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Arabic Verbs

Common verbs in MSA; root & 1st person

EnglishArabic root (3SM)First person present tense
to accept قبل, qabal أَقْبَلُ, aqbalu
to agree وافق, wāfaq أُوَافِقُ, uwāfiqu
to allow سمح, samaḥ أَسْمَحُ, asmaḥu
to answer أَجَابَ ajaba أُجِيبُ ujību
to arrive وَصَلَ waṣala أَوْصَلُ awṣalu
to ask for طَلَبَ ṭalaba أَطْلُبُ aṭlubu
to ask سَأَلَ --- saʾala أَسْأَلُ --- asʾalu
to bathe استحمّ istaḥamma أستحمّ astaḥimm
to be able (can) اِسْتَطَاعَ --- istaṭāʿa أَسْتَطِيعُ, astaṭīʿu
to be born ولد, wulid أُوَلَدُ, ūladu
to be كون, kūn أَكُونُ, akūnu (past tense form used)
to become (general) صار, ṣāra أَصِيرُ, aṣīru
to become (often related to morning) أَصْبَحَ aṣbaḥa أُصْبِحُ uṣbiḥu
to begin بدأ, badaʾ أَبْدَأُ, abdaʾu
to believe (have faith) آمن, ʾāman أُؤْمِنُ, uʾminu
to break كَسَرَ kasara أَكْسِرُ aksiru
to bring / fetch (requires direct object) أَحْضَرَ aḥḍara أُحْضِرُ uḥḍiru
to browse تصفّح taṣaffaḥa أتصفّح ataṣaffaḥ
to brush فَرَشَ farasha أَفْرِشُ afrishu
to build بنى, banā أَبْنِي, abnī
to buy شرى, sharā أَشْتَرِي, ashtarī
to call (invite) دعا, daʿā أَدْعُو, adʿū
to call (on phone) اتصل, ittaṣal أَتَّصِلُ, attaṣilu
to cancel ألغى, alghā أُلْغِي, ulghī
to change غير, ghayyar أُغَيِّرُ, ughayyiru
to check/verify فحص, faḥaṣ أَفْحَصُ, afḥaṣu
to choose اختار, ikhtār أَخْتَارُ, akhtāru
to clean نَظَّفَ naẓẓafa أُنَظِّفُ unaẓẓifu
to close غلق, ghalaq أَغْلِقُ, aghliqu
to come (formal, slightly more literary) أتى, ʾatā آتِي, ātī
to come (general, very common) جَاءَ jā'a أَجِيءُ ajī'u
to come / arrive (does not require direct object) أتي, ʾatā آتِي, ātī
to commit/practice اِعْتَمَدَ i'tamada أَعْتَمِدُ a'ṭamidu
to confirm أَكَّدَ akkada أُؤَكِّدُ u'akkidu
to continue وَاصَلَ wāṣala أُوَاصِلُ u'waṣilu
to cook (another way) طهى, ṭahā أَطْهُو, aṭhū
to cook (common) طَبَخَ ṭabakha أَطْبُخُ aṭbukhu
to could/was able قَدَرَ qaḍara أَقْدَرُ aqdiru
to count عَدَّ ʿadda أَعُدُّ a'ʿuddu
to create خلق, khalaq أَخْلُقُ, aḫluqu
to cry بكى, bakā أَبْكِي, abkī
to decide قرر, qaṛṛar أُقَرِّرُ, uqaṛṛiru
to decrease انْخَفَضَ inkhafāḍa أَنْخَفِضُ ankhafidu
to depart رحل raḥala أرحل arḥalu
to describe وَصَفَ waṣafa أَصِفُ aṣifu
to die موت, mawtu أَمُوتُ, amūtu
to differ اختلف ikhtalafa أختلف akhtalifu
to do, make فعل, faʿl أَفْعَلُ, afʿalu
to drink شرب, sharb أَشْرَبُ, ashrabu
to drive / lead قاد, qād أَقُودُ, aqūdu
to drop/lower أَسْقَطَ asqaṭa أُسْقِطُ usqiṭu
to eat أَكَلَ akala آكُلُ āākulu
to enjoy اِسْتَمْتَعَ istamtaʿa أَسْتَمْتِعُ astamtiʿu
to enter دخل, dakhal أَدْخُلُ, adkhulu
to enter ورد, warad أَرِدُ, aridu
to expect تَوَقَّعَ tawaqqaʿa أَتَوَقَّعُ atawaqq'u
to explain شرح, sharaḥ أَشْرَحُ, ashraḥu
to fail فَشِلَ fashila أَفْشَلُ afshalu
to fall (downward) سَقَطَ saqaṭa أَسْقُطُ asquṭu
to feel شعر, shaʿar أَشْعُرُ, ashʿuru
to find وجد, wajad أَجِدُ, ajidu
to finish (informal) خلص, khalaṣ أَخْلُصُ, akhluṣu
to finish (requires object) أَنْهَى anhā أُنهِي unhī
to finish (to be completed) انتهى, intahā أَنْتَهِي, antahi
to flee هَرَبَ haraba أَهْرُبُ ahribu
to fly طَارَ ṭāra أَطِيرُ aṭīru
to follow تبع, tabaʿ أَتْبَعُ, atbaʿu
to forget نسي, nasiya أَنْسَى, ansā
to give أَعْطَى aʿṭā أُعْطِي uʿṭī
to go ذهب, dhahab أَذْهَبُ, adhhabu
to happen (particularly for news) حدث, ḥadath أَحْدُثُ, aḥduthu
