Verbs 20

Question 1

To camp, encamp, go camping

Answer 1

خَيَّم، يْخَيِّم

Question 2

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)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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)

Answer 3

حَضَّر، يْحَضِّر

جَهَّز، يْجَهِّز

تْحَضَّر

Question 4

To smuggle (ه = s.th. / s.o.)

Answer 4

هَرَّب، يْهَرِّب

تْهَرَّب، يِتهَرَّب

Question 5

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

Answer 5

تْرَصَّد، يِترَصَّد

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

Question 6

To fly

Answer 6

طَاْر، يْطِيْر

Question 7

To reserve (ه = s.th.)

To book, reserve (ه = s.th.)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

To land (said of an airplane)

Answer 8

هَبَط، يُهبُط

Question 9

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

To reach, access (ل = to)

To get through (ل = to)

Answer 9

وِصِل / يِوصَل / يُوْصَل

Question 10

To rule, govern

Answer 10

حَكَم، يِحْكُم

نحَكَم ، يِنِحكِم

Question 11

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

Answer 11

صَوَّت، يْصَوِّت

Question 12

To nominate (ه = s.o.) as a candidate

To catch a cold

Answer 12

رَشَّح، يْرَشِّح

تْرَشَّح

لَمَّا بِترَشِّح ‎[P] when you get a cold (masculine form); {lamma bitraššeḥ}
‏لَمَّا بِترَشّْحي ‎[P] when you get a cold (feminine form); {lamma bitraššºḥy}
‏رَشَّحْتِ مْبَارِح ‎[S] I caught cold yesterday

Question 13

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)

Answer 13

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

Question 14

To demonstrate (على = against)

Answer 14

تْظَاهَر، يِتظَاهَر

Question 15

To distort, skew (ه = s.th.)

Answer 15

حَرَّف، يْحَرِّف

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

خَالَف، يْخَالِف

اْخْتَرَق، يِخْتِرِق

بيْخَالِفِ القَانُوْن [P] he breaks the law

Question 17

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

Answer 17

سَرَق، يِسْرُق

Question 18

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

To hack into (ه = a computer)

Answer 18

اْقتَحَم، يَقتَحِم

Question 19

To rape (ه = s.o.)

Answer 19

اْغتَصَب، يِغتَصِب

Question 20

To kill, murder (ه = s.o.)

Answer 20

قَتَل، يِقْتُل

اْنْقَتَل ، يِنْقِتِل

Question 21

To attack (ه = s.th.)

Answer 21

هَاجَم، يْهَاجِم

تْهاجَم / اِتْهاجَم، يِتْهاجَم

Question 22

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

To destroy (ه = s.th.)

Answer 22

خَرَّب، يْخَرِّب

دَمَّر، يْدَمِّر

تْخَرَّب، يِتْخَرَّب

Question 23

To catch, seize (على = s.th.)

Answer 23

قَبَض، يِقْبَض

قَبَضُوا عَلَيْه ‎[P] they caught him

Question 24

To interrogate

Answer 24

اسْتَجْوَب، يِسْتَجْوِب

Question 25

To convict (ه = s.th.) To owe, (ل = s.o., ب = s.th.), be indebted (ل = to s.o., ب = for s.th.)

Answer 25

دان، يْدِين

Question 26

To be judged (على)

Answer 26

اْنحَكَم، يِنِحكِم

Question 27

To run away, escape, flee

Answer 27

هَرَب، يِهْرُب

Question 28

To get rich

Answer 28

غِنِي، يِغْنَى ما لَحَ تِغْنَى بْلَيْلِة وْضِحَاهَا ‎[S] You won't get rich overnight,

Question 29

To manufacture (ه = s.th.)

Answer 29

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?

Question 30

To milk (ه = s.th.)

Answer 30

حَلَب، يِحْلِب

Question 31

To plow, cultivate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 31

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

Question 32

To water, irrigate (ه = s.th.) To give (ه = s.o.) a drink

Answer 32

صَقَى، يِسقي

Question 33

To harvest, reap (ه = s.th.)

Answer 33

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

Question 34

To announce, declare (ه = s.th.) To proclaim (ه = s.th., ه = as s.th.) To advertise (عن = s.th. or for s.th.)

Answer 34

أَعْلَن، يِعْلُن اْنْعَلَن

Question 35

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

Answer 35

جَنَّد، يْجَنِّد

Question 36

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

Answer 36

دَافَع، يْدَافِع تْدافِع / اِتْدافِع / اِدَّافِع، يِتْدافِع الشَرَف لازِم يْتدافِع عَنُّه ‎[E] honor must be defended

Question 37

To free, liberate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 37

حَرَّر، يْحَرِّر

Question 38

To think about, ponder (في / ب = s.th.) To think, assume (انّ = that, or can be followed directly by a sentence)

Answer 38

فَكَّر، يْفَكِّر فَكَّرنَا فِيْكي [P] we thought about you

Question 39

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

Answer 39

تْذَكَّر، يِتذَكَّر

Question 40

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

Answer 40

ذَكَّر، يْذَكِّر

Question 41

To plan, lay out, map out (ه = s.th.)

