Arabic basic verbs ()

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to be (not used in
( )- kaana - yakuunu (koon)
'' kaan - yikuun (koon)
present tense)
to do; to make
( )- fa3ala - yaf3alu (fa3l)
- 3amal - yi3mil (3amal)
-
-
to work
3amala - ya3milu (3amal)
itaal - yitail (ul)
()
()
aHDara - yuHDiru

to bring, fetch
gaab - yigiib (gayabaan)
(( )iHDaar)
()
to take
( )axada - ya'xudu (axd)
( )xad - yaaxud (axd)
-
to put
waDa3a - yaDa3u (waD3) ( )- HaTT - yiHoTT (HaTT)
()
- aSbaHa - yuSbiHu
to become
- ba'a - yib'a
(( )iSbaaH)
- ayyara - yuayyiru
to change (s.t.)
'' ayyar - yiayyar (tayiir)
(( )tayiir)
to count
( )- 3adda - ya3uddu (3add)
'' 3add - yi3idd (3add)
- dahaba - yadhabu
raaH - yiruuH
to go (to)
( )( dahaab) ila
(( ) | mirwaaH/rawaHaan)
-
-
to walk
maa - yami (may)
mii - yimi (may)
()
()
-
to run
jara - yajri (jary)
'' geri - yigri (gary)
()
to come
( )jaa'a - yajii'u (jii'a)
( )geh - yiigi (migiyy)
( )- ata - yaa'ti (aty)

to return
raja3a - yarja3u (rujuu3)
'' rigi3 - yirga3 (ruguu3)
)(
( )-
3aada - ya3uudu (3awda)

- waSala - yaSilu (wuSuul)

-
to arrive
wiSil - yiwSil (wuSuul)
)( ila
()

to sit
jalasa - yajlisu (juluus)
(' )a3ad - yu'3ud ('u3aad)
()
qaama - yaquumu
to get up, rise
( )-
'' 'aam - yi'uum ('iyaam)
(qiyaam)
waqa3a - yaqa3u
to fall
( )-
( )- wi'i3 - yiw'a3 (wu'uu3)
(wuquu3)
- saqaTa - yasquTu
(( )suquuT)
-
to go up
Tala3a - yaTla3u (Tuluu3)
'' Tili3 - yiTla3 (Tuluu3)
()

 -
nazila - yanzilu (nuzuul)
'' nizil - yinzil (nuzuul)
()
-
to cook
Tabaxa - yaTbuxu (Tabx)
'' Tabax - yiTbux (Tabx)
()
to eat
( )- akala - yaa'kulu (akl)
( )kal - yaakul (akl)

to drink
ariba - yarabu (urb)
'' irib - yirab (urb)
()
-
-
to wake up
SaHa - yaSHu (SaHw)
SaHa - yiSHa (SaHw)
()
()
- istayqaZa - yastayqiZu
(( )istiiqaaZ)
to sleep
( )- naama - yanaamu (nawm)
'' naam - yinaam (noom)
-
to wash
asala - yasilu (asl)
'' asal - yisil (asl/asiil)
()
- naZZafa - yunaZZifu
to clean
'' naZZaf - yinaZZaf (tanZiif)
(( ) tanZiif)
-
to study
darasa - yadrusu (diraasa)
'' daras - yidris (diraasa)
()
ta3allama - yata3allamu
to learn
(( ( )(
( ( )(- (it3allim - yit3allim (ta3allum)
(ta3allum)
to understand
( ( )(- (fahima - yafhamu (fahm)
'' fihim - yifham (fahm)
-
to know
3arafa - ya3rifu (ma3rifa)
'' 3irif - yi3raf (ma3rifa)
()
- tadakkara - yatadakkaru
-
to remember
iftakar - yiftikir (iftikaar)
(( )tadakkur)
()
-
to forget
nasiya - yansaa (nasi)
'' nisi - yinsa (nasi)
()
-
-
to describe
waSafa - yaSifu (waSf)
waSaf - yiwSif (waSf)
()
()
-
to try, test (s.t)
jarraba - yujarribu (tajriib)
'' garrab - yigarrib (tagriib)
()
to try, attempt to
- Haawala - yuHaawilu
'' ''
do s.t.
( )( muHaawala) an
to be able to do
( )- qadara - yaqdiru (qudra)
'' 'idir - yi'dir ('odra)
s.t.
an
- istaTaa3a - yastaTii3u
( )( istiTaa3a) an
to read
( )qara'a - yaqra' (qiraa'a)
(' )ara - yi'ra ('iraaya)

to write
kataba - yaktubu (kitaaba)
'' katab - yiktib (kitaaba)
()
(- (tarjama - yutarjimu
to translate
'' targam - yitargim (targama)
(( )tarjama)
( ( )takallama - yatakallamu
to talk (reflexive)
( ( ( )itkallim - yitkallim (kalaam)
(( | (kalaam/takallum)
- taHaddata - yataHaddatu
(( ) taHaddut)
to go down

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
- ajaaba - yujiibu (ijaaba)
'' agaab - yigiib (igaaba) 3ala
(to)
)( 3ala
( )-
radda - yarudd (radd) 3ala
'' ''

-
to thank
akara - yakuru (ukr)
'' akar - yikur (ukr)
()
to complain
-
-
aka - yaku (akwa) min
itaka - yitiki (akwa) min
(about)
)(
)(
( )-
to promise
wa3ada - ya3idu (wa3d) bi ( )- wa3ad - yiw3id (wa3d) bi

