To reprimand, tell off, shout at, treat harshly (ه = s.o.), yell at (ه = s.o.), insult (ه = s.o.), tear into, rip into (ه = s.o.)
بَهدَل ، يْبَهدِل
To entertain
سَلَّى ، يْسَلّي
To suffer, be tortured
تْعَذَّب ، يِتْعَذَّب
To found, establish, set up (ه = s.th.)
أَسَّس ، يْؤَسِّس
To make come true
حَقَّق ، يْحَقِّق
To interest (ه = s.o.)
To concern, worry, trouble (ه = s.o.)
هَمّ ، يْهِمّ
هَادَا اللي بيْهِمّْني [P] that’s what concerns me; {hāda-l-ly byºhemmºny}
وَلَا يْهِمَّك [P] don’t worry! don’t let it worry you!; {wala yºhemmak}
بيْهِمِّشَ اْتدَخَّل [P] it’s not worrying (offensive) if I intervene? (i.e. may I intervene); {byºhemmᵉšᵃ ‘ºtdaḵḵal}
كَان يْهِمّْني [P] it used to worry me; {kān yºhemmºny}
ما بْيِهِمّ [L] either 1. it doesn’t matter, it is not important, or 2. it’s nothing to worry about, it doesn’t cause worry;
وَلا يْهِمَّك [L] don’t worry, don’t let it bother you, not a problem;
وْلا يْهِمَّك [S] don’t worry!
ما بِيْهِمّ [S] It doesn’t matter
ما بِيْهِمّ بَعْمِلَهْا لَحَالِي [S] Never mind, I’ll do it myself,
To concern, apply to, have to do with (ه = s.o.), be of interest (ه = to s.o.)
خَصّ ، يْخِصّ
بَحَثْنَا كِلِّ المَوَاضِيْع (المَوَضِيع) يَللي بِتْخِصّْنَا [S] We discussed all questions of interest
هادا ما بِيْخِصَّك أَبَدًا [S] That’s none of your business
هادا بِيْخِصَّك اِنْتِا [S] This concerns you
هَادَا مَا بيْخُصَّك [P] that doesn’t concern you; {hāda ma byºḵoṣṣak}
شُو خَصّني أَنَا / شُو بيْخُصّني أَنَا [P] what does it have to do with me?; {šu ḵɑṣṣny ʔana / šu byºḵoṣṣny ʔana}
شُو خَصّ هَادَا في اللي عَم نِحكِيْه [P] what does that have to do with what we’re talking about?; {šu ḵɑṣṣ hāda fy-l-ly ʕam niḥkīᴴ}
ما يْخَصِّك [L] it doesn’t concern you!
ما بْيِخِصَّك [V] it doesn’t concern you, it’s none of your business;
إنْ شا الله ما حَدَا يْخُصُّ شِي [L] hopefully nothing (bad) will happen to anyone;
شُو خَصَّك [L] what does it have to do with you?!
To participate, take part, join, share (ه = with s.o., في / ب = in s.th.)
شارَك , يْشارِك
كِلّْ واحِد شارَك بِالغِنِة [S] Everybody joined in the singing,
خَلِّيْنِي شَارْكَكِ بْهالبِيْرَة [S] Let me share this beer with you.
بِتْحِبِّ تْشارِكْنِي بْهالشَّغْلِة [S] Would you like to go in with me on this deal?
البِنت بِدّْهَا تْشَارِكِ الشَابّ في النَشَاطَات [P] girls want to take part in the boys’ activities; {‘il-bint biddºha tºšārekᴵ-š-šābb fy-n-našᾱṭᾱt}
To go crazy, lose one’s mind, go nuts
جَنّ ، يْجِنّ
To check on, examine closely, inspect (ه = s.th.)
تْفَقَّد ، يِتْفَقَّد
الِـمْوَظَّف رَايِد يِتْفَقَّد المَدْرَسِة اليَوْم [S] The official wishes to inspect the school today.
To make a mistake, be wrong (also, depending on context, miscalculate, misinterpret, misunderstand, etc.
غِلِط ، يِغلَط
To be happy
فِرِح ، يِفرَح
To joke
مَزَح ، يِمزَح
To consist (من = of)
تْكَوَّن ، يِتْكَوَّن
To move (away), relocate (ل = to)
To move on (ل = to)
To be transferred, assigned (ل = to
To be transported, moved, carried (ل = to)
To be conducted (e.g. electricity, heat)
نْتَقَل ، يِنْتِقِل
To work hard, toil, slave, drudge, wear (oneself) out
تِعِب، يِتْعَب
To aspire, strive, be ambitious
طَمَح ، يِطمَح
To have fun, pass time, have a good time, amuse o.s.;
تْسَلَّى ، يِتسَلَّى
شْلَوْن اْنْبَسَطِت = شْلَوْنِ تْسَلَّيْت [S] Did you have a nice time?
