Glossary of Verbs

Glossary of Verbs#

This glossary provides both the present tense and past tense conjugations for the subject “I,” making it possible for you to determine how to conjugate irregular verbs. English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicabsent, to beghab‫غاب‬kan-ghibghbt able, to beqdr‫قدر‬kan-qdrqdrt absorbshrb‫شرب‬kan-shrbshrbt abort (a fetus)sqqT‫سقّط‬kan-sqqTsqqTtt acceptqbl‫قبل‬kan-qblqblt accomplish7qqeqkan-7qqeq7qqeqt accusettahm‫حقّق‬ ‫تَّهم‬kan-ttahmttahmt accustomt3uwd‫د‬‫تعو‬ ّkan-t‫ع‬uwdt‫ع‬uwdt kan-wllfwllft wj3‫وجع‬kan-wj3Wj3t Drr‫ضر‬ ّ ‫ب‬ ‫عتَرف‬kan-DrrDrrit kan-3tarf3tarft wllf ache ‫ولّف‬ acknowledge3tarf bacquaint with, become acquainted with, sth/sbt3arf m3a‫مع‬ َ ‫تعارف‬kan-t3arft3arft t3rrf m3a‫مع‬ ّ َ ‫ف‬‫تعر‬ ‫زاد‬kan-t3rrft3rrft kan-zidzdt ‫ى‬‫تبن‬ ّkan-tbnnatbnnit kan-tqddmtqddmt addzadadopt (a child, an idea)tbnnaadvancetqddmadvisenS7‫نصح‬kan-nS7nS7t affectAttr 3la‫على‬ ‫أتّر‬kan-AttrAttrt afraid (of), to bekhaf (mn))‫من‬( ‫ف‬‫خا‬kan-khafkhft age (get old)shrf‫شرف‬kan-shrfshrft agree (with)ttafq (m3a))‫مع‬ َ ( ‫تّافق‬ ‫ط‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ن‬kan-ttafqttafqt kan-nsh-shTNsh-shTt kan-D7-7kD7-7kt kan-7llel7llelt kan-tqllqtqllqt kan-Sdd3Sdd3t amuse nsh-shT D7-7k ‫م‬‫تقد‬ ّ ‫ك‬‫ضح‬ ّ ‫حلّل‬ analyze7llelangry, to betqllqannoySdd3answerjawb‫جاوب‬kan-jawbjawbt appearban‫بان‬kan-banbnt applaudSffq‫صفّق‬kan-SffqSffqt ‫تقلّق‬ ‫ع‬‫صد‬ ّ160 • Moroccan Arabic EnglishTranscriptionArabic apply (a rule, an idea)Tbbq‫ق‬‫طب‬ ّ apply for (a job) qddm Talab appoint3iyn approachqrrb mn argue (with)tkhaSm (m‫ع‬a) arrangerttb arrest sbshdd ‫طَلَب‬ ‫م‬‫قد‬ ّ ‫ن‬‫عي‬ ّ ‫من‬ ‫ب‬‫قر‬ ّ )‫مع‬ َ ( ‫تخاصم‬ ‫رتّب‬ ‫شد‬ ّ First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-TbbqTbbqt kan-qddmqddmt kan-3iyn3iynt kan-qrrbqrrbt kan-tkhaSmtkhaSmt kan-rttbrttbt kan-shddshddit 7bs‫حبس‬kan-7bs7bst qbT 3la‫على‬ ‫قبط‬kan-qbTqbTt arrivewSl‫وصل‬kan-wSlwSlt arrive, to makewSSl‫ل‬‫وص‬ ّkan-wSSlwSSlt ascendTl3‫طلع‬kan- Tl3Tl3t asksuwlkan-suwlsuwlt ask (in marriage)khTb‫ل‬‫سو‬ ّ‫خطب‬kan-khTbkhTbt assemble (parts)rkkb‫ب‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬kan-rkkbrkkbt attackhjm 3la‫على‬ ‫هجم‬kan-hjmhjmt attempt7awl‫حاول‬kan-7awl7awlt attend7Dr f‫ف‬ ‫حضر‬kan-7Dr7Drt rdd l-bal‫البال‬ ‫رد‬ ّkan-rdd l-balrddit l-bal kan-7Di rasi7Dit rasi kan-tjnnbtjnnbt kan-tfllatfllit attention, pay 7Da rasu‫راسو‬ ‫حضى‬avoidtjnnb‫ب‬‫تجن‬ ّbantertfllabargaintshTTr‫تشطّر‬kan-tshTTrtshTTrt barknb7‫نبح‬kan-nb7nb7t batheghsl‫غسل‬kan-ghslghslt T7mmem‫م‬‫تحم‬ ّkan-t7mmemt7mmemt ‫تفلّى‬ bekan‫كان‬kan-kunknt beat (drum)Tbbl‫ل‬‫طب‬ ّkan-TbblTbblt beat sb (in a game)ghlb‫غلب‬kan-ghlbghlbt becomewlla‫ولّى‬kan-wlliwllit become accustomedwllfkan-wllfwllft kan-tSaнbtSa7bt rghbَ‫مع‬ ‫تصاحب‬ ‫رغب‬kan-rghbrghbt Tlb‫طلب‬kan-TlbTlbt befriend beg tSa7b m3a ‫ولّف‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 161 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicbeginbda‫بدى‬kan-bdabdit belch/burptgrr3kan-tgrr3tgrr3t believe sbtiyq‫ع‬‫تگر‬ ّ ‫ق‬‫تي‬ّkan-tiyqtiyqt believe (in)amn (b))‫ب‬( ‫أمن‬kan-amnamnt benefit (from)stafd (mn))‫من‬( ‫ستَفد‬kan-stafdstafdt betraykhan‫خان‬kan-xunxnt bigger, to makekbbr‫ر‬‫كب‬ ّkan-kbbrkbbrt birth, to givewld‫ولد‬kan-wldwldt bite3DDkan-3DD3DDit blow up (with air)nfkh‫عض‬ ّ ‫نفخ‬kan-nfkhnfkht blow up (explode)frg3‫فرگع‬kan-frg3frg3t boilghlla‫غلّى‬kan-ghllighllit born, to betzad‫تزاد‬kan-tzadtzadt borrowtsllf‫تسلّف‬kan-tsllftsllft bow7dr‫حدر‬kan-7dr7drt breakhrrs‫س‬‫هر‬ ّkan-hrrshrrst broken, to bethrrskan-thrrsthrrst break down (machine)tkhssrkan-tkhssrtkhssrt breathetnffskan-tnffstnffst bringJab‫جاب‬kan-jibjbt brush (hair)mshT‫مشط‬kan-mshTmshTt buildbna‫بنى‬kan-bnibnit burn7rq‫حرق‬kan-7rq7rqt burnt, to bet7rq‫تحرق‬kan-t7rqt7rqt burst (pipe)tfrg3‫تفرگع‬kan-tfrg3t frg3t burydfn‫دفن‬kan-dfndfnt buyshra‫شرى‬kan-shrishrit call3iyT l/3la Drb t tilifun 3yiT l‫على‬/‫ل‬ ‫ط‬‫عي‬ ّkan-3iyT3yiTt ‫ليفون‬‫الت‬ ‫ضرب‬kan-DrbDrbt ‫ل‬ ‫ط‬‫عي‬ ّkan-3iyT3iyTt calm, to be (to not worry)thnna‫ى‬‫تهن‬ ّkan-thnnathnnit canqdr‫قدر‬kan-qdrqdrt campkhiym‫م‬‫خي‬ ّkan-khiymkhiymt call on the phone ‫س‬‫تهر‬ ّ ‫ر‬‫تخس‬ ّ ‫تنفّس‬162 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicqbT‫قبط‬kan-qbTqbTt thla f‫ف‬ ‫تهال‬kan-thlathlat carryhzz‫هز‬ ّkan-hzzhzzit carve (wood)nqsh‫نقش‬kan-nqshnqsht cashSrrf‫ف‬‫صر‬ ّkan-SrrfSrrft catchshddkan-shddshddit capture care of, to take catch up (with) cause qbT‫قبط‬kan-qbTqbTt khlT 3la‫على‬ ‫خلط‬kan-khlTkhlTt l7q 3la‫على‬ ‫لحق‬kan-l7ql7qt sbbeb‫ب‬‫سب‬ ّkan-sbbebsbbebt kan-tsbbebtsbbebt kan-7tafl7taflt tsbbeb f celebrate ‫شد‬ ّ 7tafl b ‫ف‬ ‫ب‬‫تسب‬ ّ ‫ب‬ ‫حتَفل‬ censor (prices, film)raqb‫راقب‬kan-raqbraqbt