Verbs 22

Question 1

To let or make (ه = s.o.) hold (ه = s.th.)

Answer 1

مَسَّك، يْمَسِّك

Question 2

To make (ه = s.o.) cry

Answer 2

بَكَّى

Question 3

To bomb (ه = s.th.)

Answer 3

قَصَف، يِقْصُف

اْنْقَصَف، يِنقِصِف

هالمَدِينَة ما اْنْقُصْفَتِ بْأَيَّامِ الحَرُب ‎[I] This city didn’t get bombed during the war.
‏اْنْكِسْرْت الجَاْمَاْت لِمَّن اْنْقَصَف البَيْت ‎[I] The windows broke when the house was bombed.

الطَّيَّارَاْت قُصْفَت مَعْمَلَين بِالمَدِينَة [I] The airplanes bombed two factories in the city.

Question 4

To feel sad

To grieve

Answer 4

حِزِن، يِحْزَن

Question 5

To dismantle, take apart (ه = s.th.)

To disentangle, undo (ه = s.th., e.g. several knots)

To make out, decipher (ه = s.th.)

Answer 5

فَكفَك، يْفَكفِك

تْفَكفَك، يِتفَكفَك

الكُرسي تْفَكفَك ‎[P] the chair fell apart; {‘il-kursy tºfakfak}
‏تْفَكفَك كُلِّ العُقَد ‎[P] all the knots came undone

بيْفَكفِكِ المَكَنِة ‎[P] he takes the machine apart; {byºfakfekᴵ-l-makane}
‏فَكْفَك شَقْفِة شَقْفِة ‎[S] to pull apart piece by piece
‏اْنْجَبَر يْفَكْفِكِ العَرَبِيِّة شَقْفِة شَقْفِ قَبِل ما لَقَى العِطِل ‎[S] He had to pull the whole car apart before he found what was wrong

فَفَكتِ الحَبِل ‎[P] I disentangled the rope, undid all the knots; {fafaktᴵ-l-ḥabᵉl}
‏لَازِمِ تْفَكفَِك كُلِّ العُقَد ‎[P] you have to untie all the knots

بْتِقْدِرِ تْفَكْفِكِ التَّارِيخ يَللي على دَمْغِةِ البَوْسْطَة ‎[S] Can you make out the date on the postmark

Question 6

To consider (ه = s.o.) a traitor, suspect or accuse (ه = s.o.) of treachery

Answer 6

خَوَّن، يْخَوِّن

شُو، أَنَا بَخَوّْنَك [P] what, am I accusing you of treachery!?

Question 7

To drive (ه = s.th.) home (على = to s.o.)

Answer 7

رَسَّخ، يْرَسِّخ

يا رَيْت اِحْسِن اْرَسِّخَهْا بْعَقْلَك إِنَّو لازِم تِجي عَ الوَقِت [S] If I could only drive it home to you that you have to be on time

Question 8

To educate (ه = s.o.), impart culture (ه = to s.o.)

Answer 8

ثَقَّف، يْثَقِّف

تَثَقَّف

Question 9

To make (ه = s.o.) repeat (ه = s.th.)

To celebrate a holiday (generally for “religious” or “non-national holidays”)

Answer 9

عَيَّد، يْعَيِّد

قَدّْ ما ضَلِّت عَم تْعَيِّدني ياه، حَسَّيْت إنّو كَرَهْتَهْا وخَلَص ما بَقَى بدِّي ‎[L] as much as she made me repeat it (my lesson), I felt that I hated her, that’s it, I no longer wanted to

اليَوْم إِحنَا معَيّْدِيْن ‎[P] today we’re celebrating a holiday;

