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In the table used for this lexicon, the Lebanese verb is given in its dictionary form, which is the completed form of the masculin 3rd person singular, but as close as it gets to "infinitive". The "past participle" is given in masculine/feminine and plural. The "present perfect", also in masculine/feminine and plural, is really the verb form in Lebanese that serves the same purpose. Transitive means the verb takes an object ("I took the ball"), intransitive that it doesn't ("I ran"); "both" means it can be used either way ("I drank [the milk]").
For more information about the completed, incomplete, and imperative tenses see The verb.
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Can (be able to) |
'eder |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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qadara |
no |
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'éder/'édra, 'édreen |
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Completed: |
'eder, 'edrit, 'edro, 'deret, 'derte, 'derto, 'deret, 'derna |
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bye'der, bte'der, bye'dro, bte'der, bte'edre, be'der, mne'der |
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Imperative: |
'dor, 'dere, 'dero |
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Cut |
'ass |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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qata3a |
both |
ma'soos, ma'soosa |
'áses, 'ássa, 'ásseen |
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Completed: |
'ass, 'asset, 'asso, 'asseyt, 'asseyte, 'asseyto, 'asseyt, 'asseyna |
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bi'oss, bet'oss, bi'osso, bet'oss, bet'osse, bet'osso, b'oss, men'oss |
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Imperative: |
'oss, 'osse, 'osso |
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'as'es: diminutive of "to cut", for informal effect |
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Drink |
shereb |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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sharaba |
both |
mashroob/mashroobe, mashroobeen |
shéreb, shérbe, shérbeen |
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Completed: |
shereb, sherbit, sherbo, shrebet, shrebte, shrebto, shrebet, shrebna |
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Incomplete: |
byeshrab, bteshrab, byeshrabo, bteshrab, bteshrabe, bteshrabo, beshrab, mneshrab |
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Imperative: |
shrab, shrabe, shrabo |
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sharrab: to make someone drink |
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Mashroob means soup, sharáb means fruit syrup, like sharáb toot (mulberry syrup). |
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Eat |
akal |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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akala |
both |
ma'kool/ma'koole, ma'kooleen |
ékel/ékle, ékleen |
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Completed: |
akal, akalit, akalo, akalet, akalte, akalto, akalet, akalna |
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Incomplete: |
byékol, btékol, byéklo, btékol, btékle, btéklo, békol, mnékol |
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Imperative: |
Kól, kele, kelo |
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akkal: to make someone eat |
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Ma'kool and its plural ma'koolét refer to foodstuff, dishes, "things eaten". |
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Fear |
kháf |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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kháfa |
no |
mukheef/mukheefe, mukheefeen (frightening) |
kháyef/kháyfe, kháyfeen (frightened) |
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Completed: |
kháf, kháfit, kháfo, kheft, khefte, khefto, kheft, khefna |
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Incomplete: |
bikháf, betkháf, bikháfo, betkháf, betkháfe, betkháfo, bkháf, menkháf |
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Imperative: |
kháf, kháfe, kháfo |
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khawwef: to frighten |
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Know |
3eref |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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3arafa |
both |
ma3roof/ma3roofe, ma3roofeen (well-known) |
3éref/3érfe, 3erféneen |
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Completed: |
3eref, 3erfit, 3erfo, 3refet, 3refte, 3refto, 3refet, 3refna |
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Incomplete: |
bya3ref, bta3ref, bta3rfo, bta3ref, bta3rfe, bta3rfo, ba3ref, mna3ref |
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Imperative: |
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Other forms: |
3arref: to make someone know, to introduce someone to |
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Here the completed tense implies "found out about", a punctual event in time, while the present perfect expresses present knowledge ("I know"). |
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Run
rakad (rakada) IT
rakad, rakadit, rakado, rakadet, rakadte, rakadto, rakadet, rakadna
byerkod, bterkod, byerkdo, bterkod, bterkde, bterkdo, berkod, mnerkod
rko, rkede, rkedo
réked/rekde, rékdeen
rakked (to make someone run, T)
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Past participle |
Present perfect |
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Sleep |
ném |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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náma |
no |
ném, néme, némo |
néyem/néyme, néymeen |
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Completed: |
ném, némit, némo, nemt, nemte, nemto, nemt, nemna |
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Incomplete: |
biném, betném, binémo, betném, betneeme, betnémo, bném, menném |
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Imperative: |
ném, néme, némo |
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nayyem: to make someone sleep |
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Also used for "to lie down". |
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Travel |
séfar |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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safara |
no |
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mséfar/mséfra, mséfreen |
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Completed: |
séfar, séfarit, séfaro, séfaret, séfarte, séfarto, séfaret, séfarna |
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Incomplete: |
biséfer, betséfer, biséfro, betséfer, betséfre, betséfaro, bséfer, menséfer |
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Imperative: |
séfer, séfre, séfro |
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Write |
katab |
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Arabic |
Transitive? |
Past participle |
Present perfect |
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kataba |
yes |
maktoob/maktoobe, maktoobeen |
kéteb/kétbe, kétbeen |
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Completed: |
katab, katabit, katabo, katabet, katabte, katabto, katabet, katabna |
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Incomplete: |
byektob, btektob, byeketbo, btektob, bteketbe, bteketbo, bektob, mnektob |
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Imperative: |
któb, ktebe, ktebo |
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