changebddl‫ل‬‫بد‬ ّkan-bddlbddlt change (money)Srrfkan-SrrfSrrft change (weather)tbddlkan-tbddltbddlt charge of, to be intkllf bkan-tkllftkllft cheatghsh-shkan-ghsh-shghsh-shit kan-nqlnqlt ‫ف‬‫صر‬ ّ ‫ل‬‫تبد‬ ّ ‫ب‬ ‫تكلّف‬ cheat (exam)nql‫غش‬ ّ ‫نقل‬cheat out ofshmt‫شمت‬kan-shmtshmtt chewmDgh‫مضغ‬kan-mdghmDght choosekhtar‫ختار‬kan-khtarkhtarit churnmkhD‫مخض‬kan-mkhDmkhDt clapSffq‫صفّق‬kan-SffqSffqt clarifyshr7‫شرح‬Kan-shr7shr7t wuDD7‫ح‬‫وض‬ ّkan-wuDD7wuDD7t kan-nqqinqqit kan-srr7Srr7t kan-Tl3Tl3t ‫نقّى‬ cleannqqaclean (pipes)srr7climbTl3‫ح‬‫سر‬ ّ ‫طلع‬clogkhnq‫خنق‬kan-khnqkhnqt closesdd‫سد‬ ّkan-sddsddit close eyesghmmDkan-ghmmDghmmDt cold, to makebrrd‫ض‬‫غم‬ ّkan-brrdbrrdt collapserab‫راب‬kan-ribRbt ‫د‬‫بر‬ّPeace Corps / Morocco • 163 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabiccollectjm3‫جمع‬kan-jm3jm3t comeja‫جا‬kan-jijit comment3llq‫علّق‬kan-3llq3llqt compareqarn bin‫بين‬ ‫قارن‬kan-qarnqarnt complain abouttshkka mn‫من‬ ‫ى‬‫ك‬ّ ‫تش‬kan-tshkkatshkkit complain totshkka 3lakan-tshkkatshkkit completekmmlkan-kmmlkmmlt concentraterkkz‫ل‬‫كم‬ ّkan-rkkzrkkzt concernhmm‫هم‬ ّ ‫ب‬ ‫هتّم‬kay-hmmhmm kan-httmhttmt kan-3tarf3tarft kan-7iyyr7iyyrt ‫على‬ ‫ى‬‫ك‬ّ ‫تش‬ ‫ز‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬ concerned with, to behttm bconfess3tarfconfuse7iyyrconfused, to be7ar‫حار‬kan-7ir7rt congratulatehnna‫ى‬‫هن‬ ّkan-hnnihnnit conjugateSrrfkan-SrrfSrrft connectrbT‫ربط‬kan-rbTrbTt tshawr (m3a))‫مع‬ َ ( ‫تشاور‬kan-tshawrtshawrt ‫ب‬ ‫تَصل‬kan-taSltaSlt consult (with) ‫عتَرف‬ ‫ر‬‫حي‬ ّ ‫ف‬‫صر‬ ّ contacttaSl bcontent with, to be (give your blessing to)rDa 3la‫على‬ ‫رضى‬kan-rDirDit continue in sthstamr f‫ف‬ ‫ستَمر‬kan-stamrstamrt continue studiestab3‫تابع‬kan-tab3tab3t contributesahm‫ساهم‬kan-sahmsahmt controlt7kkm f‫ف‬ ‫م‬‫ك‬ّ ‫تح‬kan-t7kkmt7kkmt cook cooperate (with) raqb‫راقب‬kan-raqbraqbt Tiyb‫ب‬‫طي‬ ّkan-TiybTiybt )‫مع‬ َ ( ‫تعاون‬kan-t3awnt3awnt kan-sllksllkt t3awn (m‫ع‬a) ‫سلّك‬ copesllkcopy (by hand)nql‫نقل‬kan-nqlnqlt copy (photocopy)nskh‫نسخ‬kan-nskhnskht correctS7-7e7‫ح‬‫صح‬ ّkan-S7e7S7e7t costswa‫سوى‬kan-swaswit coughK7kan-k7K7it K7b‫كح‬ ّ ‫كحب‬kan-k7bK7bt 7sb‫حسب‬kan-7sb7sbt count164 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabiccram intoKhsha‫خشى‬Kan-khshikhshit crazy, to be7maq‫حمق‬kan-7maq7maqit crazy, to make7mmq‫ق‬‫حم‬ ّkan-7mmq7mmqt createkhlq‫خلق‬kan-khlqkhlqt cross (road)qT3‫قطع‬kan-qT3qT3t cross-breedlqqm‫م‬ّ‫لق‬kan-lqqmlqqmt crybka‫بكى‬kan-bkibkit cry, to makebkka‫ى‬‫ك‬ّ ‫ب‬kan-bkkibkkit curedawa‫داوى‬kan-dawidawit cured, to bebra‫برى‬kan-brabrit cutqT3‫قطع‬kan-qT3qT3t cut (hair)7ssn‫ن‬‫حس‬ ّkan-7ssn7ssnt cut/injure (skin)jr7‫جرح‬kan-jr7jr7t cut/injured, to betjr7‫تجرح‬kan-tjr7tjr7t cut( a pattern from cloth)fSSl‫ل‬‫فص‬ ّkan-fSSlfSSlt damagekhssrkan-khssrkhssrt dampenfzzgkan-fzzgfzzgt damp, to getfzg‫فزگ‬kan-fzgFzgt danceshT7‫شطح‬kan- shT7shT7t deafenSmmk‫ك‬‫صم‬ ّkan-SmmkSmmkt kan-t3amlt3aml kan-qrrerqrrert deal with sb t3aml m3a ‫ر‬‫خس‬ ّ ‫گ‬‫فز‬ ّ ‫مع‬ َ ‫تعامل‬ ‫ر‬‫قر‬ ّ decideqrrerdeclare3ln‫علن‬kan-3ln3lnt decreasenqS‫ص‬‫نق‬kan-nqSnqSt dedicatehda‫هدى‬kan-hdihdit defeatghlb‫غلب‬kan-ghlbghlbt defenddaf3 3la‫على‬ ‫دافع‬kan-daf3Daf3t define7dded‫د‬‫حد‬ ّkan-7dded7ddedt defyt7ddakan-t7ddat7ddit delay3TTl‫عطّل‬kan-3TTl3TTlt deprive7rm‫حرم‬kan-7rm7rmt descendhbT‫هبط‬kan-hbThbTt nzl‫نزل‬kan-nzlnzlt wSf‫وصف‬kan-wSfwSft describe ‫ى‬‫تحد‬ ّPeace Corps / Morocco • 165 English TranscriptionArabic deservesta7qdesignkhTTeT‫ستَحق‬ ‫خطّط‬ desire stronglymat 3ladestroyhddmdevelopTuwrdevelop (film)khrrjdiemat First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-sta7qsta7qt kan-khTTeTkhTTeT t ‫على‬ ‫مات‬kan-mutmtt ‫م‬‫هد‬ ّkan-hddmhddmt kan-TuwrTuwrt ‫ج‬‫خر‬ ّ ‫مات‬kan-khrrjkhrrjt kan-mutmtt kan-khtalfkhtalft kan-7fr7frt ‫ر‬‫طو‬ ّ dig7fr)‫مع‬ َ ( ‫ختَلف‬ ‫حفر‬digesthDm‫هضم‬kan-hDmhDmt t3sh-sha‫ى‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تع‬kan- t3sh-shat3sh-shit kan-wujjhwujjht differ (from) dinner, to have khtalf (m3a) ‫ه‬‫وج‬ ّ directwujjhdirect (as an order)amr‫أمر‬kan-amramrt dirty, to makewusskh‫خ‬‫وس‬ ّkan-wusskhwusskht dirty, to gettusskhkan-tusskhtusskht disappearghbr‫غبر‬kan-ghbrghbrt disciplineaddb‫ب‬‫أد‬ّkan-addbaddbt kan-rbbirbbit kan-ktashfktashft rbba ‫خ‬‫توس‬ ّ ‫ى‬‫ب‬ّ‫ر‬ ‫كتَشف‬ discoverktashfdiscuss (a topic)naqsh‫ناقش‬kan-naqshnaqsht ma-7ml-sh‫ش‬‫حمل‬ ‫ما‬ma-kan-7ml-shma-7mlt-sh krh‫كره‬kan-krhKrht dissolve sthduwbkan-duwbDuwbt distributefrrq‫ب‬‫دو‬ ّkan-frrqfrrqt )‫من‬( ‫د‬‫ع‬ّ ‫ب‬kan- b3-3db3-3dt dislike distance oneself (from) b3-3d (mn) ‫ق‬‫فر‬ ّ divideqsm‫قسم‬kan-qsmqsmt divorceTllq‫طلّق‬kan-TllqTllqt dizzy, to getdakh‫داخ‬kan-dukhdkht dizzy, to makeduwxkan-duwxduwxt dodar‫خ‬‫دو‬ ّ ‫دار‬kan-dirDrt dragjrrkan-jrrjrrit