Question 10

To defeat (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

Answer 10

هَزَم، يِهْزِم

اْنْهَزَم

Question 11

To shit

Answer 11

خِرِي، يِخْرَا

الجَّاهِل خِرَا عَ الزُّولِيَّة ‎[I] The baby messed on the carpet,
‏لا تْخَلِّي اِبْنَك يِخْرَا بِالشَّارِع ‎[I] Don’t let your son go in the street,
‏الكَّلِب (الچَّلِب) خِرَا قِدَّام (گِدَّام) الباب ‎[I] The dog made a mess in front of the door.
‏لا تِتْجادَل وِيَّاه. يِخْرَا مِن حَلْقَه (حَلْگَه) ‎[I] Don’t argue with him he talks dirty.
‏إِجَا وْخِرَا بِالوَسْطَة ‎[I] He came and messed up the works,
‏ما اكُو زَنْبُور يِخْرَى عَسَل ‎[I] It sounds like baloney to me (lit., there’s no wasp which shits honey).
‏خَرَى بْهالشَاْرِب ‎[I] Shit on your mustache/ shut up (idiomatic phrase).

Question 12

To sweeten, put sugar in (ه = s.th.)

Answer 12

حَلَّى، يْحَلّي

Question 13

To become sweet

Answer 13

حِلِي، يِحْلَى

Question 14

To keep up, catch, catch up with, follow along with (ه = s.o)

To keep up (ه = with s.th.), manage to do (ه = s.th.)

To catch, make (ه = s.th.), manage to make it to (ه = s.th., e.g. a train, bus)

Answer 14

لَحَّق، يْلَحِّق

ما لِي عَم اْلَحِّق شِغْلِي ‎[S] I can’t keep up
with my work,
‏مُشِ مْلَحّْقَة أَخَلِّصِ اللي عَلَيّ ‎[P] I haven’t managed to finish everything I have to do

Question 15

To urge, incite, spur on, drive (ه = s.o.)

Answer 15

حَثّ، يْحِثّ

اْنْحَثّ

بِيْجُوْز شِي مْكَافَاة تْحِثَّو ‎[S] Maybe a reward would spur him on
‏الِـمْناظِر بِيْحِسّ عِمَّالَو على طُوْل ‎[S] The foreman drives his workers continually
حَثَّيْتُو يِنهي المَوضُوْع ‎[P] I urged him to put an end to the matter

Question 16

To tattoo

Answer 16

وَشَّم، يْوَشِّم

Question 17

To tip, give a tip (e.g. in a restaurant)

Answer 17

بَخْشَش، يْبَخْشَش

تْبَخْشَش

Question 18

To sigh (على = over s.th.), lament (على = s.th.)

Answer 18

تْحَسَّر، يِتْحَسَّر

فِي نَاس بْتِتْحَسَّر على اْنْتِهَاءِ الاِسْتِعْمَار ‎[S] There are some who lament the passing of colonialism
‏كُلّ وَاحَد بيْحَسَّر عَلَى طُفُوْلْتُو ‎[P] everyone feels nostalgic for the days of his childhood

Question 19

To make thirsty (ه = s.o.)

Answer 19

عَطَّش، يْعَطِّش

Question 20

To satiate, satisfy, fill (ه = s.o.)

Answer 20

شَبَّع، يْشَبِّع

أَكِل هالمَطْعَم ما يْشَبِّع ‎[I] This restaurant’s food doesn’t fill one up.

Question 21

To hold sacred, venerate, revere (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

Answer 21

قَدَّس، يْقَدِّس

Question 22

To inquire, to get information (عن = on / about)

Answer 22

اْسْتَعْلَم

سْتَفْهَم ، يِسْتِفْهِم

مْنَيْن بِقْدِر اِسْتَعْلِم عَن هالشِّي ‎[S] Where can I get some information about that?

Question 23

To check, check on (ه = s.th.)

Answer 23

شَيَّك

Question 24

To prostrate o.s. in (or as if in) prayer (intransitive)

Answer 24

سَجَد، يِسجُد

Question 25

To violate, defile, abuse, profane, desecrate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 25

اْنْتَهَك، يِنْتِهِك دَنَّس ، يْدَنِّس تَدَنَّس دَنَّسُوا الِكْنِيْس [P] they desecrated the synagogue دَنَّسُوا الجَامِع [P] they desecrated the mosque اْنْتِهَك حُرْمَةِ الجَّامِع ‎[I] He violated the sanctity of the mosque, ‏حِبْسَوه لِأَنَّه اْنْتِهَك أَعْرَاضِ النَّاس ‎[I] They jailed him because he desecrated the honor of the people.

