Egyptian Arabic verb

anaam

sleep

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

Pronunciation

Past

Affirmative and negative forms for completed actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I slept

Arabicأنا نمت
With vowelsأَنا نمت
Francoana nemt
Negative

I did not sleep

Arabicأنا مانمتش
With vowelsأَنا مانمتش
Francoana manemtish

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You slept

Arabicإنت نمت
With vowelsإِنْتَ نمت
Francoenta nemt
Negative

You did not sleep

Arabicإنت مانمتش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مانمتش
Francoenta manemtish

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You slept

Arabicإنتي نمتي
With vowelsإِنْتي نمتي
Francoenti nemti
Negative

You did not sleep

Arabicإنتي مانمتيش
With vowelsإِنْتي مانمتيش
Francoenti manemtiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He slept

Arabicهو نام
With vowelsهُوَّ نام
Francohowwa naam
Negative

He did not sleep

Arabicهو مانامش
With vowelsهُوَّ مانامش
Francohowwa manaamsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She slept

Arabicهي نامت
With vowelsهِيَّ نامت
Francoheyya naamet
Negative

She did not sleep

Arabicهي مانامتش
With vowelsهِيَّ مانامتش
Francoheyya manaametsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We slept

Arabicإحنا نمنا
With vowelsإِحْنا نمنا
Francoe7na nemna
Negative

We did not sleep

Arabicإحنا مانمناش
With vowelsإِحْنا مانمناش
Francoe7na manemnaash

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You slept

Arabicإنتو نمتوا
With vowelsإِنْتو نمتوا
Francoento nemtu
Negative

You did not sleep

Arabicإنتو مانمتوش
With vowelsإِنْتو مانمتوش
Francoento manemtoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They slept

Arabicهم ناموا
With vowelsهُمَّ ناموا
Francohomma naamu
Negative

They did not sleep

Arabicهم ماناموش
With vowelsهُمَّ ماناموش
Francohomma manaamoosh

Present

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

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I sleep

Arabicأنا بنام
With vowelsأَنا بنام
Francoana banaam
Negative

I do not sleep

Arabicأنا مابنامش
With vowelsأَنا مابنامش
Francoana mabanaamsh

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicإنت بتنام
With vowelsإِنْتَ بتنام
Francoenta betnaam
Negative

You do not sleep

Arabicإنت مابتنامش
With vowelsإِنْتَ مابتنامش
Francoenta mabetnaamsh

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicإنتي بتنامي
With vowelsإِنْتي بتنامي
Francoenti betnaami
Negative

You do not sleep

Arabicإنتي مابتناميش
With vowelsإِنْتي مابتناميش
Francoenti mabetnaamiish

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He sleeps

Arabicهو بينام
With vowelsهُوَّ بينام
Francohowwa beynaam
Negative

He does not sleep

Arabicهو مابينامش
With vowelsهُوَّ مابينامش
Francohowwa mabeynaamsh

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She sleeps

Arabicهي بتنام
With vowelsهِيَّ بتنام
Francoheyya betnaam
Negative

She does not sleep

Arabicهي مابتنامش
With vowelsهِيَّ مابتنامش
Francoheyya mabetnaamsh

Wee7na

Affirmative

We sleep

Arabicإحنا بننام
With vowelsإِحْنا بننام
Francoe7na bennaam
Negative

We do not sleep

Arabicإحنا مابننامش
With vowelsإِحْنا مابننامش
Francoe7na mabennaamsh

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicإنتو بتناموا
With vowelsإِنْتو بتناموا
Francoento betnaamu
Negative

You do not sleep

Arabicإنتو مابتناموش
With vowelsإِنْتو مابتناموش
Francoento mabetnaamoosh

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They sleep

Arabicهم بيناموا
With vowelsهُمَّ بيناموا
Francohomma beynaamu
Negative

They do not sleep

Arabicهم مابيناموش
With vowelsهُمَّ مابيناموش
Francohomma mabeynaamoosh

Future

Affirmative and negative forms for future actions.

PersonAffirmativeNegative

Iana

Affirmative

I will sleep

Arabicأنا هنام
With vowelsأَنا هنام
Francoana hanaam
Negative

I will not sleep

Arabicأنا مش هنام
With vowelsأَنا مش هنام
Francoana mesh hanaam

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You will sleep

Arabicإنت هتنام
With vowelsإِنْتَ هتنام
Francoenta hatnaam
Negative

You will not sleep

Arabicإنت مش هتنام
With vowelsإِنْتَ مش هتنام
Francoenta mesh hatnaam

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You will sleep

Arabicإنتي هتنامي
With vowelsإِنْتي هتنامي
Francoenti hatnaami
Negative

You will not sleep

Arabicإنتي مش هتنامي
With vowelsإِنْتي مش هتنامي
Francoenti mesh hatnaami

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He will sleep

Arabicهو هينام
With vowelsهُوَّ هينام
Francohowwa haynaam
Negative

He will not sleep

Arabicهو مش هينام
With vowelsهُوَّ مش هينام
Francohowwa mesh haynaam

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She will sleep

Arabicهي هتنام
With vowelsهِيَّ هتنام
Francoheyya hatnaam
Negative

She will not sleep

Arabicهي مش هتنام
With vowelsهِيَّ مش هتنام
Francoheyya mesh hatnaam

Wee7na

Affirmative

We will sleep

Arabicإحنا هننام
With vowelsإِحْنا هننام
Francoe7na hannaam
Negative

We will not sleep

Arabicإحنا مش هننام
With vowelsإِحْنا مش هننام
Francoe7na mesh hannaam

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You will sleep

Arabicإنتو هتناموا
With vowelsإِنْتو هتناموا
Francoento hatnaamu
Negative

You will not sleep

Arabicإنتو مش هتناموا
With vowelsإِنْتو مش هتناموا
Francoento mesh hatnaamu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They will sleep

Arabicهم هيناموا
With vowelsهُمَّ هيناموا
Francohomma haynaamu
Negative

They will not sleep

Arabicهم مش هيناموا
With vowelsهُمَّ مش هيناموا
Francohomma mesh haynaamu

Unprefixed forms

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

PersonAffirmative

Iana

Affirmative

I sleep

Arabicأنام
Francoanaam

You · masculineenta

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicتنام
Francotenaam

You · feminineenti

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicتنامي
Francotenaami

Hehowwa

Affirmative

He sleeps

Arabicينام
Francoyenaam

Sheheyya

Affirmative

She sleeps

Arabicتنام
Francotenaam

Wee7na

Affirmative

We sleep

Arabicننام
Franconenaam

You · pluralento

Affirmative

You sleep

Arabicتناموا
Francotenaamu

Theyhomma

Affirmative

They sleep

Arabicيناموا
Francoyenaamu

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