drawrsm‫جر‬ ّ ‫رسم‬kan-rsmrsmt draw up (water from a well)jbd‫جبد‬kan-jbdjbdt 7lm (b))‫ب‬( ‫حلم‬kan-7lm7lmt dream (about)166 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicdresslbs‫لبس‬kan-lbslbst dress up (slang)tfrks‫تفركس‬kan-tfrkstfrkst drinkshrb‫شرب‬kan-shrbshrbt drink, to makeshrrb‫ب‬‫شر‬ ّkan-shrrbshrrbt dripqTr‫قطر‬kan-qTrqTrt driveSag‫صاگ‬kan-SugSgt drive crazy7mmqkan-7mmq7mmqt drop sthTiy7‫ق‬‫حم‬ ّkan-Tiy7Tiy7t drownghrq‫غرق‬kan-ghrqghrqt drunk, to getskr‫سكر‬kan-skrskrt dry, to getnshf‫نشف‬kan-nshfnshft ybs‫يبس‬kan-ybsybst nsh-shf‫ف‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ن‬kan-nsh-shfnsh-shft kan-ybbsybbst kan-jffefjffeft dry sth ybbs ‫ح‬‫طي‬ ّ ‫س‬‫يب‬ّ ‫جفّف‬ dry (a wet floor)jffefdyeSbgh‫صبغ‬kan-SbghSbght earn (money)Suwrkan-SuwrSuwrt easy, to makes-hhl‫ر‬‫صو‬ ّkan-s-hhls-hhlt eatkla‫سهّل‬ ‫كلى‬kan-akulklit eat breakfastfTr‫فطر‬kan-fTrfTrt eat lunchtghdda‫ى‬‫تغد‬ ّkan-tghddatghddit eat dinnert3sh-shakan- t3sh-shat t3sh-shit economizeqtaSdkan-qtaSdqtaSdt electntakhbkan-ntakhbntakhbt embarrass sb7sh-shmkan-sh-shm7sh-shmt ‫ى‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تع‬ ‫قتَصد‬ ‫نتَخب‬ ‫م‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ح‬ embarrassed, to be7shm‫حشم‬kan-7shm7shmt embrace3nnq‫ق‬‫ن‬‫ع‬kan-3nnq3nnqt embrace Islamslm‫سلم‬kan-slmslmt emigratehajr‫هاجر‬kan-hajrhajrt emptykhwa‫خوى‬kan-khwikhwit encourageshjj3‫ع‬‫شج‬ ّkan-shjj3shjj3t enjoy sthbrr3‫تبرع‬kan-tbrr3tbrr3t enrolltsjjl‫ل‬‫تسج‬ ّkan-tsjjltsjjlt enterdkhlkan-dkhldkhlt ‫دخل‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 167 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicenvy7sd‫حسد‬kan-7sd7sdt erasems7‫مسح‬kan-ms7ms7t m7a‫محى‬kan-m7im7it escapehrb‫هرب‬kan-hrbhrbt estimateqddr‫ر‬‫قد‬ ّkan-qddrqddrt evacuate (house/country)Khwa‫خوى‬kan-khwikhwit evictKhrrjkan-khrrjkhrrjt evolvetTuwrkan-tTuwrtTuwrt exaggerate (slang)balgh‫ج‬‫خر‬ ّ ‫ر‬‫تطو‬ ّ‫بالغ‬kan-balghbalght kan-tbadltbadlt kan-3rD3rDt exhibit3rD‫مع‬ َ ‫تبادل‬ ‫عرض‬exitkhrj‫خرج‬kan-khrjkhrjt expensive, to getghla‫غلى‬kay-ghlaghla experiencejrrb‫ب‬‫جر‬ ّkan-jrrbJrrbt expiretqaDa‫تقاضى‬kay-tqaDatqaDa explainshr7‫شرح‬kan-shrнshrнt fssr‫ر‬‫فس‬ ّkan-fssrfssrt exchange tbadl m3a explodetfrg3‫تفرگع‬kan-tfrg3tfrg3t exploitstaghl‫ستَغل‬kan-staghlstaghlt exportSddrkan-SddrSddrt express3bbrkan-3bbr3bbrt kan-tkhllStkhllSt kan-tqabltqablt kan-s-hhls-hhlt exterminatetkhllS mn facetqabl m3a ‫ر‬‫صد‬ ّ ‫ر‬‫عب‬ ّ ‫من‬ ‫تخلّص‬ ‫مع‬ َ ‫تقابل‬ ‫سهّل‬ facilitates-hhlfailsqT‫سقط‬kan-sqTsqTt faintskhf‫سخف‬kan-skhfskhft fallTa7‫طاح‬kan-Ti7T7t fall, to makeTiy7‫ح‬‫طي‬ ّkan-Tiy7Tiy7t fakezuwrkan-zuwrzuwrt fart7zq‫ر‬‫زو‬ ّ‫حزق‬kan-7zq7zqt falsifyzuwrkan-zuwrzuwrt fastSam‫ر‬‫زو‬ ّ‫صام‬kan-SumSmt fearkhaf‫خاف‬kan-khafkhft feedwkkl‫ل‬‫ك‬ّ ‫و‬kan-wkklwkklt168 • Moroccan Arabic English TranscriptionArabic feed fodder3llf‫علّف‬ feel7ssferment First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-3llf3llft kan-7ss7ssit khmmr‫حس‬ ّ ‫خمر‬kan-khmmrkhmmrt fight (physically)dabz‫تدابز‬kan-dabzdabzt fill out3mmrkan-3mmr3mmrt fill up3mmr‫ر‬‫عم‬ ّkan-3mmr3mmrt filterSffa‫صفّى‬kan-SffiSffit financemuwlkan-muwlmuwlt findlqa‫ل‬‫مو‬ ّ‫لقى‬kan-lqalqit finishkmmlkan-kmmlkmmlt sala‫ل‬‫كم‬ ّ‫سالى‬kan-salisalit finished, to betsala‫تسالى‬kan-tsalatsalit fishSiyd‫د‬‫صي‬ ّkan-SiydSiydt fixSawb‫صاوب‬kan-SawbSawbt Sl7‫صلح‬kan-Sl7Sl7t flatten (bread)grrS‫ص‬‫گر‬ ّkan-grrSgrrSt flatter (a female)tghzzl bkan-tghzzltghzzlt ‫ر‬‫عم‬ ّ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬‫تغز‬ ّ fleehrb‫هرب‬kan-hrbhrbt flipqlb‫قلب‬kan-qlbqlbt flyTar‫طار‬kan-TirTrt foldTwa‫طوى‬kan-TwiTwit followtb3‫تبع‬kan-tb3tb3t forbid7rrm‫م‬‫حر‬ ّkan-7rrm7rrmt force openfr3‫فرع‬kan-fr3fr3t forge (signature)zuwrkan-zuwrzuwrt forgetnsa‫ر‬‫زو‬ ّ‫نسى‬kan-nsansit forgivesm7 l‫ل‬ ‫سمح‬kan-sm7sm7t foretelltnbbA‫أ‬‫تنب‬ ّkan-tnbbAtnbbAt free7rrerkan-7rrer7rrert ‫ر‬‫حر‬ ّ Tlq‫طلق‬kan-TlqTlqt freezejmd‫جمد‬kan-jmdjmdt freeze sthjmmdkan-jmmdjmmdt fryqla‫د‬‫جم‬ ّ‫قلى‬kan-qliqlit fulfill sth7qqeq‫حقّق‬kan-7qqeq7qqeqtPeace Corps / Morocco • 169 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicfull (of food), to beshb3‫شبع‬kan-shb3Shb3t fun, to makeD7k‫ضحك‬kan-D7kD7kt nshT‫نشط‬kan-nshTnshTt D7k 3la‫على‬ ‫ك‬‫ضح‬ ّkan-D7kD7kt kan-tfllatfllit fun of, to make tflla 3la ‫على‬ ‫تفلّى‬ Ksb‫كسب‬kan-ksbksbt rb7‫ربح‬kan-rb7rb7t gambleqmmrkan-qmmrqmmrt gatherjm3‫ر‬‫قم‬ ّ‫جمع‬kan-jm3jm3t gather (with people)jtam3‫جتَمع‬kan-jtam3jtam3t gaze7nzez‫حنزز‬kan-7nzez7nzezt generalize3mmemkan-3mmem3mmemt Generatewlld‫م‬‫عم‬ ّkan-wlldwlldt GetKhda‫خدى‬kan-akhudkhdit Shdd‫شد‬ ّkan-shddshddit gain ‫ولّد‬ get downhbT‫هبط‬kan-hbThbTt get offnzl‫نزل‬kan-nzlnzlt get onkb‫ركب‬kan-rkbrkbt Tl3‫طلع‬kan-Tl3Tl3t thnna mn‫من‬ ‫ى‬‫تهن‬ ّkan-thnnathnnit kan-tkhllStkhllSt get rid of tkhllSt mn ‫من‬ ‫تخلّص‬ mrD‫مرض‬kan-mrDmrDt daz mn‫من‬ ‫داز‬kan-duzdzt get upnaD‫ناض‬kan-nuDnDt get used towllf‫ولّف‬kan-wllfwllft give3Ta‫عطى‬kan-3Ti3Tit give a ridedda‫ى‬‫د‬ّkan-ddiddit kan-wSSlwSSlt get sick get through wSSl ‫ل‬‫وص‬ ّ give a speechkhTb‫خطب‬kan-khTbkhTbt give backrjj3‫ع‬‫رج‬ ّkan-rjj3rjj3t kan-rddrddit kan-TllqTllqt kan-DrrDrrit kan-khnzrkhnzrt rdd give offTllq give painDrr glare atkhnzr f ‫رد‬ ّ ‫طلّق‬ ‫ضر‬ ّ ‫ف‬ ‫خنزر‬170 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabickm3‫لمع‬kan-lm3lm3t Dwa‫ضوى‬kan-DwiDwit gluelSSq‫ق‬‫لص‬ ّkan-lSSqlSSqt gomsha‫مشى‬kan-mshimshit go ahead of/in front ofsbq‫سبق‬kan-sbqsbqt go bydaz 3la‫على‬ ‫داز‬kan-duzdzt go outkhrj‫خرج‬kan-khrjkhrjt go throughdaz mn‫من‬ ‫داز‬kan-duzdzt go upTl3‫طلع‬kan-Tl3Tl3t gossip abouthDr f‫ف‬ ‫هضر‬kan-hDrhDrt govern7km 3la‫على‬ ‫حكم‬kan-7km7kmt grabqbT‫قبط‬kan-qbTqbTt shdd‫شد‬ ّkan-shddshddit gleam grazer3a‫رعى‬kay-r3ar3a greetsllm 3la‫على‬ ‫سلّم‬kan-sllmsllmt greet one anothertsalm‫تسالم‬kan-tsalmtsalmt grillshwa‫شوى‬kan-shwishwit grindT7n‫طحن‬kan-T7nT7nt grow (get older/bigger)kbr‫كبر‬kan-kbrkbrt guaranteeDmn‫ضمن‬kan-DmnDmnt guard3sskan-3ss3ssit handmdd‫عس‬ ّ ‫مد‬ ّkan-mddmddit hang3llqkan-3llq3llqt hang to drynshr‫نشر‬kan-nshrnshrt happenwq3‫وقع‬kay-wq3wq3 jra‫جرى‬kay-jrajra Tra‫طرى‬kay-TraTra happy, to befr7‫فرح‬kan-fr7fr7t happy, to makefrr7kan-frr7frr7t harvest7Sd‫ح‬‫فر‬ ّ ‫حصد‬kan-7Sd7Sdt hatchtfqqS‫تفقّص‬kay-tfqqStfqqS hatekrh‫كره‬kan-krhkrht have3nd‫عند‬3ndikan 3ndi hearsm3‫سمع‬kan-sm3sm3t ‫علّق‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 171 TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tenseheatskh-khn‫ن‬‫سخ‬ ّkan-skh-khnskh-khnt help3awn‫عاون‬kan-3awn3awnt herdsr7‫سرح‬kan-sr7sr7t hesitatetrdded‫د‬‫ترد‬ ّkan-trddedtrddedt hide sthkhbbakan-khbbikhbbit hide (oneself)tkhbbakan-tkhbbatkhbbit hire (a car)Kra‫كرى‬kan-krikrit hitDrb‫ضرب‬kan-DrbDrbt hit, to betDrb‫تضرب‬kan-tDrbtDrbt holdshdd‫شد‬ ّkan-shddshddit honorshrrfkan-shrrfshrrft hopetmnnakan-tmnnatmnnit houseskknkan-skknskknt hug3nnqkan-3nnq3nnqt hug one anothert3anq‫تعانق‬kan-t3anqt3anqt hungry, to beja3‫جاع‬kan-ju3j3t huntSiyd‫د‬‫صي‬ ّkan-SiydSiydt hurryzrb‫زرب‬kan-zrbzrbt hurtDrr‫ضر‬ ّ ‫على‬ ‫ك‬‫مي‬ ّkan-DrrDrrit kan-miykmiykt English ignore (slang) miyk 3la ‫ى‬‫خب‬ ّ ‫ى‬‫تخب‬ ّ ‫ف‬‫شر‬ ّ ‫ى‬‫تمن‬ ّ ‫ن‬‫ك‬ّ ‫س‬ ‫ق‬‫عن‬ ّ First Person Past Tense ill, to bemrD‫مرض‬kan-mrDmrDt ill, to makemrrD‫ض‬‫مر‬ ّkan-mrrDmrrDt imaginetSuwr‫ر‬‫تصو‬ ّkan-tSuwrtSuwrt ‫يل‬‫تخ‬kan-tkhiyltkhiylt ‫قلّد‬kan-qlldqlldt kan-stuwrdstuwrdt tkhiyl imitateqlldimportstuwrdimposefrD‫فرض‬kan-frDfrDt imprisonSjn shdd f l 7bs 7ssn‫سجن‬kan-sjnsjnt ‫الحبس‬ ‫ف‬ ‫شد‬ ّkan-shddshddit ‫ن‬‫س‬ّ ‫ح‬kan-7ssn7ssnt t7ssn‫ن‬‫تحس‬ ّkan-t7ssnt7ssnt kan-rtajlrtajlt improve ‫ستَورد‬ ‫رتَجل‬ improvisertajlincreasezad‫زاد‬kan-zidzdt indicatebiyn‫ن‬‫بي‬ّkan-biynbiynt172 • Moroccan Arabic TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tenseinfect3ada‫عادى‬kan-3adi3adit inform3lm‫علم‬kan-3lm3lmt khbr‫خبر‬kan-khbrkhbrt inheritwrt‫ورت‬kan-wrtwrtt injurejr7‫جرح‬kan-jr7jr7t inspect (education)fttsh‫فتّش‬kan-fttshfttsht installblaSa‫بالصى‬kan-blaSiblaSit rkkb‫ب‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬kan-rkkbrkkbt English insult First Person Past Tense 3ayr‫عاير‬kan-3ayr3ayrt sbb‫سب‬ ّ ‫دمج‬kan-sbbsbbit kan-dmjdmjt ‫تّم‬‫ه‬kay-httmhttm kan-tdkh-khltdkh-khlt integratedmjinteresthttminterferetdkh-khlinterruptqaT3‫قاطع‬kan-qaT3qaT3t introduceqddm‫م‬‫قد‬ ّkan-qddmqddmt inventkhtar3kan-khtar3khtar3t invite3rD 3la‫على‬ ‫عرض‬kan-3rD3rDt iron7dded‫د‬‫حد‬ ّkan-7dded7ddedt irrigatesga‫سگى‬kan-sgisgit sqa‫سقى‬kan-sqisqit irritateqllq‫قلّق‬kan-qllqqllqt irritated, to betqllqkan-tqllqtqllqt isolatehmmshkan-hmmshhmmsht jealous, to be joke ‫ل‬‫تدخ‬ ّ ‫ختَرع‬ ‫تقلّق‬ ‫ش‬‫هم‬ ّ 3zl‫عزل‬kan-3zl3zlt ghar ‫ع‬la‫على‬ ‫غار‬kan-ghirghrt D7k‫ضحك‬kan-D7kD7kt tflla‫تفلّى‬kan-tfllatfllit 7km 3la‫على‬ ‫حكم‬kan-7km7kmt 7asb‫حاسب‬kan-7asb7asbt jumpnqqz‫نقّز‬kan-nqqznqqzt justifybrrerkan-brrerbrrert keep7tafD bkan-7tafD7tafDt judge keep house ‫ر‬‫بر‬ّ ‫ب‬ ‫ض‬‫حتَف‬ 7afD 7la‫على‬ ‫ض‬‫حاف‬kan-7afD7afDt qabl D-Dar‫الدار‬ ‫قابل‬kan-qablqabltPeace Corps / Morocco • 173 TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tensegabl D-Dar‫الدار‬ ‫گابل‬kan-gablgablt shat‫شات‬kan-šutštt qdf‫قدف‬kan-qdfqdft kidnapkhtTf‫خطف‬kan-khTfkhTft kissbas‫باس‬kan-busbst knead3jn‫عجن‬kan-3jn3jnt know3rf‫عرف‬kan-3rf3rft last (time)bqa‫بقى‬kan-bqabqit dam‫دام‬kan-dumdmt late, to bet3TTl‫ل‬‫ط‬ ّ ‫تع‬kan-t3TTlt3TTlt late, to make3TTlkan-3TTl3TTlt laughD7k‫ضحك‬kan-D7kD7kt laugh, to makeD7-7k‫ك‬‫ضح‬ ّkan-D7-7kD7-7kt lay down7TTkan-7TT7Tit lay eggsbiyDkan-biyDbiyDt