Question 26

To be busy, be occupied

Answer 26

اْنشَغَل، يِنِشغِل اْنشَغَل بَالي عَلَيْك ‎[P] I was worried about you (literally: my mind became occupied over you); {'ºnšaġal bāly ʕalēk} ‏اْتّصِل مَعهَا أَحسَن مَا يِنِشغِل بَالهَا ‎[P] call her so that she won't worry;

Question 27

To draw, derive, get

Answer 27

اْسْتِمَدّ، يِسْتِمِدّ يِسْتِمِدّ قُوتَه مْنِ الحِزِب ‎[I] He derives his power from the party.

Question 28

To become sleepy

Answer 28

نِعِس، يِنعَس

Question 29

To lose weight, to get slender

Answer 29

نِحِف، يِنْحَف وَقِت كِنْتِ ضْعِيفِ نْحِفْتِ كْتِير ‎[S] When I was sick I lost a lot of weight

Question 30

To speed up, expedite

Answer 30

سَرَّع، يْسَرِّع

Question 31

To apply, be applicable (على = on / to)

Answer 31

سَرَى، يِسري القَانُوْن مِتِل مَا بيْسري عَلَيْنَا بيْسري عَلَيْك ‎[P] the law applies to you just as it does to us

Question 32

To marginalize (ه = s.o.)

Answer 32

هَمِّش تْهَمّش / اِتْهَمّش، يِتْهَمّش

Question 33

To be a wise guy, be a know-it-all, be a smart aleck (على = with someone)

Answer 33

تْشَاطَر، يِتشَاطَر بِدُّو يِتشَاطَر ‎[P] he wants to be a wise guy; {biddo yitšᾱṭɑr} ‏بَلَاش تِتشَاطَر ‎[P] don't be such a smart aleck

Question 34

To associate (closely) (ه = with), be in contact with, come in contact with (ه = s.o.), mix, mingle (ه = with)

Answer 34

عَاشَر، يْعَاشِر بِالحَقِيْقَة ما عَشَارْنَاهُنِ كْتِيْرِة أَبَدًا ‎[S] We never did associate with them very much ‏ما مْنِخْتِلِطِ كْتِير مَع جِيْرَانْنَا = ما مِنْخَالِط جِيْرَانْنَا كْتِير = ما مِنْعَاشِر جِيْرَانْنَا كْتِير ‎[S] We don't mix much with our neighbors ‏بِيْعَاشْرُوا أَعْلَى الطَّبَقَات = بِيْرُوْحُوا وِبْيِجُوا مَعِ الذَّوَاْت ‎[S] They move in the best circles ‏اِلّي بيعَاشِرِ النَاس بيْتعَلَّم لُگِتهُم ‎[P] when you associate with people you learn their language

Question 35

To associate (ل = to s.o., ه = s.th.)

Answer 35

نَسَب، يِنْسُب بِنْسُب لِلعَرَبِ الضّْيُوْفِة وِالكَرَم ‎[S] associate the Arabs with hospitality and friendliness

Question 36

To consider easy, to deem easy (ه = s.th.)

Answer 36

اسْتَسْهَل، يِسْتَسْهِل

Question 37

To be lazy, slovenly, lounge around To be too lazy (فعل مضارع بدون علامة = to do s.th.);

Answer 37

تْكَسلَن، يِتكَسلَن تْكَسلَن يْقُوْم يِفتَحِ البَاب ‎[P] he was too lazy to get up and open the door; بْحِبّ اِتْكَسْلَن بِالبَيْت يَوْمِ الأَحَد ‎[S] I like to lounge around the house on Sundays

Question 38

To exterminate, annihilate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 38

