Arabic basic verbs (

English

Standard Arabic Transliteration

to be (not used in present tense)

kaana - yakuunu (koon)

to do; to make

fa3ala - yaf3alu (fa3l)

to work

3amala - ya3milu (3amal)

to bring, fetch

to take

Egyptian Arabic Transliteration

kaan - yikuun (koon)

-

aHDara - yuHDiru (iHDaar)

3amal - yi3mil (3amal)

itaal - yitail (ul)

axada - ya'xudu (axd)

gaab - yigiib (gayabaan)

xad - yaaxud (axd)

to put

waDa3a - yaDa3u (waD3)

HaTT - yiHoTT (HaTT)

to become

aSbaHa - yuSbiHu (iSbaaH)

ba'a - yib'a

to change (s.t.)

ayyara - yuayyiru (tayiir)

to count
to go (to)

dahaba - yadhabu (dahaab) ila

to walk

maa - yami (may)

to run

jara - yajri (jary)

jaa'a - yajii'u (jii'a)

to come

to return

to sit

3add - yi3idd (3add)

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raaH - yiruuH (mirwaaH/rawaHaan)

mii - yimi (may)

geri - yigri (gary)

waSala - yaSilu (wuSuul) ila

jalasa - yajlisu (juluus)

rigi3 - yirga3 (ruguu3)

3aada - ya3uudu (3awda)

to get up, rise

geh - yiigi (migiyy)

ata - yaa'ti (aty)

raja3a - yarja3u (rujuu3)

-

to arrive

ayyar - yiayyar (tayiir)

3adda - ya3uddu (3add)

wiSil - yiwSil (wuSuul)

qaama - yaquumu (qiyaam)

'a3ad - yu'3ud ('u3aad)

'aam - yi'uum ('iyaam)

waqa3a - yaqa3u (wuquu3)

saqaTa - yasquTu (suquuT)

to go up

Tala3a - yaTla3u (Tuluu3)

Tili3 - yiTla3 (Tuluu3)

to go down

nazila - yanzilu (nuzuul)

nizil - yinzil (nuzuul)

to cook

Tabaxa - yaTbuxu (Tabx)

to eat

akala - yaa'kulu (akl)

to fall

to drink

ariba - yarabu (urb)

SaHa - yaSHu (SaHw)

istayqaZa - yastayqiZu (istiiqaaZ)

to wake up

to sleep

wi'i3 - yiw'a3 (wu'uu3)

Tabax - yiTbux (Tabx)

kal - yaakul (akl)

irib - yirab (urb)

SaHa - yiSHa (SaHw)

naama - yanaamu (nawm)

naam - yinaam (noom)

to wash

asala - yasilu (asl)

asal - yisil (asl/asiil)

to clean

naZZafa - yunaZZifu (tanZiif)

naZZaf - yinaZZaf (tanZiif)

to study

darasa - yadrusu (diraasa)

ta3allama - yata3allamu (ta3allum)

to learn

to understand

to know

fahima - yafhamu (fahm)

tadakkara - yatadakkaru (tadakkur)

to forget

nasiya - yansaa (nasi)

it3allim - yit3allim (ta3allum)

fihim - yifham (fahm)

3arafa - ya3rifu (ma3rifa)

to remember

to describe

daras - yidris (diraasa)

3irif - yi3raf (ma3rifa)

-

iftakar - yiftikir (iftikaar)

nisi - yinsa (nasi)

-

waSafa - yaSifu (waSf)

waSaf - yiwSif (waSf)

to try, test (s.t)

jarraba - yujarribu (tajriib)

garrab - yigarrib (tagriib)

to try, attempt to do s.t.

Haawala - yuHaawilu (muHaawala) an

''

qadara - yaqdiru (qudra) an

'idir - yi'dir ('odra)

to be able to do s.t.
to read

to write

to translate
to talk (reflexive)

istaTaa3a - yastaTii3u (istiTaa3a) an

qara'a - yaqra' (qiraa'a)

kataba - yaktubu (kitaaba)

tarjama - yutarjimu (tarjama)

takallama - yatakallamu (kalaam/takallum)

)
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'ara - yi'ra ('iraaya)

katab - yiktib (kitaaba)
targam - yitargim (targama)

itkallim - yitkallim (kalaam)

taHaddata - yataHaddatu (taHaddut)

to say, tell

qaala - yaquulu (qawl)

'aal - yi'uul ('awl)

to ask (a question)

sa'ala - yas'alu (su'aal)

''

to request

Talaba - yaTlubu (Talab)