بِدُّو يِتسَلَّى [P] he wants to have fun; {biddo yitsalla}
الشَبّ بيْتسَلَّى عَلَيْهَا [P] the boy is just using her to have a good time (and has no serious intentions); {‘iš-šabb byºtsalla ʕalēha}
تْسَلَّى [P] help yourself! (e.g. to roasted seeds / nuts, etc.); {tºsalla}
ما فيهَا تِتْسَلَّى إِلا بِاليُونان [V] she can’t/won’t have fun except in Greece;
زَهْقَانِة وْبَدِّي اتْسَلَّى فِيك [L] I’m bored and want to bother you
To take, bring, convey, deliver (ه = s.th., ل = to)
To give (ه = s.o.) a lift, ride
To deliver, get (ه = s.th., على / ل = to)
وَصَّل ، يْوَصِّل
To share (ه = with s.o., في / ب = in s.th.)
شَارَك ، يْشَارِك
كِلّْ واحِد شارَك بِالغِنِة [S] Everybody joined in the singing,
خَلِّيْنِي شَارْكَكِ بْهالبِيْرَة [S] Let me share this beer with you.
بِتْحِبِّ تْشارِكْنِي بْهالشَّغْلِة [S] Would you like to go in with me on this deal?
البِنت بِدّْهَا تْشَارِكِ الشَابّ في النَشَاطَات [P] girls want to take part in the boys’ activities; {‘il-bint biddºha tºšārekᴵ-š-šābb fy-n-našᾱṭᾱt}
To apply, put into practice, implement, enforce
طَبَّق ، يْطَبِّق
نَفَّذ، يِنَفِّذ
تْنَفَّذ ، يِتنَفَّذ
تْطَبَّق، يِتْطَبَّق
هالقَاعِدِة ما بْتِتطَبَّقِ بْكِلّْ حالِة [S] This rule doesn’t hold in every case.
هالقَأنُون بْيِتْنَفَّذِ الشَّهْرِ الجَّايِة = هالقَأنُون يِسْرِي مَفْعُوف الشَّهْرِ الجَّايِة [S] That law will go into effect next month
الأَمِر بْيِتْنَفَّذ مِن بِكْرَا = الأَمِر بْيِسْرِي مَفْعُول مِن بِكْرَا [S] The order becomes effective tomorrow
هالقَانُونِ بْحَيَاتَو ما تْطَبَّقِ بْحَزَافِيْرَو (حَذَفِيْرَو) [S] This law has never been strictly
enforced
أَيْمْتَى هالقَوَاْنِيْن (هالقَوَنِيْن) اْنْعَمَل فِيْهُن / سَرَى مَفْعُوْلُهْن / تْنَفَّذُوا [S] When did these laws come into force?
الأَمِر مَا تْنَفَّذ [P] the order was not carried out; {‘il-ʔamᵉr ma tºnaffa∂}
الوَعِد مَا تْنَفَّذِش [P] the promise wasn’t kept
To borrow
ستَعَار ، يِستْعِيْر
To own, possess (ه = s.th.)
مَلَك ، يِملِك
بيْملِك أَرَاضي [P] he owns lands; {byºmlek ʔɑrᾱḍy}
الأَرَاضي اللي بُملُكهَا [P] the lands that he owns; {‘il-ʔɑrᾱḍy-l-ly bumlokha}
هَدَوْل لَاجِئِين بيْمِلكُوْش أَرض [P] those people are refugees, they don’t own any land; {hadōl lājiʔīn byºmᵉlkūš ʔɑrḍ}
مِلْك مِين البَيت يِلِّي ساكِن فيه = مِي بْيِمْلِك البَيْت يِلِّي ساكِن فيه [V] who owns the house you live in;
بْيِمْلِك بَيْت = عَنْدَو بَيْت [S] He owns a house
مِين هَللي بْيِمْلِك هَالشَّقْفِةِ الأَرْض = مين صاحِب هالشَّقْفِةِ الأَرْض [S] Who owns this lot?
هادا كِلّْ مَا بِمْلُك [S] That’s all I possess
To treat unjustly, wrong, oppress
ظَلَم، يِظْلُم