بَاْد، يْبِيْد ينباد ، انباد

Question 39

To be extinct

Answer 39

اِنْقَرَضَ، ينقرض

Question 40

To press hard, press repeatedly

Answer 40

كَبَّس، يْكَبِّس

Question 41

To inform against, tell on, blow the whistle (على = on s.o.) To corrupt

Answer 41

فَسَد، يِفْسِد اْنْفَسَد هالنَّوْعِ مْنِ المَنْشُورَات مِمْكِن يِفْسِد أَخْلَاقِ الشَّبَاب ‎[S] That type of literature may corrupt the morals of young people هَا الوَلَد فَسَد عَلَى وَلَد تَاني ‎[P] that boy told on another boy; {ha-l-walad fasad ʕala walad tāny} ‏جَارنَا فَسَد عَلَيّ لَءَبُوْي ‎[P] our neighbor told on me to my father; {jᾱrna fasad ʕalayy laʔabūy} ‏بيْفسِد عَلَيْك عِندِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] he tells the boss on you; {byºfsed ʕalēk ʕindᴵ-l-mudīr} ‏بيْفسِد عَلَى سَاحبُو ‎[P] he informs against his friend; {byºfsed ʕala sᾱḥbo} ‏لَحَ اْرُوح اِفْسِد علَيْك لَإِمَّك ‎[S] I'm going to your mother and tell on you

Question 42

To sniff around

Answer 42

شَمشَم، يْشَمشِم الكَلب عَم بيْشَمشِم ‎[P] the dog is sniffing around; {'il-kalb ʕam byºšamšem} ‏شَمْشَمِتُه قرنة قرنة ‎[L] she sniffed around it corner corner; ‏حاجْتَكِ تْشَمْشِمِ الأَكِل هَيْك ‎[S] I wish you'd stop sniffing the food like that

Question 43

To persevere

Answer 43

صَمَد، يِصْمُد Examples أُصمُد ‎[P] hold on! be steadfast!; { ʔuṣmod} ‏خَلِّيْك صَامِد ‎[P] keep hanging on there! keep holding firm!; {ḵallīk ṣᾱmed} ‏لَازِم تُصُمدي ‎[P] you must stand firm; {lāzem tuṣᵒmdy} ‏مَا بُصمُدش ‎[P] he doesn't persevere; {ma buṣmodš}

Question 44

To make wait

Answer 44

ينطِّر، نطَّر ‏نطرتني كتير

Question 45

To soak (ه = s.th., في / ب = in) leave to soak (ه = s.th.) (usually it refers to soaking in water but can also refer to other things);

Answer 45

نَقَع، يِنقَع اْنْتَقَع بْتِنقَعِ الغَسِيْل طُوْلِ اللَيْل ‎[P] she leaves the laundry to soak all night; {bºtinqaʕᴵ-l-ġasīl ṭūlᴵ-l-lēl} ‏ الغَسِيْل مَنقُوْع ‎[P] the washing has been soaked; {'il-ġasīl manqūʕ} ‏لَازِم تِنقَعِ العَدَس ‎[P] you've got to soak the lentils; {lāzem tinqaʕᴵ-l-ʕadas} ‏نَقَعتِ الحُمُّص ‎[P] I soaked the chickpeas; {naqaʕtᴵ-l-ḥummoṣ} ‏مْنِنْقَعِ الغَسِيل طُوْلِ اللَيْل ‎[S] We soak the laundry overnight.

Question 46

To decrease, reduce, diminish (ه = s.th.)