leadtz3-3mkan-tz3-3mtz3-3mt leaksal‫سال‬kan-silslt qTr‫قطر‬kan-qTrqTrt leantkka 3la‫على‬ ‫ى‬‫ك‬ّ ‫ت‬kan-tkkatkkit learnt3llmkan-t3llmt3llmt leavekhrj‫خرج‬kan-khrjkhrjt leave (a house/city for another)r7l‫رحل‬kan-r7lr7lt leave alonekhlla‫خلّى‬kan-khllikhllit leave behindkhllakan-khllikhllit lendsllfkan-sllfsllft lengthenTuwlkan-TuwlTuwlt lessenqwllel‫ل‬‫طو‬ ّkan-qllelqllelt letkhlla‫خلّى‬kan-khllikhllit let go ofTlq mn‫من‬ ‫لق‬‫ط‬kan-TlqTlqt liberate7rrer‫ر‬‫حر‬ ّkan-7rrer7rrert liekdb‫كدب‬kan-kdbkdbt lifthzzkan-hzzhzzit lightsh3l‫هز‬ ّ ‫شعل‬kan-sh3lsh3lt likebgha‫بغى‬kan-bghiknt bghit English kick (a ball) ‫عطّل‬ ّ‫حط‬ ‫ض‬‫بي‬ّ ‫م‬‫ع‬ّ‫تز‬ ‫تعلّم‬ ‫خلّى‬ ‫سلّف‬ ‫قلّل‬ First Person Past Tense174 • Moroccan Arabic TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tense3jb‫عجب‬kay 3jbni3jbni lighten (weight)khffef‫خفّف‬kan-khffefkhffeft limit7ddedkan-7dded7ddedt English ‫د‬‫حد‬ ّ First Person Past Tense 7bs‫حبس‬kan-7bs7bst limp3rj‫عرج‬kan-3rj3rjt line, to draw asTTr‫سطّر‬kan-sTTrsTTrt live (reside)skn‫سكن‬kan-sknsknt loansllf‫سلّف‬kan-sllfsllft locksddkan-sddsddit look look after ‫سد‬ ّ surt‫سورت‬kan-surtsurtt shaf‫شاف‬kan-shufshft thlla f‫ف‬ ّ‫تهال‬kan-thllathllit 7Da‫حضى‬kan-7Di7Dit look aliketshabh‫تشابه‬kan-tshabhtshabht look behindtlfft‫تلفّت‬kan-tlffttlfftt look down (on sb)7gr‫حگر‬kan-7gr7grt look forqllb 3la‫على‬ ‫قلّب‬kan-qllbqllbt look likeshbh‫شبه‬kan-shbhshbht ban b7al‫بحال‬ ‫بان‬kan-banBnt look out (window)Tll‫ل‬ّ ‫ط‬kan-TllTllit loosenTlq‫طلق‬kan-TlqTlqt rkha‫رخى‬kan-rkhirkhit rkhf‫رخف‬kan-rkhfrkhft wDDr‫ر‬‫وض‬ ّkan-wDDrwDDrt kan-tllftllft kan-twDDrtwDDrt lose tllf ‫تلّف‬ ‫ر‬‫توض‬ ّ lost, to betwDDrlovebgha‫بغى‬kan-bghiknt bghit mat 3la‫على‬ ‫مات‬kan-mutmtt nzzl‫ل‬‫نز‬ّkan-nzzlnzzlt kan-hbbThbbTt lower hbbT ‫ط‬‫هب‬ ّ nqS‫نقص‬kan-nqSnqSt magnifykbbr‫ر‬‫كب‬ ّkan-kbbrkbbrt maintain7afD 3la‫على‬ ‫حافض‬kan-7afD7afdDt makeSawb‫صاوب‬kan-SawbSawbtPeace Corps / Morocco • 175 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicDar‫دار‬kan-dirdrt Sn3‫صنع‬kan-Sn3Sn3t make difficult for sbtkrfs 3la‫على‬ ‫تكرفس‬kan-tkrfstkrfst maltreat (destroy)Krfs‫كرفس‬kan-krfskrfst manipulatet7kkm‫م‬‫ك‬ّ ‫تح‬kan-t7kkmt7kkmt manufactureSn3‫صنع‬kan-Sn3Sn3t marknqqT‫نقّط‬kan-nqqTnqqTt marry (with) rshm‫رشم‬kan-rshmrshmt tzuwj (b))‫ب‬( ‫ج‬‫تزو‬ ّkan-tzuwjtzuwjt kan-zuwjzuwjt kan-ksslksslt ‫ج‬‫زو‬ ّ ‫ل‬‫كس‬ ّ marry off (daughter, etc.)zuwjmassage (hammam)ksslmean3na‫عنى‬kan-3ni3nit measure3br‫عبر‬kan-3br3brt mediatetwssT‫ط‬‫توس‬ ّkan-twssTtwssTt meettlaqa‫تالقى‬kan-tlaqatlaqit meeting, to havejtam3‫جتَمع‬kan-jtam3jtam3t meltdab‫داب‬kan-dubdbt memorize7fD‫حفض‬kan-7fD7fDt menacehdded‫د‬‫هد‬ ّkan-hddedhddedt mess upkrfs‫كرفس‬kan-krfskrfst migratehjr‫هجر‬kan-hjrhjrt milk7lb‫حلب‬kan-7lb7lbt mistake, to make aghlT‫غلط‬ghlTt msha 3la‫على‬ ‫مشى‬mixkhllT‫خلّط‬kan-ghlT kay-mshi 3liya kan-khllTmonitor (exam)7Da‫حضى‬kan-7Di7Dit 7rs‫حرس‬kan-7rs7rst monopolize7takr‫ر‬‫ك‬َ‫حت‬kan-7takr7takrt motivate7ffzkan-7ffz7ffzt move sth7rrkkan-7rrk7rrkt kan-k7-7zK7-7zt kan-t7rrkt7rrkt kan-tk7-7ztk7-7zt kan-b3-3db3-3dt miss (a bus) 3rd person k7-7z move t7rrk tk7-7z move away from b3-3d mn ‫حفّز‬ ‫ك‬‫حر‬ ّ ‫ز‬‫كح‬ ّ ‫ك‬‫تحر‬ ّ ‫ز‬‫تكح‬ ّ ‫من‬ ‫بعد‬ msha 3liya khllTt176 • Moroccan Arabic English move residence First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabict7uwl‫ل‬‫تحو‬ ّkan-t7uwlt7uwlt ‫رحل‬kan-r7lr7lt r7l murderqtl‫قتل‬kan-qtlqtlt namesmmakan-smmismmit need7taj‫ى‬‫سم‬ ّ‫حتاج‬kan-7taj7tajt neglectsm7 f‫ف‬ ‫سمح‬kan-sm7Sm7t frrT f‫ط‬‫فر‬ ّkan-frrTfrrṭt noise, to make nominate Sdd3‫صدع‬kan-Sdd3Sdd3t rsh-sh7‫ح‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ر‬kan-rsh-sh7rsh-sh7t noticela7D‫الحض‬kan-la7DLa7Dt obeyTa‫ع‬‫طاع‬kan-Ti3T3t object3arD‫عارض‬kan-3arD3arDt obligefrD 3la‫على‬ ‫فرض‬kan-frDfrDt bzzez 3la‫على‬ ‫ز‬‫بز‬ّkan-bzzezbzzezt observela7D‫الحض‬kan-la7Dla7Dt occupy7tll‫ل‬ّ ‫حت‬kan-7tll7tllit occurwq3‫وقع‬Kay-wq3wq3 jra‫جرى‬kay jrajra offerhda‫هدى‬kan-hdihdit oilziyt‫ت‬‫ي‬ّ‫ز‬kan-ziytziytt old, to getshrf‫شرف‬kan-shrfshrft open7ll‫ل‬ّ ‫ح‬kan-7ll7llit ft7‫فتح‬kan-ft7ft7t operate (surgical)ft7‫فتح‬kan-ft7ft7t oppress3ddb‫ب‬‫عد‬ ّkan-3ddb3ddbt order sthTlb‫طلب‬kan-TlbTlbt order sbamr‫أمر‬kan-amramrt organizenDDm‫م‬‫نض‬ ّkan-nDDmnDDmt overcometghllb 3lakan-tghllbtghllbt ‫على‬ ‫تغلّب‬ tsal‫تسال‬kan-tsaltsalit owed, to besal‫سال‬kan-salslit ownmlk‫ملك‬kan-mlkmlkt pacifyhddn‫ن‬‫هد‬ ّkan-hddnhddnt packjm3kan-jm3jm3t owe ‫جمع‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 177 English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicpaintSbgh‫صبغ‬kan-SbghSbght park (a car)blaSa‫بالصى‬kan-blaSablaSit participateshark‫شارك‬kan-sharksharkt party7tafl‫حتَفل‬kan-7tafl7taflt passdaz‫داز‬kan-duzdzt fat‫فات‬kan-futftt pass (exam)nj7 f‫ف‬ ‫نجح‬kan-nj7nj7t pass bydaz ‫ع‬la‫على‬ ‫داز‬kan-duzdzt pastelSSq‫ق‬‫لص‬ ّkan-lSSqlSSqt patient, to beSbr‫صبر‬kan-SbrSbrt paykhllS‫خلّص‬kan-khllSkhllSt paid, to betkhllSkan-tkhllStxllSt pay backrdd lkan-rddrddit peelqsh-shrkan-qsh-shrqsh-shrt peel (skin)tqsh-shrkan-tqsh-shrTqsh-shrt kan-khllikhllit permit khlla ‫تخلّص‬ ‫ل‬ ‫رد‬ ّ ‫ر‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ق‬ ‫ر‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تق‬ ‫خلّى‬ sm7 l‫ل‬ ‫سمح‬kan-sm7Sm7t persuadeqn3‫قنع‬kan-qn3qn3t photographSuwrkan-SuwrSuwrt photographed, to betSuwr‫ر‬‫صو‬ ّkan-tSuwrtSuwrt pick (light fruit)jna‫ر‬‫تصو‬ ّ‫جنى‬kan-jnijnit piercetqb‫تقب‬kan-tqbtqbt pile up3rrm‫م‬‫عر‬ ّkan-3rrm3rrmt plankhTTeTkan-khTTeTkhTTeTt plantzr3‫زرع‬kan-zr3zr3t playl3b‫لعب‬kan-l3bl3bt please3jb‫عجب‬kan-3jb3jbt plow7rt‫حرت‬kan-7rt7rtt pluckriysh‫ش‬‫ي‬ّ‫ر‬kan-riyshriysht poisonsmmemkan-smmemsmmemt poisoned, to beTsmmemkan-tsmmemtsmmemt polluteluwt‫م‬‫تسم‬ ّkan-luwtluwtt possessmlk‫ت‬‫لو‬ّ‫ملك‬kan-mlkmlkt postponeAjjl‫ل‬‫أج‬ ّkan-AjjlAjjlt ‫خطّط‬ ‫م‬‫سم‬ ّ178 • Moroccan Arabic English pour First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabickbb‫كب‬ ّ ‫خوى‬kan-kbbkbbit kan-khwikhwit ‫ق‬‫طب‬ ّkan-TbbqTbbqt khwa practiceTbbqpraisemd7‫مدح‬kan-md7md7t praySlla‫صلّى‬kan-SlliSllit precedesbq‫سبق‬kan-sbqsbqt preferfDDl‫ل‬‫فض‬ ّkan-fDDlfDDlt preparewjjdkan-wjjdwjjdt ‫د‬‫وج‬ ّ Sawb‫صاوب‬kan-SawbSawbt pressureDghT 3la‫على‬ ‫ضغط‬kan-DghTDghTt pretenddar b7al‫بحال‬ ‫دار‬kan-dirdrt preventmn3‫منع‬kan-mn3mn3t printTb3‫طبع‬kan-Tb3Tb3t producentj‫نتج‬kan-ntjntjt profitrb7‫ربح‬kan-rb7rb7t stafd‫ستَفد‬kan-stafdstafdt kan-tqddmtqddmt ‫م‬‫تقد‬ ّ progresstqddmprohibitmn3‫منع‬kan-mn3mn3t promisewa3d‫واعد‬kan-wa3dwa3dt pronouncenTq‫نطق‬kan-nTqnTqt proposeqtar7‫قتَرح‬kan-qtar7qtar7t proud, to beftakhrkan-ftakhrftakhrt kan-zbrzbrt prunezbr‫فتَخر‬ ‫زبر‬publishnshr‫نشر‬kan-nshrnshrt pulljrrkan-jrrjrrit jbd‫جر‬ ّ ‫جبد‬kan-jbdjbdt punish3aqb‫عاقب‬kan-3aqb3aqbt pushdf3‫دفع‬kan-df3df3t wrrk 3la‫على‬ ‫ك‬‫ور‬ ّkan-wrrkwrrkt push (a button) brk 3la‫على‬ ‫برك‬kan-brkbrkt put7TTّ‫حط‬kan-7TT7TTit put down7TTkan-7TT7TTit put out (light)Tfa‫طفى‬kan-TfiTfit put together (parts)rkkb‫ب‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬kan-rkkbrkkbt ّ‫حط‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 179 TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present TensetkhaSm‫م‬‫ص‬‫تخا‬kan-tkhaSmtkhaSmt quiet, to beskt‫سكت‬kan-sktSktt quiet, to makeskkt‫ت‬‫ك‬ّ ‫س‬skktt quitmsha f 7alu‫بحالو‬ ‫مشى‬rainTaн(sh-shta))‫الشتا‬( ‫ح‬‫ا‬‫ط‬kan-skkt kan-mshi f 7ali kat-Ti7raisehzz‫هز‬ ّkan-hzzhzzit raise (children)rbbakan-rbbirbbit raised, to betrbbakan-trbbatrbbit rapeghtaSbkan-ghtaSbghtaSbt readqra‫قرى‬kan-qraqrit receive (a letter)shdd‫شد‬ ّkan-shddshddit recognizet3rrfkan-t3rrft3rrft recordsjjlkan-sjjlsjjlt reducenqs‫نقس‬kan-nqsnqst reformSl7‫صلح‬kan-Sl7Sl7t refuserfD‫رفض‬kan-rfDrfDt refutenfa‫نفى‬kan-nfinfit regretndm‫ندم‬kan-ndmndmt reimburse3uwwDkan-3uwwD3uwwDt rejoicefr7‫ض‬‫عو‬ ّ‫فرح‬kan-fr7fr7t relaxrta7‫رتاح‬kan-rta7rta7it releaseTlq‫طلق‬kan-TlqTlqt rely on3uwwl 3lakan-3uwl3uwlt remainbqa‫على‬ ‫ل‬‫عو‬ ّ‫بقى‬kan-bqabqit 3ql 3la‫على‬ ‫عقل‬kan-3ql3qlt tfkkr‫ر‬‫ك‬ّ ‫تف‬kan-tfkkrtfkkrt kan-fkkrfkkrt kan-7iyd7iydt ‫ل‬‫زو‬ ّkan-zuwlzuwlt kan-jddedjddedt English quarrel remember remindfkkr remove7iyd zuwl ‫ى‬‫ب‬ّ‫ر‬ ‫ى‬‫ب‬ّ‫تر‬ ‫غتَصب‬ ‫ف‬‫تعر‬ ّ ‫ل‬‫سج‬ ّ ‫ر‬‫ك‬ّ ‫ف‬ ‫د‬‫حي‬ ّ ‫د‬‫جد‬ ّ First Person Past Tense mshit f 7ali Ta7t renewjddedrentkra‫كرى‬kan-krikrit repairSawb‫صاوب‬kan-SawbSawbt Sl7‫صلح‬kan-Sl7Sl7t 3awd‫عاود‬Kan-3awd3awdt repeat180 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicrepenttab‫تاب‬kan-tubtbt replyrdd‫رد‬ ّkan-rddrddit requestTlb mn‫من‬ ‫طلب‬kan-TlbTlbt requiretTllb‫تطلب‬kan-tTllbTllbt resembleshbh‫شبه‬kan-shbhshbht resignstaql‫ستَقل‬kan-staqlstaqlt resistqawm‫قاوم‬kan-qawmqawmt respect7tarmkan-7tarm7tarmt respondjawb‫حتَرم‬ ‫جاوب‬kan-jawbjawbt restrta7‫رتاح‬kan-rta7rta7itt retiretqa3d‫تقاعد‬kan-tqa3dtqa3dt return (to a place)rj3‫رجع‬kan-rj3rj3t return sthrdd‫رد‬ ّkan-rddrddit kan-rjj3rjj3t rjj3 ‫ع‬‫رج‬ ّ Reviewraj3‫راجع‬kan-raj3raj3t Riderkb‫ركب‬kan-rkbrkbt ride, to give adda‫ى‬‫د‬ّkan-ddiddit ‫ب‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬kan-rkkbrkkbt wSSl‫ل‬‫وص‬ ّwsslt shllel‫شلّل‬rise (like the sun)Tl3‫طلع‬kan-wssl kan- shllel kan-Tl3rise (to wake up)faq‫فاق‬kan-fiqfqt rotfsd‫فسد‬kan-fsdfsdt round, to goDuwrkan-DuwrDuwrt rub7kk‫ر‬‫ضو‬ ّkan-7kkнkkit runjra‫جرى‬kan-jrijrit run awayhrb‫هرب‬kan-hrbhrbt run out oftqaDa‫تقاضى‬kan-tqaDatqaDit rushzrb‫زرب‬kan-zrbZrbt sacrificeD7-7a‫ى‬‫ضح‬ ّkan- D7-7iD7-7it satisfyqn3‫قنع‬kan-qn3qn3t savekhbba‫ى‬‫خب‬ ّkan-khbbikhbbit rkkb rinse ‫ك‬ ّ‫ح‬ shllelt