ه = s.th., ل = to s.o. or ه = s.o., ه = s.th.)
بَاْع، يْبِيْع
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To cost (على = s.o., ب = an amount) To be unnatural, affected, pretentious
تْكَلَّف، يِتْكَلَّف يِتْكَلَّفِ هْوَايَا بْكَلَامَه ‎[I] He puts on airs with his talk هالبَيت تْكَلَّف عَلَيَّ بمِلْيَوْنَين دِينار ‎[I] This house cost me two million dinars.
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To cost (ه = s.o., ه = a certain amount)
كَلَّف، يْكَلِّف قَدَّيْش كَلَّفَك [P] how much did it cost you? قَدَّيْش كَلَّفِتَك سَيَّارْتَك [S] How much did your car cost? هالغَلْطَة بِتْكَلّْفَو غالِي [S] That mistake will cost him dearly
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To help, assist (ه = s.o., في / ب / على = with s.th.), give a hand, lend a hand (ه = to s.o., في / ب / على = with); (note that in CA, في is considered stronger than على, like helping someone with something big or long term, but in colloquial that difference is not clear and ب / في seem more common)
سَاعَد، يْسَاعِد تْساعِد
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To give back, return, put back (ه = s.th.); (also translated as to restore, send back, take back, etc.) To refund (ه = s.th., ل = to s.o.) To pay back (ل = to s.o., ه = an amount) To set back (ه = s.th.) (e.g. a watch, the time)
رَجَّع، يْرَجِّع تْرَجَّع، يِتْرَجَّع بْرَجِّع لَك مَصَارِيْفَك [S] I'll refund your expenses مِنرَجِّع عَقَارِبِ السَاعَة لَوَرَا ‎[P] we put the hands of the clock back; {minrajjeʕ ʕɑqᾱrebᴵ-s-sĒʕa lawɑrɑ} ‏مَا فِيكِ تْرَجِّعِ السَّاعَة لَوَرَا ‎[S] You can't turn back the clock,
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To ask for, request, order (ه = s.th.) To require (ه = s.th.)
طَلَب، يِطْلُب نْطَلَب
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To know (ه = s.th.) To know (ب = of s.th., عن = about s.th.)
عِرِف، يَعْرِف
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To follow the example (ب = of)
اْقْتَدَى، يِقْتِدِي كِلّْنَا اْقْتَدَيْنَا فِيه [S] We all followed his example بْظِنّ بِقْتِدِي فِيك [S] I think I'll follow your example
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To rest, relax
اْرتَاح، يِرتَاح
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To take a walk, to stroll, promenade
تْمَشَّى، يِتْمَشَّى يْعِجْبَك نْرُوح نِتْمَشَّى شْوَيَّا ‎[I] Would you like to go for a little stroll?
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To take (ه = s.o.) around, take (ه = s.o.) on a tour
جَوَّل
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To hang out (with friends)
كَزْدَر، يْكَزْدَر
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To read (ه = s.th.)
قَرَا، يِقْرَا اْنقَرَى، يِنقَرَى
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To watch, look at, observe (على = s.th.)
تْفَرَّج، يِتفَرَّج أَنَا كِنْت مِتْفَرِّج بَسّ [S] I was just looking مُو مِن زَمَان تْفَرَّجْنَا على فِلِم حِلْو [S] We’ve just seen a good movie, تْفَرَّجِت عَ البَلَدِ كْتِير وَقْتِ اْللي كِنِت بِالشَّام [S] Did you do a lot of sight-seeing when you were in Damascus? تْفَرَّج عَلِيِّ كِيْف بَعْمِلَهْا [S] Watch how do it بْحِبّ اِتْفَرَّج عَ الِوْلاد وْهِنِّة عَم يِلْعَبُوا [S] I like to watch children at play ما بِدِّي اِشْتِرِي شي بَس عَم اِتْفَرَّج [S] I don't want to buy anything, just browse
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To stack (ه = things) on one another
سَتَّف
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To lower (ه = s.th.)
وَطَّى، يْوَطِّي
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To visit, pay a visit to (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
زَاْر، يْزُوْر اْنزَار، يِنزَار هَادي بَلَدِ بْتِنزَار ‎[P] that's a town well-worth visiting;
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To patch, mend, repair (ه = s.th., e.g. clothes)
رَقَّع، يْرَقِّع إِمِّي رَقَّعِت لِي بَنْطَرَوْنِي [S] Mother patched my trousers رَقَّعَتِ البَنطَلَوْن [P] she patched the trousers; {raqqaʕatᴵ-l-bɑnṭɑlōn} جَاكَيْتُو مْرَقَّعَة [P] his jacket is patched (note the word جاكيت is feminine
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To draw, sketch (ه = s.th.)
رَسَم، يِرْسُم
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To hunt (ه = s.th.), catch (ه = game), go hunting To fish (ه = fish), go fishing (also اصطاد سمك)
اْصطَاد، يِصطَاد
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To terrify (ه = s.o.)
رَعَب، يِرْعِب
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To clap (one's hands), applaud
زَقَّف، يْزَقِّف
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To smoke (intransitive) To smoke (ه = s.th.)