Answer 46

قَلَّل، يْقَلِّل قَلَّل قِيْمِة ‎[S] to belittle s.th. ‏بِيْضَلّ بِيْقَلِّ قِيْمِة كِلّ شِي بَعِمْلَو ‎[S] He keeps belittling everything do

Question 47

To float (ه = s.th.), make (ه = s.th.) float

Answer 47

فَوَّش بَعْدَيْن بِيْفَوّْشُوا الجّْذُوْعَة بِالنَّازِل مْنِ النَّهِر ‎[S] Later on they float the logs down the river ‏قِدْرُوا يْفَوّْشُوا السَّفِيْنِة بْمِدِّة سَاْعَة ‎[S] They managed to float the ship within an hour

Question 48

To frighten, startle, give (ه = s.o.) a fright

Answer 48

نَقَّز، يْنَقِّز نَقَّزني ‎[P] he gave me a fright, he startled me; {naqqazny} ‏وَاللهِ نَقَّزِتْنِي ‎[S] You gave me quite a start, ‏الحِسّْ نَقَّزْنِي ‎[S] The noise startled

Question 49

To nail (ه = s.th.), nail down (ه = s.th.)

Answer 49

مَسْمَر، يْمَسْمِر تْمَسْمَر

Question 50

To be considered, be reckoned, to count as, rated; To be counted, be calculated

Answer 50

اْنْعَدّ، يِنْعَدّ وْهَادَا بيْنعَدّ تَقَدُّم ‎[P] and that's considered progress

Question 51

To be accommodating, flexible, considerate, go along with, humor (ه = s.o.); (this can be negative or positive in meaning, like being considerate to someone, or just going along with someone to fool or humor them

Answer 51

سَايَر، يْسَايِر الزَبَايِن لَازِمِ تْسَايِرهُم ‎[P] you have to get along with the customers; {'iz-zabāyen lāzemᵉ tºsāyerhom} ‏ المُدِيْر زَعلَان، بِدَّكِ تْسَايْرُو ‎[P] the boss is in a bad mood, make an effort to work well with him; {'il-mudīr zaʕlān، biddakᵉ tºsāyºro} ‏لَازِم يْسَايِر مَرَتُو ‎[P] he's got to treat his with consideration; {lāzem yºsāyer mɑrɑto} ‏سايَرْناه بِالحَدِيث ‎[L] we (just) went along with what he was saying (i.e. we weren't convinced of it, just going along with it); ‏لَيْش ما بِتْسايْرَو هالمَرَّة ‎[S] Why don't you just humor him this time?

Question 52

To medicate, to mend, remedy (ه = s.th.), treat (ه = s.o.) (medically);

Answer 52

داوَى، يْداوِي تْدَاْوَى، يِتْدَاْوَى طَبَّب ، يْطَبِّب ما بَعْرِف كِيف هالشِّي بْيِتْدَاوَى ‎[S] I don't know how that can be remedied, الدُّكْتَوْر حَكِيم عَم يْدَاوِيْنِي ‎[S] Dr. Hakeem is treating me. ‏وَين بِيْوْجَعَك لَدَاوِيك ‎[L] where does it hurt so I can treat you;

Question 53

To cure, heal, make better (ه = s.o. / s.th.)

Answer 53

طَيَّب، يْطَيِّب تْطَيِّب / اِتْطَيِّب / اِطَّيِّب، يِتْطَيِّب الدُكتَوْر طَيَّبُو ‎[P] the doctor cured him; {'id-doktōr ṭɑyyabo} ‏ الدَوَا طَيَّبُو ‎[P] the medicine made him feel better

Question 54

To welcome (ب / في = s.o. / s.th.)

Answer 54

رَحَّب، يْرَحِّب أَنَا بَرَحِّب بِالمُبَادَرَة ‎[P] I welcome the initiative; { ʔana baraḥḥeb bi-l-mubādara} ‏رَحَّب بِالحُضُوْر ‎[P] he welcomed those present; {raḥḥab bi-l-ḥuḍūr} ‏رَحَّبُوا فِيْنَا ‎[P] they welcomed us; {raḥḥabu fīna} ‏بِيْرَحِّب دايْمًا بِالاِقْتِرَاحَاتِ المَعْقُوْلِة ‎[S] He's always open to reasonable suggestions ‏رَحَّبُوا فِيْنَا بْحَفَاوِة = أَهَّلُوا وْسَهَّلُوا فِينَا كْتِير ‎[S] They welcomed us with open arms. ‏رَحَّب بْفِرْصِة سَفَرَو لِلْخارِج ‎[S] He welcomed the opportunity to go abroad,