Tl3t khzn‫خزن‬kan-khznkhznt khbb3‫ع‬‫خب‬ ّkan-khbb3Khbb3tPeace Corps / Morocco • 181 English save (money) TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense jm3 l flus‫الفلوس‬ ‫جمع‬kan-jm3jm3t wffr‫وفّر‬kan-wffrwffrt saygal‫گال‬kan-gulGlt scratch7kk‫ك‬ ّ‫ح‬kan-7kk7kkit screamghuwtkan-ghuwtghuwtt screwziyr‫ت‬‫غو‬ ّkan-ziyrziyrt seeshaf‫شاف‬kan-shufshft see one anothertshawf‫تشاوف‬kan-tshawftshawft Sellba3‫باع‬kan-bi3b3t SendSifT‫صيفط‬kan-SifTSifTt Separatefrrq‫ق‬‫فر‬ ّkan-frrqfrrqt Servesrba‫سربى‬kan-srbisrbit set a bonejbbr‫ر‬‫جب‬ ّkan-jbbrjbbrt set (the sun)ghrb‫غرب‬kat-ghrbghrbat set uprkkb‫ب‬‫ك‬ّ‫ر‬kan-rkkbrkkbt settlestaqrkan-staqrstaqrt sewkhiyTkan-khiyTkhiyTt shake (palsy)tr3-3dkan-tr3-3dtr3-3dt shake hands with ‫ر‬‫ي‬ّ‫ز‬ ‫ستَقر‬ ‫ط‬‫خي‬ ّ ‫د‬‫ع‬ّ‫تر‬ rjf‫رجف‬kan-rjfrjft sllm 3la‫على‬ ‫سلّم‬kan-sllmsllmt kan-7rrk7rrkt ‫ك‬‫حر‬ ّ shake out7rrkshareqsm‫قسم‬kan-qsmqsmt sharpennjr‫نجر‬kan-njrnjrt mDDa‫ى‬‫مض‬ ّkan-mDDimDDit kan-7ssn7ssnt ‫ن‬‫حس‬ ّ shave7ssnshepherdsr7‫ح‬‫سر‬kan-sr7sr7t shinelm3‫لمع‬kan-lm3lm3t shivertr3-3d‫د‬‫ع‬ّ‫تر‬kan-tr3-3dtr3-3dt rjf‫رجف‬kan-rjfrjft shop (weekly market)tsuwqkan-tsuwqtsuwqt shop (food)tqdda‫ق‬‫تسو‬ ّkan-tqddatqddit shortenqSSr‫ر‬‫قص‬ ّkan-qSSrqSSrt shoutghuwtkan-ghuwtghuwtt shovelhzz b l balakan-hzzhzzit ‫ى‬‫تقد‬ ّ ‫ت‬‫غو‬ ّ ‫البالة‬ ‫ب‬ ‫هز‬ ّ182 • Moroccan Arabic English TranscriptionArabic showwrra‫ى‬‫ور‬ ّ showerduwshshutSddshut eyesghmmDshut upsktsift First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-wrriwrrit ‫ش‬‫دو‬ ّkan-duwshduwsht kan-sddsddit ‫ض‬‫غم‬ ّkan-ghmmDghmmDt ‫سكت‬kan-sktsktt ghrbl‫غربل‬kan-ghrblghrblt sightseetsara‫تسارى‬kan-tsaratsarit signsna‫سنى‬kan-snisnit wqq3‫وقّع‬kan-wqq3wqq3t kan-skktskktt ‫سد‬ ّ ‫ت‬‫ك‬ّ ‫س‬ silence sbskktsilent, to beskt‫سكت‬kan-sktsktt simplifys-hhlkan-shhls-hhlt singghnna‫سهّل‬ ‫ى‬‫غن‬ ّkan-ghnnighnnit sinkghTs‫غطس‬kan-ghTsghTst ghrq‫غرق‬kan-ghrqghrqt sitgls‫گلس‬kan-glsglst skinslkh‫سلخ‬kan-slkhslkht skipnqqz‫نقّز‬kan-nqqznqqzt slap (in the face)Srfq‫صرفق‬kan-SrfqSrfqt Trrsh‫ش‬‫طر‬ ّkan-TrrshTrrsht slaughterdb7‫دبح‬kan-db7db7t sleepn3s‫نعس‬kan-n3sn3st sleep, to maken3-3s‫نعس‬kan-n3-3sn3-3st slidezlq‫زلق‬kan-zlqzlqt slipzlq‫زلق‬kan-zlqzlqt smearlTTkh‫خ‬‫ط‬ ّ‫ل‬kan-lTTkhlTTkht smellshmmkan-shmmshmmit smilebtasmkan-btasmbtasmt smokekma‫كمى‬kan-kmikmit smugglehrrb‫ب‬‫هر‬ ّkan-hrrbhrrbt sneeze3Ts‫عطس‬kan-3Ts3Tst solderl7-7m‫م‬‫لح‬ ّkan-l7-7ml7-7mt solve7llkan-7ll7llit speaktkllmkan-tkllmtkllmt ‫شم‬ ّ ‫بتَسم‬ ‫ل‬ّ ‫ح‬ ‫تكلّم‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 183 English specialize TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense hDr‫هضر‬kan-hDrhDrt dwa‫دوى‬kan-dwidwit tkhSSeS‫ص‬‫تخص‬ ّkan-tkhSSeStkhSSeSt spend moneySrf‫ف‬‫صر‬kan-SrfSrft spend the nightbat‫بات‬kan-batbtt spend timeduwzkan-duwzduwzt spinghzl‫ز‬‫دو‬ ّ‫غزل‬kan-ghzlghzlt spitdfl‫دفل‬kan-dfldflt splashrsh-sh‫رش‬ ّkan-rsh-shrsh-shit kan-fsh-sheshfsh-sheshtt spoil (a child) Fsh-shesh ‫ش‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ف‬ spraindf3‫فع‬‫د‬kan-df3df3t sprayrsh-shkan-rsh-shrsh-shit squeeze3Sr‫رش‬ ّ ‫عصر‬kan-3Sr3Srt ‫ر‬‫ي‬ّ‫ز‬kan-ziyrziyrt ziyr stampTb3‫طبع‬kan-Tb3Tb3t standwqf‫وقف‬kan-wqfwqft khnzr f‫ف‬ ‫خنزر‬kan-khnzrkhnzrt startbda‫بدى‬kan-bdabdit startleKhl3‫خلع‬kan-khl3Khl3t startled, to betkhl3‫تخلع‬kan-tkhl3tkhl3t staybqa‫بقى‬kan-bqabqit gls‫گلس‬kan-glsglst stay up lates-hr‫سهر‬kan-s-hrs-hrt stealsrq‫سرق‬kan-srqsrqt shffr‫شفّر‬kan-shffrshffrt stare angrily 3fT‫عفط‬kan-3fT3fTt 3fs‫عفس‬kan-3fs3fst stingqrS‫قرص‬kan-qrSqrSt stinkKhnaz‫ز‬‫ا‬‫خن‬kan-khnazkhnazit stir7rrk‫ك‬‫حر‬ ّkan-7rrk7rrkt stopWqf‫وقف‬kan-wqfwqft 7bs‫حبس‬kan-7bs7bst tkhaSm m3a‫مع‬ َ ‫تخاصم‬ ‫خزن‬kan-tkhaSmtkhaSmt kan-khznkhznt step on stop speaking with store Khzn184 • Moroccan Arabic English First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicqjjkan-qjjqjjit Khnq‫قج‬ ّ ‫خنق‬kan-khnqkhnqt dar l iDrab‫اإلضراب‬ ‫دار‬kan-dirdrt strolltmsh-sha‫ى‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تم‬kan-tmsh-shatmsh-shit stretchjbbdkan-jbbdjbbdt kan-ksslksslt strangle strike (from work) kssl ‫د‬‫جب‬ ّ ‫ل‬‫كس‬ ّ qra‫قرى‬kan-qraqrit drs‫درس‬kan-drsdrst succeed atnj7 f‫ف‬ ‫نجح‬kan-nj7nj7t suckmSSkan-mSSmSSit sued3a‫مص‬ ّ ‫دعى‬kan-d3id3it suffert3ddb‫ب‬‫تعد‬ ّkan-t3ddbt3ddbt suggestqtar7kan-qtar7qtar7t sunbathetshmmshkan-tshmmshtshmmsht surprisefajeA‫ش‬‫تشم‬ ّ‫فاجأ‬kan-fajeAfajeAt surrenderstslm‫ستَسلم‬kan-stslmstslmt survivenja‫نجى‬kan-njanjit 3ash‫عاش‬kan-3ish3sht swallowSrT‫صرط‬kan-SrTSrTt swarm (bees)rt3‫رتع‬kan-rt3rt3t 7lf b llah‫باهلل‬ ‫حلف‬kan-7lf7lft 3ahd‫عاهد‬kan-3ahd3ahdt swear (oath)qsm‫قسم‬kan-qsmqsmt sweat3rg‫عرگ‬kan-3rg3rgt 3rq‫عرق‬kan-3rq3rqt sweepshTTb‫شطّب‬Kan-shTTbshTTbt swelltnfkhkan-tnfkhtnfkht