دَخَّن، يْدَخِّن
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To smoke Shisha
أَرْگَل / أَرْجَل
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To sing
غَنَّى، يْغَنِّي تْغَنَّى
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To set to music, compose (ه = s.th.)
لَحَّن، يْلَحِّن
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To dance
رَقَص، يِرْقُص
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To make king (ه = s.o., ه = s.th.)
مَلَّك، يْمَلِّك
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To ski
تْزَلَّج، يِتزَلَّج
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To shoot, serve (ه = s.th., e.g. a ball) (in sports, soccer, etc.)
شَاْط، يْشُوْط
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To hit, beat (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
ضَرَب، يِضْرُب اْنضَرَب ، يِنضِرِب لاح، يْلِيح
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To win (ه = s.th., e.g. a game, or a prize) (على = to beat a team)
رِبِح، يِربَح انْرَبَح
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To lose, incur a loss To lose (ه = s.th.) (قدام = lose to a team)
خِسِر، يِخسَر فِيْه خَطَر إِنُّو يِخسَر وَظِيْفتُو [P] there is a risk that he might lose his job; أَنَا خْسِرتِ الفِيلِم [P] I missed the movie; رَح يِخسَر مُستَقبَلُو [P] he's going to lose his future
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To draw, tie (in sports, games)
تْعَادَل، يِتعَادَل
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To train, coach, instruct (ه = s.o. / s.th.) To train, exercise, drill (ه = s.o. / s.th.)
دَرَّب، يْدَرِّب مَرَّن، يْمَرِّن تْمَرَّن، يِتمَرَّن تْدَرَّب (دَّرَّب)، يِتْدَرَّب (يِدَّرَّب)
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To subscribe (ب = to) To participate, take part, share (في / ب = in)
اْشْتَرَك، يِشْتِرِك
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To become weak
ضِعِف، يِضْعَف
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To burn (ه = s.th.) To set fire (ه = to s.th.)
حَرَق، يِحْرِق
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To run To run (ب = s.th., على = to), hurry, rush (ب = s.th., على = to)
رَكَض، يِرْكُض رَكَضُوا فِيه عَ المِسْتَشْفَى [S] They rushed him to the hospital, رَكَضُوا عَ البَنْك [S] They rushed to the bank
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To jog
هَرْوَل، يْهَرْوِل
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To push, shove (ه = s.o. / s.th.) (also to jostle)
دَفَش، يِدْفُش اْنْدَفَش
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To look (على / في / ب = at)
تْطَلَّع / طَّلَّع، يِتطَلَّع / يِطَّلَّع
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To forget (ه = s.th.)
نِسي، يِنسَى
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To jump
نَطّ، يْنُطّ
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To weigh (ه = s.th.)
زَان، يْزِيْن وَزَن، يُوْزِن
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To sunbathe
تْشَمَّس، يِتْشَمَّس
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To turn brown To tan, get a tan
سمَرّ، يِسمَرّ
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To swim
سِبِح، يِسبَح
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To dive, plunge (ب = into s.th.) To submerge, be immersed (في / ب = in) To be swamped with (ب = with)
غَطَس، يُغْطُس لا تْخاف تِغْطُص هَوْن ‎[S] Don't be afraid to dive here ‏غَطَس بِالمَيّ ‎[S] He plunged into the water الغَوَّاصَة غَطسَت ‎[P] the submarine submerged; {'il-ġɑwwᾱṣɑ ġɑṭsɑt} ‏غَاطِس في النَوْم ‎[P] he's in a deep sleep; {ġᾱṭes fy-n-nōm} ‏عَم يِغْطُس بِالدّْيُوْن ‎[S] He's running up debts ‏بِيْضَلّ غَاطِسِ بْكِتْبَو ‎[S] He keeps burying himself in his books كِنِت غاطِس بِالشِّغِلِ الجِّمْعَة المَاضْيِة ‎[S] I was swamped with work last week
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To duck, dip (ه = s.th., ب = in)
غَطَّس / غَطَّص، يْغَطِّس / يْغَطِّص غَطَسِت إصْبَعِي بِالمَيّ [S] dipped my finger into the water غَطِّس واسَك بِالمَيّ [S] Duck your head under the water غَطَّسُوه بالبُحَيْرَة [S] They ducked him in the lake
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To inform, tell, make know (ه = s.o.)
عَرَّف، يْعَرِّف شُو عَرَّفَك [P] how do you know?; {šu ʕɑrrɑfak} شُو بيْعَرِّفني [V] how should I know?; (literally: what would have informed me. Often used as: I can't disagree, I don't know anything else); {šu byºʕɑrrefny} شُو عَرَّفْنِي [S] How should I know? شُو عَرّفَك إِنْتَ [V] how did you know? what made you know? أَوَّل شِي بِدِّي عَرّْفَك على حَقَايِق اِلقَضِيِّة = أَوَّل شِي بِدِّي خَلِّيْك تِتْطَلِّع على حَقَايِق الْقَضِيَّة [S] First, I want acquaint you with the facts of the case
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To denote (ه = s.o.) a sheikh, appoint (ه = s.o.) a sheikh
مَشْيَخ تْمَشْيَخ