Question 55

To be or become excited, agitated, upset, worked up

Answer 55

اْنْفَعَل، يِنْفِعِل

Question 56

To claim, lay claim (ب = to) To allege, claim (إنّ = that);

Answer 56

اْدَّعَى، يِدَّعي مُش زَيّ مَا بْيِدَّعُوا المُضرِبِيْن ‎[P] not like the strikers claim; {muš zayy ma bºyiddaʕu-l-muḍribīn} ‏بْتِدِّعِي إِنَّو بْتَعْرِفِ الرِّجَّال ‎[S] She claims to know the man ما بِدِّعِي بْهالشِّي ‎[S] lay no claim to that

Question 57

To season

Answer 57

تَبَّل، يْتَبِّل تْتَبَّل بيْتَبِّلِ السَلَطَة ‎[P] he seasons the salad; {byºtabbelᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑlɑṭɑ} ‏بْأَيْش تَبَّلْتِ اللَحْمِة ‎[S] What did you season the meat with?

Question 58

To require (ه = s.th.)

Answer 58

تْطَلَّب / طَّلَّب، يِتطَلَّب / يِطَّلَّب شِي مِن هالشِّكِل بْيِتْطَلَّب دِرَاسِة دَقِيقَة ‎[S] A thing like that requires careful study ‏قَدَّيْش هالشَّغْلِة بْتِتْطَلَّب وَقِت ‎[S] How much time will that require? ‏هالشَّغْلِة بْتِتْطَلَّب مَعِرْفِة وَاسْعَة بْلُغَتَيْن ‎[S] This job demands a thorough knowledge of two languages ‏الأَدَب بيْتطَلَّب إِنُّو ‎[P] politeness requires that...;

Question 59

To be stricken, afflicted (ب = with) To be hit, be shot

Answer 59

انْصَاْب، يِنْصَاْب انْصَاب بْمَرَض خَبِيث ‎[E.G.] He was stricken with a serious illness اْنْصَابِ بْطَلْقَة بْكِتْفَه (بْچِتْفَه) الأَيْمَن ‎[I] He caught a bullet in his right shoulder. ‏اْنْصَاْب بيِدَه بْشَظِيَّة ‎[I] He was hit in the hand by shrapnel

Question 60

To flow, stream, run, leak, (of a fluid, also of the nose)

Answer 60

سَال، يْسِيْل المَيّ بِتسِيْل مِنِ الصَطِح ‎[P] either 1. the water is leaking from the roof, or 2. the water is running off the roof; {'il-mɑyy bitsīl minᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑṭᵉḥ} ‏ الخَزَّان بيْسِيْل ‎[P] the tank leaks; {'il-ḵazzān byºsīl} ‏ التَنَكِة مَخزُوْقَة / مَقدُوْحَة، بِتسِيْل ‎[P] the tin has got a hole in it, it leaks; {'it-tanake maḵzūqa / maqdūḥa، bitsīl} ‏دْمُوْعُو بِتسِيْل ‎[P] tears stream down his face; {dºmūʕo bitsīl} ‏صَارَتِ البُوْظَة تْسِيْل عَلَى إِيْدُو ‎[P] the ice cream began to drip on to his hand; {ṣᾱratᴵ-l-būẓɑ tºsīl ʕala ʔīdo} ‏الدّْمُوْع كانِت عَمِ تْسِيْل مِنِ عْيُوْنَهْا على خْدُوْدَهْا ‎[S] Tears were flowing down her cheeks, ‏النَّهِر بِيْسِيْل مِن هَوْن نَاحِ الجَّنُوْب ‎[S] The river flows south from here