swim3am‫عام‬kan-3um3mt switch (off)Tfa‫طفى‬kan-TfiTfit switch (on)sh3l‫شعل‬kan-sh3lsh3lt t3aTf m3a‫مع‬ َ ‫اطف‬‫تع‬ ‫خدى‬kan-t3aTfT3aTft kan-akhudkhdit ‫د‬‫حي‬ ّkan-7iyd7iydt kan-zuwlzuwlt study swear sympathize with takekhda take away/off7iyd zuwl ‫قتَرح‬ ‫تنفّخ‬ ‫ل‬‫زو‬ ّPeace Corps / Morocco • 185 TranscriptionArabicFirst Person Present Tensetake care ofthlla f‫ف‬ ّ‫تهال‬kan-thllathllat take charge oftkllf bkan-tkllftkllft talktkllmkan-tkllmtkllmt English ‫ب‬ ‫تكلّف‬ ‫تكلّم‬ First Person Past Tense hDr‫هضر‬kan-hDrhDrt talk nonsensekhrbq‫خربق‬kan-khrbqkhrbqt tameruwDkan-ruwDruwDt tape (record)sjjl‫ض‬‫رو‬ ّkan-sjjlsjjlt tape (scotch)lSSq‫ق‬‫لص‬ ّkan-lSSqlSSqt tastedaq‫داق‬kan-duqdqt teachqrra‫ى‬‫قر‬ ّkan-qrriqrrit kan-3llm3llmt kan-qTT3qTT3t 3llm ‫ل‬‫سج‬ ّ ‫علّم‬ ‫قطّع‬ tear somethingqTT3tear (to be torn)tqTT3‫تقطّع‬kan-tqTT3tqTT3 teaseqsh-shb‫ب‬‫ش‬ّ ‫ق‬kan-qsh-shbqsh-shbt kan-tfllatfllit tflla ‫تفلّى‬ 3iyT f Drb t tilifun gal‫ف‬ ‫ط‬‫عي‬ ّkan-3iyT3iyTt ‫ليفون‬‫الت‬ ‫ضرب‬kan-DrbDrbt ‫گال‬kan-gulglt 3awd‫عاود‬kan-3awd3awdt thawdab‫داب‬kan-dubdbt thinkfkkr‫ر‬‫ك‬ّ ‫ف‬kan-fkkrfkkrt ‫م‬‫خم‬ ّkan-khmmemkhmmemt kan-DnnDnnit ‫د‬‫هد‬ ّkan-hddedhddedt telephone tell khmmem ‫بلّي‬ ‫ضن‬ ّ think thatDnn bllithreatenhddedthreshdrs‫درس‬kan-drsdrst throwla7‫الح‬kan-lu7l7t rma‫رمى‬kan-rmirmit ticklehrrkan-hrrhrrit tierbT‫هر‬ ّ ‫ربط‬kan-rbTrbTt tie (belt)7zm‫حزم‬kan-7zm7zmt tightenziyr‫ر‬‫ي‬ّ‫ز‬kan-ziyrziyrt tired, to be3ya‫عيى‬kan-3ya3yit tired, to make3yya‫ى‬‫عي‬ ّkan-3yyi3yyit torture3ddbkan-3ddb3ddbt ‫ب‬‫عد‬ ّ186 • Moroccan Arabic English touch First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense TranscriptionArabicqas‫قاس‬kan-qisqst mss‫مس‬ ّ ‫تاجر‬kan-mssmssit kan-tajrtajrt ‫ب‬‫در‬ ّkan-drrbdrrbt tradetajrtraindrrbtranslatetrjm‫ترجم‬kan-trjmtrjmt travelsafr‫سافر‬kan-safrsafrt t3aml m3akan-t3amlt3amlt kan-shmtshmtt trickshmt‫مع‬ َ ‫تعامل‬ ‫شمت‬trip3tr‫عتر‬kan-3tr3trt trusttaq f‫ف‬ ‫تاق‬kan-tiqtqt try (to attempt to do sth)7awl‫حاول‬kan-7awl7awlt try (to experience sth)jrrb‫ب‬‫جر‬ ّkan-jrrbjrrbt try onqiyskan-qiysqiyst turnDar‫ضار‬kan-DurDrt turn aroundDar f‫ف‬ ‫ضار‬kan-DurDrt turn down (volume)nqS mn‫من‬ ‫نقص‬kan-nqSnqSt turn offTfa‫طفى‬kan-TfiTfit turn onsh3l‫شعل‬kan-sh3lsh3lt turn over sthqlb‫قلب‬kan-qlbqlbt glb‫گلب‬kan-glbglbt twistlwa‫لوى‬kan-lwilwit understandfhm‫م‬‫فه‬kan-fhmfhmt understand, to makefhhmkan-fhhmfhhmt unitew7-7d‫فهّم‬ ‫د‬‫وح‬ ّkan-w7-7dw7-7dt upsetqllqkan-qllqqllqt upset, to betqllqkan-tqllqtqllqt usest3mlkan-st3mlsta3mlt use (land)staghlkan-staghlstaghllit use to, to be ofSl7 l‫ل‬ ‫صلح‬kan-Sl7Sl7t used to, to becomewllf‫ولّف‬kan-wllfwllft useful, to benf3‫نفع‬kan-nf3nf3t vaccinatelqq7‫لقّح‬kan-lqq7lqq7t visitzar‫زار‬kan-zurzrt vomittqiya‫ى‬‫تقي‬ ّkan-tqiyatqiyit treat (people) ‫س‬‫قي‬ّ ‫قلّق‬ ‫تقلّق‬ ‫ستَعمل‬ ‫ستَغل‬Peace Corps / Morocco • 187 English wait TranscriptionArabic rdd‫رد‬ ّ tsnna ‫ى‬‫تسن‬ ّ First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-rddrddit kan-tsnnatsnnit 3ayn‫عاين‬kan-‫ع‬ayn‫ع‬aynt wake someonefiyq‫ق‬‫في‬ّkan-fiyqfiyqt wake upfaq‫فاق‬kan-fiqFqt tmsh-sha‫ى‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تم‬kan-tmsh-shatmsh-shit walk walk around tsara‫تسارى‬kan-tsaratsarit tmsh-sha‫ى‬‫ش‬ّ ‫تم‬kan-tmsh-shatmsh-shit bgha‫بغى‬kan-bghibghit warm / heatskh-khn‫ن‬‫سخ‬ ّkan-skh-khnskh-khnt warm, to beskhn‫سخن‬kan-skhnskhnt warn7ddr‫ر‬‫حد‬ ّkan-7ddr7ddrt watersqa‫سقى‬kan-sqisqit sga‫سگى‬kan-sgisgit washghsl‫غسل‬kan-ghslghslt wash (clothes)Sbbn‫ن‬‫صب‬ ّkan-SbbnSbbnt wash (floor)siyqkan-siyqsiyqt wasteDiy3kan-Diy3Diy3t watch (TV)tfrrjkan-tfrrjtfrrjt waveshiyr lkan-shiyrshiyrt wearlbs‫لبس‬kan-lbslbst weavensj‫نسج‬kan-nsjnsjt weepbka‫بكى‬kan-bkibkit weigh3br‫عبر‬kan-3br3brt wzn‫وزن‬kan-wznwznt r7-7b‫ب‬‫رح‬ ّkan-r7-7br7-7bt kan-stqblstqblt want welcome stqbl ‫ق‬‫سي‬ ّ ‫ع‬‫ضي‬ ّ ‫ج‬‫تفر‬ ّ ‫ل‬ ‫ر‬‫شي‬ ّ ‫ستَقبل‬ weldsuda‫سودى‬kan-sudisudit well, to bebra‫برى‬kan-brabrit wet, to makefzzg‫گ‬‫فز‬ ّkan-fzzgfzzgt wet, to befzg‫فزگ‬kan-fzgfzgt whistleSffr‫ر‬ّ‫صف‬kan-SffrSffrt widenwss3kan-wss3wss3t winrb7kan-rb7rb7t ‫ع‬‫وس‬ ّ ‫ربح‬188 • Moroccan Arabic English TranscriptionArabic wipe dry (floor)jffef‫جفّف‬ wipe offms7 First Person Present Tense First Person Past Tense kan-jffefjffeft ‫مسح‬kan-ms7ms7t m7a‫محى‬kan-m7im7it wiped out, to beskhf‫سخف‬kan-skhfskhft wishtmnna‫ى‬‫تمن‬ ّkan-tmnnatmnnit witherybs‫يبس‬kan-ybsybst lwa‫لوى‬kan-lwalwit witnesssh-hd‫شهد‬kan-sh-hdsh-hdt wonder att3jjb‫ب‬‫تعج‬ ّkan-t3jjbt3jjbt ‫ف‬ ‫م‬‫خم‬ ّkan-khmmemkhmmemt ‫خدم‬kan-khdmkhdmt khmmem f workkhdmworrytshTn‫تشطن‬kan-tshTntshTnt wormy, to getduwdkan-duwdduwdt worth, to beswa‫د‬‫دو‬ ّ‫سوى‬kan-swaswit woundjr7‫جرح‬kan-jr7jr7t writektb‫كتب‬kan-ktbktbt yawntfuwh‫ه‬‫تفو‬ ّkan-tfuwhtfuwht