''

to reply, answer (to)

ajaaba - yujiibu (ijaaba) 3ala

agaab - yigiib (igaaba) 3ala

radda - yarudd (radd) 3ala

''

to thank

akara - yakuru (ukr)

to complain (about)

aka - yaku (akwa) min

to promise

wa3ada - ya3idu (wa3d) bi

wa3ad - yiw3id (wa3d) bi

ra'a - yara (ru'ya)

aaf - yiuuf (awafaan/oof)

to look at

naZara - yanZuru (naZar) ila

baSS - yibuSS (baSS/baSaSaan) 3ala

to look for

baHata - yabHatu (baHt) 3an

dawwar - yidawwar (tadwiir) 3ala

laa'a - yilaa'i (la'ayaan)

to see

akar - yikur (ukr)

itaka - yitiki (akwa) min

to find

wajada - yajidu (wujuud)

to lose (s.t.)

Dayya3a - yuDayyi3u (taDyii3)

''

naZZama - yunaZZimu (tanZiim)

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to organize

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to organize, tidy up

rattaba - yurattibu (tartiib)

to smoke (in general)

daxxana - yudaxxinu (tadxiin)

to happen

Hadata - yaHdutu (Huduut)

HaSal - yiHSal (HuSuul)

aahada - yuaahidu (muaahada)

itfarrag - yitfarrag 3ala

sami3a - yasma3u (sam3/samaa3a)

to watch

to hear

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simi3 - yisma3 (sama3)

to listen to

istama3a - yastami3u (istimaa3) ila

simi3 - yisma3 (sama3)

to give

a3aTa - ya3aTi (i3Taa')

idda - yiddi (middiyya)

Hamala - yaHmilu (Haml)

aal - yiiil (eil/ayalaan)

to love

aHabba - yuHibbu (Hubb)

Habb - yiHibb (Hubb)

to hate

kariha - yakrahu (karh/karaaha)

wulida - yuuladu (wilaada)

to carry

to be born

karah - yikrah (karh/karaaha)

-

itwalad - yitwalad

to live

3aaa - ya3iiu (ma3iia)

''

to live (in a place)

sakana - yaskunu (sakan) fi

''

maata - yamuutu (moot)

tuwuffiya - yutawaffayu (wafaah)

itwaffa - yitwaffi (wafaah)

intaZara - yantaZiru (intiZaar)

istinna - yistinni

itara - yatari (iraa')

itara - yitiri

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to die

to pass away

to wait

to buy

to sell

baa3a - yabii3u (bii3)

to pay; to push

dafa3a - yadfa3u (daf3)

''

dafa3 - yidfa3

to push
to open (s.t.)

fataHa - yaftaHu (fatH)

to close (s.t.)

alaqa - yaliqu (alq)

-

to begin, start (s.t.)

za'' - yizu'' (za'')

fataH - yiftaH (fatH)

'afal - yi'fil

bada'a - yabda'u (bad')

bada' - yibda'

to end (reflexive)

intaha - yantahi (intihaa')

''

to stop (reflexive); to stand up

waqafa - yaqifu (waqf/wuquuf)

wi'if - yiw'af (wa'f)

to finish (s.t.)

xallaSa - yuxalliSu (taxliiS)

xallaS - yixallaS (taxliiS)

-

aTTab - yiaTTab (taTiib)

to stop (reflexive); to stand up

waqafa - yaqifu (waqf/wuquuf)

wi'if - yiw'af (wa'f)

to play

la3aba - yal3ibu (li3b)

''

istaxdama - yastaxdimu (istixdaam)

''

ista3mala - yasta3milu (isti3maal)

''

daxal - yudxul

to use (s.t.)
to enter

daxala - yadxulu (duxuul)

to go out

xaraja - yaxruju (xuruuj)

to leave

aadara - yuaadiru (muaadara)

to ride (ex. a taxi)

rakiba - yarkabu (rukuub)

to send

arsala - yursilu (irsaal)

to receive

istalama - yastalimu (istilaam)

to think (about s.t.)

fakkara - yufakkiru (tafkiir)

to think (that)

Zanna - yaZunnu (Zann) anna

to believe (that)

i3taqada - ya3taqidu (i3tiqaad) anna

to need (s.t.)

iHtaaja - yaHtaaju (iHtiyaaj) ila

xarag - yixrag

saab - yisiib
rikib - yirkab

ba3at - yib3at
istalam - yistilim (istilaam)

fakkar - yifakkar (tafkiir) fi

-

iftakar - yiftikir

''
iHtaag - yiHtaag

to want (to)

araada - yuriidu (iraada) an

to succeed

najaHa - yanjaHu (najaaH)

nagaH - yingaH (nagaaH)

to fail

faila - yafalu (faal)

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3aayiz/3aayza (or 3aawiz/3aawza) - active participle