Question 61

To become blurred

Answer 61

غَبَّش، يْغَبِّش الدِّنْيِة غَبَّشِت بِعْيُوْنِي ‎[S] Things were swimming before my eyes, ‏نَظَري مْغَبِّش ‎[P] my vision is blurred; {nɑẓɑry mºġabbeš} ‏ الصُوْرَة مْغَبّشِة ‎[P] the picture (on the TV) is fuzzy; {'iṣ-ṣūrɑ mºġabbše} ‏عِينَيِّة مْغَبّشِيْن ‎[P] I can't see properly, my eyes are blurry;

Question 62

To be consistent (مع = with)

Answer 62

تْمَاْشَى، يِتْمَاْشَى مَوِقْفَو مُو مِتِّفِق مَع سِيَاسِتْنَا = مَوِقْفَو ما بْيِتِّفِق / بْيِتْمَاشَى مَع سِيَاسِتْنَا ‎[S] His attitude is not consistent with our policy.

Question 63

To stand one’s ground, hold one’s ground

Answer 63

ثَبَت، يِثْبُت بِحْسِن اِثْبُتِ بْأَيِّ مْنَاقَشِة ‎[S] I can stand my ground in any debate

Question 64

To cause, create, provoke, arouse, excite, raise, stimulate (ه = s.th.)

Answer 64

أَثَاْر، يْثِيْر مْلَاحَظْتَو أَثَارِت عَاصْفِة مْنِ الضِّحِك ‎[S] His remark provoked a roar of laughter, ‏مْلَاحَظَاتَو أَثَارِت مْجادَلِة حامْيِة ‎[S] His remarks touched off a violent argument, ‏هَادَا بيْثِيْر شُكُوْك ‎[P] this raises doubts; {hāda byºθīr šukūk} ‏هَادَا أَثَارِ اْهتِمَام / تَعَجُّب ‎[P] it aroused interest / astonishment; {hāda ʔaθᾱrᴵ 'ºhtimām / taʕajjob} ‏مِين أَثَارِ المَسْأَلِة ‎[S] Who raised the question? ‏تَصَرِّفَهْا الغَرِيْب أَثَار شِبِهْتِي (حَوْلَهْا) ‎[S] Her strange behavior aroused my suspicion (about her) ‏جَوَابَو أَثَار دَهْشِة = جَوَابَو دَهَشِ النَّاس ‎[S] His answer caused surprise, ‏الِـمْحَاضَرَة كانِت مُثِيرَة نَوْعًا ما ‎[S] The lecture was quite stimulating ‏مِتِل ما كان مِنْتَظَرِ مْلَاحَظَاتَو أَثَارِت مَشَاكِلِ كْتِيرِة ‎[S] As was to be expected, his remarks stirred up a lot of trouble

Question 65

To diverge, be divided

Answer 65

تْشَعَّب، يِتشَعَّب الآراء مِتْشَعّْبِة بْهالمَوْضُوع ‎[S] Opinions are divided on that

Question 66

To persevere, keep up, persist (في = in, also على = s.th.)

Answer 66

وَاظَب، يْوَاظِب وَاظِب على شِغْلَكِ المَظْبُوْط ‎[S] Keep up the good work ‏إِذَا وَاظَبْنَا رَغِم كِلِّ الصُّعُوْبَاتِ العَمَل بِيْصِير ‎[S] If we persevere through all difficulties the job will get done. ‏بيْوَظِّب في شُغلُو ‎[P] he perseveres at his work / he's persevering in his work;

Question 67

To lecture, give a lecture;

Answer 67

حَاضَر، يْحَاضِر بِيْحَاضِرِ بْعِلْمِ الحَيْوَاْن بِالجَّامْعَة ‎[S] He lectures on zoology at the university

Question 68

To be a nuisance, disturb, bother, inconvenience (ه = s.o.)

