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Egyptian Arabic verb

al3ab

play

Eight persons. Past, present, future, and unprefixed forms.

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I played

Arabicأنا لعبت
With vowelsأَنا لِعِبْت
Francoana le3ebt
Negative

I did not play

Arabicأنا مالعبتش
With vowelsأَنا مالِعِبْتش
Francoana male3ebtish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You played

Arabicإنت لعبت
With vowelsإِنْتَ لِعِبْت
Francoenta le3ebt
Negative

You did not play

Arabicإنت مالعبتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مالِعِبْتش
Francoenta male3ebtish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You played

Arabicإنتي لعبتي
With vowelsإِنْتي لِعِبْتي
Francoenti le3ebti
Negative

You did not play

Arabicإنتي مالعبتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مالِعِبْتيش
Francoenti male3ebtiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He played

Arabicهو لعب
With vowelsهُوَّ لِعِب
Francohowwa le3eb
Negative

He did not play

Arabicهو مالعبش
With vowelsهُوَّ مالِعِبش
Francohowwa male3ebsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She played

Arabicهي لعبت
With vowelsهِيَّ لِعْبِت
Francoheyya le3bet
Negative

She did not play

Arabicهي مالعبتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مالِعْبِتش
Francoheyya male3betsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We played

Arabicإحنا لعبنا
With vowelsإِحْنا لِعِبْنا
Francoe7na le3ebna
Negative

We did not play

Arabicإحنا مالعبناش
With vowelsإِحْنا مالِعِبْناش
Francoe7na male3ebnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You played

Arabicإنتو لعبتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو لِعِبْتوا
Francoento le3ebto
Negative

You did not play

Arabicإنتو مالعبتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مالِعِبْتوش
Francoento male3ebtoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They played

Arabicهم لعبوا
With vowelsهُمَّ لِعِبوا
Francohomma le3ebo
Negative

They did not play

Arabicهم مالعبوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مالِعِبوش
Francohomma male3eboosh

Present

Use the situation to distinguish a habit from something happening now.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I play

Arabicأنا بلعب
With vowelsأَنا بَلْعَب
Francoana bal3ab
Negative

I do not play

Arabicأنا مابلعبش
With vowelsأَنا مابَلْعَبش
Francoana mabal3absh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You play

Arabicإنت بتلعب
With vowelsإِنْتَ بِتِلْعَب
Francoenta betel3ab
Negative

You do not play

Arabicإنت مابتلعبش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابِتِلْعَبش
Francoenta mabetel3absh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You play

Arabicإنتي بتلعبي
With vowelsإِنْتي بِتِلْعَبي
Francoenti betel3abi
Negative

You do not play

Arabicإنتي مابتلعبيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابِتِلْعَبيش
Francoenti mabetel3abiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He plays

Arabicهو بيلعب
With vowelsهُوَّ بِيِلْعَب
Francohowwa beyel3ab
Negative

He does not play

Arabicهو مابيلعبش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابِيِلْعَبش
Francohowwa mabeyel3absh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She plays

Arabicهي بتلعب
With vowelsهِيَّ بِتِلْعَب
Francoheyya betel3ab
Negative

She does not play

Arabicهي مابتلعبش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابِتِلْعَبش
Francoheyya mabetel3absh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We play

Arabicإحنا بنلعب
With vowelsإِحْنا بِنِلْعَب
Francoe7na benel3ab
Negative

We do not play

Arabicإحنا مابنلعبش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابِنِلْعَبش
Francoe7na mabenel3absh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You play

Arabicإنتو بتلعبوا
With vowelsإِنْتو بِتِلْعَبوا
Francoento betel3abo
Negative

You do not play

Arabicإنتو مابتلعبوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابِتِلْعَبوش
Francoento mabetel3aboosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They play

Arabicهم بيلعبوا
With vowelsهُمَّ بِيِلْعَبوا
Francohomma beyel3abo
Negative

They do not play

Arabicهم مابيلعبوش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابِيِلْعَبوش
Francohomma mabeyel3aboosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will play

Arabicأنا هلعب
With vowelsأَنا هَلْعَب
Francoana hal3ab
Negative

I will not play

Arabicأنا مش هلعب
With vowelsأَنا مِش هَلْعَب
Francoana mesh hal3ab

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will play

Arabicإنت هتلعب
With vowelsإِنْتَ هَتِلْعَب
Francoenta hatel3ab
Negative

You will not play

Arabicإنت مش هتلعب
With vowelsإِنْتَ مِش هَتِلْعَب
Francoenta mesh hatel3ab

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will play

Arabicإنتي هتلعبي
With vowelsإِنْتي هَتِلْعَبي
Francoenti hatel3abi
Negative

You will not play

Arabicإنتي مش هتلعبي
With vowelsإِنْتي مِش هَتِلْعَبي
Francoenti mesh hatel3abi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will play

Arabicهو هيلعب
With vowelsهُوَّ هَيِلْعَب
Francohowwa hayel3ab
Negative

He will not play

Arabicهو مش هيلعب
With vowelsهُوَّ مِش هَيِلْعَب
Francohowwa mesh hayel3ab

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will play

Arabicهي هتلعب
With vowelsهِيَّ هَتِلْعَب
Francoheyya hatel3ab
Negative

She will not play

Arabicهي مش هتلعب
With vowelsهِيَّ مِش هَتِلْعَب
Francoheyya mesh hatel3ab

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will play

Arabicإحنا هنلعب
With vowelsإِحْنا هَنِلْعَب
Francoe7na hanel3ab
Negative

We will not play

Arabicإحنا مش هنلعب
With vowelsإِحْنا مِش هَنِلْعَب
Francoe7na mesh hanel3ab

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will play

Arabicإنتو هتلعبوا
With vowelsإِنْتو هَتِلْعَبوا
Francoento hatel3abo
Negative

You will not play

Arabicإنتو مش هتلعبوا
With vowelsإِنْتو مِش هَتِلْعَبوا
Francoento mesh hatel3abo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will play

Arabicهم هيلعبوا
With vowelsهُمَّ هَيِلْعَبوا
Francohomma hayel3abo
Negative

They will not play

Arabicهم مش هيلعبوا
With vowelsهُمَّ مِش هَيِلْعَبوا
Francohomma mesh hayel3abo

Unprefixed forms

These forms occur inside larger expressions. Their English meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I play

Arabicألعب
With vowelsأَلْعَب
Francoal3ab

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You play

Arabicتلعب
With vowelsتِلْعَب
Francotel3ab

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You play

Arabicتلعبي
With vowelsتِلْعَبي
Francotel3abi

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He plays

Arabicيلعب
With vowelsيِلْعَب
Francoyel3ab

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She plays

Arabicتلعب
With vowelsتِلْعَب
Francotel3ab

Wee7na

Affirmative

We play

Arabicنلعب
With vowelsنِلْعَب
Franconel3ab

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You play

Arabicتلعبوا
With vowelsتِلْعَبوا
Francotel3abo

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They play

Arabicيلعبوا
With vowelsيِلْعَبوا
Francoyel3abo

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