-
to see
ra'a - yara (ru'ya)
aaf - yiuuf (awafaan/oof)
()
() |
naZara - yanZuru (naZar)
)

baSS - yibuSS (baSS/baSaSaan)
to look at
)( ila
| ( 3ala
baHata - yabHatu (baHt)
- dawwar - yidawwar (tadwiir)
to look for
)( 3an
)( 3ala
-
to find
wajada - yajidu (wujuud)
- laa'a - yilaa'i (la'ayaan)
()
- Dayya3a - yuDayyi3u
to lose (s.t.)
'' ''
(( )taDyii3)
(- (naZZama - yunaZZimu
to organize
'' ''
(( )(tanZiim)
to organize, tidy
-
rattaba - yurattibu (tartiib)
'' ''
up
()
to smoke (in
- daxxana - yudaxxinu
'' ''
general)
(( )tadxiin)
- Hadata - yaHdutu
-
to happen
HaSal - yiHSal (HuSuul)
(( ) Huduut)
()
aahada - yuaahidu
to watch
- itfarrag - yitfarrag 3ala
(( )muaahada)
)- sami3a - yasma3u
to hear
'' simi3 - yisma3 (sama3)
(( | sam3/samaa3a)
istama3a - yastami3u
to listen to
( )- simi3 - yisma3 (sama3)
( )( istimaa3) ila
-
to give
a3aTa - ya3aTi (i3Taa')
( )- idda - yiddi (middiyya)
()

| )-
to carry
Hamala - yaHmilu (Haml)
aal - yiiil (eil/ayalaan)
()
(
-
to love
aHabba - yuHibbu (Hubb) ( )- Habb - yiHibb (Hubb)
()
to hate
| )- kariha - yakrahu
'' karah - yikrah (karh/karaaha)

(( karh/karaaha)
wulida - yuuladu
to be born
( )
(wilaada)
-
to live
3aaa - ya3iiu (ma3iia)
()
- sakana - yaskunu (sakan)
to live (in a place)
)( fi

to die
maata - yamuutu (moot)
()
- tuwuffiya - yutawaffayu
to pass away
(( )wafaah)
intaZara - yantaZiru
to wait
(( )intiZaar)
-
to buy
itara - yatari (iraa')
()
to sell
( )- baa3a - yabii3u (bii3)
to pay; to push
( )- dafa3a - yadfa3u (daf3)
to push
to open (s.t.)
( )- fataHa - yaftaHu (fatH)
to close (s.t.)
( )- alaqa - yaliqu (alq)
to begin, start
( )- bada'a - yabda'u (bad')
(s.t.)
-
to end (reflexive)
intaha - yantahi (intihaa')
()
to stop
) - waqafa - yaqifu
(reflexive); to
(( | waqf/wuquuf)
stand up
- xallaSa - yuxalliSu
to finish (s.t.)
(( )taxliiS)

to stop
(reflexive); to
stand up
to play
to use (s.t.)

to enter
to go out
to leave

) - waqafa - yaqifu
(( | waqf/wuquuf)
-
la3aba - yal3ibu (li3b)
()
- istaxdama - yastaxdimu
(( )istixdaam)
- ista3mala - yasta3milu
(( )isti3maal)
-
daxala - yadxulu (duxuul)
()
-
xaraja - yaxruju (xuruuj)
()
- aadara - yuaadiru
(( )muaadara)

- itwalad - yitwalad
'' ''
'' ''
'' ''
-
itwaffa - yitwaffi (wafaah)
()
- istinna - yistinni
'' itara - yitiri
'' ''
'' dafa3 - yidfa3
( )- za'' - yizu'' (za'')
'' fataH - yiftaH (fatH)
- ' afal - yi'fil
'' bada' - yibda'
'' ''
'' wi'if - yiw'af (wa'f)
'' xallaS - yixallaS (taxliiS)
-
aTTab - yiaTTab (taTiib)
()
'' wi'if - yiw'af (wa'f)
'' ''
'' ''
'' ''
'' daxal - yudxul
'' xarag - yixrag
- saab - yisiib

to ride (ex. a taxi)

to send
to receive
to think (about
s.t.)
to think (that)
to believe (that)
to need (s.t.)
to want (to)

-
rakiba - yarkabu (rukuub)
()
-
arsala - yursilu (irsaal)
()
(- (istalama - yastalimu
(( )istilaam)
- fakkara - yufakkiru
(( )tafkiir)
( )- Zanna - yaZunnu (Zann)
anna
- i3taqada - ya3taqidu
(( )i3tiqaad) anna
- iHtaaja - yaHtaaju
( ) ( iHtiyaaj) ila
( )-

to succeed
to fail

All vocabulary lists

araada - yuriidu (iraada)

an

- najaHa - yanjaHu
(( )najaaH)
-
faila - yafalu (faal)
()

'' rikib - yirkab

- ba3at - yib3at
'' istalam - yistilim (istilaam)
'' fakkar - yifakkar (tafkiir) fi
- iftakar - yiftikir
'' ''
'' iHtaag - yiHtaag
3aayiz/3aayza (or
- 3aawiz/3aawza) - active
participle
'' nagaH - yingaH (nagaaH)
'' ''