Answer 68

غَلَّب، يْغَلِّب غَلَّبني ‎[P] he bothered me; {ġallabny} ‏بِدِّيْش أَغَلّْبِك ‎[P] I don't want to bother you; {biddīš ʔaġallºbek} ‏ما بِدِّي اْغَلّْبَك = ما بِدِّي اْتَقِّل عَلَيْك ‎[S] I don't want to inconvenience you ‏لا تْغَلِّب حالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] Don't put yourself out on my account ‏دَخِيْلَك لا تْغَلِّب حالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] Please don't go to any bother on my account ‏بِتْرَجَّاك لا تْغَلِّب حالَك ‎[S] Please don't bother. ‏مِتْأَسِّف غَلَّبْتَك كِلّْ هالغَلَبِة ‎[S] Sorry to have given you so much trouble, ‏المَرِيض عَم يْغَلِّبْنِي كْتِير ‎[S] The patient gives me lots of trouble, ‏غَلَّب حَالَو ‎[S] to go or put o.s. to trouble ‏بِتْرَجَّاك لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك مِشَانِي ‎[S] Don't go to any trouble for me, please ‏لا تْغَلِّب حالَك ‎[S] Don't put yourself to any trouble ‏سْنَانِي دَايْمًا بِيْلغَلّْبُونِي ‎[S] I'm always having trouble with my teeth ‏عَدَم مْآخَذِة لَحَ اْغَلّْبَك مَرَّة تانْيِة ‎[S] I'm sorry, but I'll have to trouble you ‏مِمْكِن اْغَلّْبَك بْكِبْرِيْتِة ‎[S] May I trouble you for a match? ‏إِيْدِي صارْ لَهْا (صَرْ لَهْا) عَمِ تْغَلِّبْنِي مِن وَقْتِ الحادِث تَبَعِي ‎[S] My arm has been troubling me ever since my accident ‏لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك ‎[S] Don't waste your breath ‏غَلَّب حَالَو ‎[S] to go out of one’s way ‏ما بْرِيْدَكِ تْغَلِّب حَالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] I don't want you to go out of your way for my sake, ‏ما بِدِّي اْتَقِّل عَلَيكِ بْهالشِّي = ما بِدِّي اْغَلّْبَكِ بْهالشِّي ‎[S] don't want to burden you with that, ‏لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك ‎[S] Don’t go to any trouble. ‏وَالله غَلَّب حَاْلَو أَكْتَر مْنِ اللازِم مِشَان يْؤَمِّن رَاحِتْنَا ‎[S] He really went out of his way to make us feel at home,

Question 69

To stripe, make stripes

Answer 69

قَلَّم، يْقَلِّم

Question 70

To evaporate

Answer 70

تْبَخَّر، يِتبَخَّر السّْبَتْرَو كِلَّو تْبَخَّر ‎[S] The alcohol has all evaporated ‏تْبَخَّرِت مَشَارِيْعَو ‎[S] His plans went up in smoke ‏المَيِّ تْبَخَّرَت ‎[P] the water evaporates; {'il-mɑyyᵉ tºbaḵḵɑrat

Question 71

To miscarry, have a miscarriage, have an abortion

Answer 71

طِرِح، يِطْرَح زَحلَقَت في الشَارِع وْطِرحَت ‎[P] she slipped in the street and had a miscarriage

Question 72

To distill, filter (ه = s.th.) To drop (ه = s.th.), put drops (ه = of s.th., ه = in s.th.)

Answer 72

قَطَّر، يْقَطِّر تْقَطَّر مَيِّ مْقَطَّارَة ‎[P] distilled water; {mɑyyᵉ mºqɑṭṭᾱrɑ} ‏العَرَق بِيْقَطّْرُوه مْنِ العِنِب ‎[S] Arrack is distilled from grapes قَطِّر لي عَيْني ‎[P] put eye drops in my eye

Question 73

To be arrogant (على = toward), to be overbearing toward (على = s.o.), to think o.s. better (على = than)

Answer 73

تْكَبَّر، يِتْكَبَّر تْرَفَّع، يِتْرَفَّع مُو لازِم تِتْرَفَّع عَلَيْه = مُو لَازِم تِتْكَبَّر عَلَيْه = مُو لَازِم تْشُوف حالَك عَلَيْه ‎[S] You needn't turn up your nose at him لا تِتْكَبَّر عَلَيهُم ‎[E.G.] Don't look down upon your people