Answer 41

خَطَّط، يْخَطِّط

Question 42

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

Answer 42

فِهِم، يِفهَم اْنْفَهَم

Question 43

To decide

Answer 43

قَرَّر، يْقَرِّر تْقَرَّر، يِتْقَرَّر تْقَرَّر نَقْلَه لْبَغداد ‎[I] It was decided he'd be transferred to Baghdad.

Question 44

To imagine (ه = s.th. / إنّ = that)

Answer 44

تْخَيَّل، يِتخَيَّل

Question 45

To guess (ه = s.th.)

Answer 45

حِزِر، يِحْزَر

Question 46

To quiz, make guess (ه = s.o.)

Answer 46

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.

Question 47

To expect, anticipate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 47

تْوَقَّع، يِتوَقَّع

Question 48

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

Answer 48

ضايَق، يْضايِق

Question 49

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

Answer 49

تَضَايَق

Question 50

To surprise (ه = s.o.)

Answer 50

فَاْجَأ، يْفَاْجِئ تْفَاجَأ، يِتفَاجَأ

Question 51

To excite

Answer 51

حَمَّس، يْحَمِّس تْحَمَّس، يِتحَمَّس

Question 52

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

Answer 52

خَاف، يْخَاف

Question 53

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

Answer 53

مَدَح، يِمدَح اْنْمَدَح

Question 54

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

Answer 54

اْنتَقَد، يِنتَقِد

Question 55

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

Answer 55

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?

Question 56

To admire, like (ب)

Answer 56

اْنْعَجَب، يِنْعِجِب

Question 57

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

Answer 57

فَضَّل، يْفَضِّل

Question 58

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

Answer 58

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

Question 59

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

Answer 59

أَمَر، يِأْمُر

Question 60

To agree (مع = with s.o., على = on s.th.) To come to an agreement, get along, reach an understanding;

Answer 60

اِتَّفَق، يِتِّفِق

Question 61

To get along (مع = with)

Answer 61

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

Question 62

To fit

Answer 62

ظَبَط، يِظْبُط المُفتَاح مَا بُظبُطش / مِش ظَابِط [P] the key doesn't fit

Question 63

To argue (ه = with s.o., ب = about)

Answer 63

جادَل، يِجادِل شارع، يْشَاْرِع ما تْجادِلْنِي [S] Don't argue with me

Question 64

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

Answer 64

تْمَنَّى، يِتمَنَّى

Question 65

To look forward (ل = to)

Answer 65

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

Question 66

To become religious, observant

Answer 66

تْدَيَّن، يِتدَيَّن

Question 67

To hold out, hold out, last, keep

Answer 67

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

Question 68

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

Answer 68

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

Question 69

To prophesy, foretell (أنّ = that)

Answer 69

تْنَبَّأ، يِتْنَيَّأ

Question 70

To sin

Answer 70

أَذْنَب، يِذْنِب

Question 71

To preach (ه = a sermon) (nonspecific)

Answer 71

وَعَظ، يِوعَظ / يُوْعَظ

Question 72

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

Answer 72

تْوَضَّى، يِتوَضَّى

Question 73

To baptise (ه = s.o.)

Answer 73

عَمَّد، يعَمِّد تْعَمَّد، يِتعَمَّد

Question 74

To stand for (ه = s.th.)

Answer 74

نَاْصَر بِيْنَاصِر مَبْدَا الـمْسَاوَاْة [S] He stands for equality,

Question 75

To spell (ه = s.th.)

Answer 75

هَجَّى، يْهَجّي تْهَجَّى، يِتْحَجَّى

Question 76

To be legible To be read

Answer 76

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

Question 77

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

Answer 77

قِدِر، يِقدَر

Question 78

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

Answer 78

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

Question 79

To pronounce

Answer 79

لَفَظ، يِلْفُظ انْلَفَظ نَطَق، يِنْطُق

Question 80

To rise (said of the sun)

Answer 80

شَرَق، يِشْرُق

Question 81

To set (said of the sun)

Answer 81

غَرَب، يِغْرُب الشَّمِس صارِت غارْبِة [S] The sun has already set

Question 82

To heat warm (ه = s.th.)

Answer 82

دَفَّى يْدَفِّي تْدَفَّى، يِتدَفَّى

Question 83

To bring to, bring to consciousness

Answer 83

صَحَّى, يْصَحِّي تْصَحَّى / اِتْصَحَّى / اِصَّحَّى، يِتْصَحَّى المَيِّ البارْدِة بِتْصَحِّيه ‎[S] Cold water will bring him to

Question 84

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.)

Answer 84

شَتَّى يْشَتّي

Question 85

To soften, go soft

Answer 85

طِرِي، يِطْرَى خَلِّيْه يِطرَى [P] leave it to soften

Question 86

To fluctuate To tailor one's opinions or statements to what is expected

Answer 86

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.