to happen (very broad) وقع, waqaʿ أَقَعُ, aqaʿu
to hate كره, karih أَكْرَهُ, akrahu
to have/possess مَلَكَ malaka أَمْلِكُ amliku
to hear سَمِعَ samiʿa أَسْمَعُ asmāʿu
to help ساعد, sāʿad أُسَاعِدُ, usāʿidu
to hide أَخْفَى akhfā أُخْفِي ukhfī
to hold/catch أَمْسَكَ amsaka أُمْسِكُ umsiku
to hope (broad ideal) أمل, ʾamal آمُلُ, āmul
to hope (from someone) رجا, rajā أَرْجُو, arjū
to include شَمَلَ shāmala أَشْمَلُ ashmilu
to indicate أَشَارَ ashāra أُشِيرُ uʃīru
to join (casual, e.g., a group of people, a conversation, or meeting up with friends) اِنْضَمَّ inḍamma أَنْضَمُّ anḍammu
to join / enroll (formal, e.g., an organization, university, or the army) اِلْتَحَقَ iltaḥaqa أَلْتَحِقُ altaḥiqu
to join in/participate/share/take part شارك shāraka أشارك ushārik
to know (by acquaintance/recognition) عَرَفَ ʿarafa أَعْرِفُ a'ʿrifu
to know (deeply/academically) علم, ʿalm أَعْلَمُ, aʿlamu
to laugh ضحك, ḍaḥik أَضْحَكُ, aḍḥaku
to lead (can be drive a vehicle) قود, qawd أَقُودُ, aqūdu
to learn تَعَلَّمَ taʿallama أَتَعَلَّمُ ataʿallamu
to leave (go out) خرج, kharaj أَخْرُجُ, akhruju
to leave/exit (for a destination) غَادَرَ ghādara أُغَادِرُ ughādiru
to like/love أحب, aḥabb أُحِبُّ, uḥibbu
to listen سمع, samʿ أَسْتَمِعُ, astamiʿu
to live (reside) سكن, sakana أَسْكُنُ, askunu
to live عيش, ʿaysh أَعِيشُ, aʿīshu
to lose فقد, faqad أَفْقِدُ, afqidu
to make صَنَعَ ṣan'a أَصْنَعُ aṣna'u
to meet قابل, qābal أَقَابِلُ, uqābilu
to mention ذكر, dhakar أَذْكُرُ, adhkuru
to move تحرك, taḥarrak أَتَحَرَّكُ, ataḥarraku
to need احتاج, iḥtāj أَحْتَاجُ, aḥtāju
to offer/present قَدَّمَ qaddama أُقَدِّمُ uqaddimu
to open فتح, fataḥ أَفْتَحُ, aftaḥu
to order/request طَلَبَ ṭalaba أَطْلُبُ aṭlubu
to organize رتّب rattaba أرتّب urattib
to pass/walk by مَرَّ marr أَمُرُّ amurru
to pay دفع, dafaʿ أَدْفَعُ, adfaʿu
to plant زَرَعَ zaraʿa أَزْرَعُ azraʿu
to play (an instrument) عَزَفَ ʿazafa أَعْزِفُ aʿzif
to play لعب, laʿib أَلْعَبُ, alʿabu
to prefer فَضَّلَ faḍḍala أُفَضِّلُ ufaḍḍilu
to prepare حضّر, ḥaḍḍara أُحَضِّرُ, uḥaḍḍiru
to promise وعد, waʿad أَعِدُ, aʿidu
to pull سَحَبَ saḥaba أَسْحَبُ asḥabu
to push دَفَعَ daf'a أَدْفَعُ adfa'u
to put وضع, waḍaʿ أَضَعُ, aḍaʿu
to raise/lift رَفَعَ rafa'a أَرْفَعُ arfa'u
to read قرأ, qaraʾ أَقْرَأُ, aqraʾu
to receive (obtain) حصل, ḥaṣal أَحْصُلُ, aḥṣulu
to receive استلم, istalam أَسْتَلِمُ, astalimu
to relax استراح istarāḥa أستريح astarīḥ
to remember تذكر, tadhakkar أَتَذَكَّرُ, atadhakkaru
to return (more MSA) عاد ʿāda أعود aʿūdu
to return (MSA and common dialect) رجع, rajaʿ أَرْجِعُ, arjiʿu
to ride ركض, rakaḍ أَرْكُضُ, arkuḍu
to rise اَرْتَفَعَ irtafaʿa أَرْتَفِعُ artafiʿu
to run جَرَى jarā أَجْرِي ajrī
to say قال, qaala أَقُولُ, aqūlu
to search بَحَثَ baḥatha أَبْحَثُ abḥathu
to see رأي, raʾy أَرَى, arā
to seem, appear بدا, badā أَبْدُو, abdū
to sell بيع, bayʿ أَبِيعُ, abīʿu
to send (dispatch) بعث, baʿath أَبْعَثُ, abʿathu
to send رسل, rasal أُرْسِلُ, ursilu
to serve خدم, khadam أَسْتَخْدِمُ, astaḫdimu
to shop تسوّق tasawwaqa أتسوّق atasawwaq
to shout/cry صَرَخَ ṣarakha أَصْرُخُ aṣruḵu
to show ظهر, ẓahar أُظْهِرُ, uẓhiru
to shower/bathe اِسْتَحَمَّ istaḥamma أَسْتَحِمُّ astaḥimmu
to sit جلس, jalas أَجْلِسُ, ajlisu
to sleep نوم, nawm أَنَامُ, anāmu
to speak (converse) تحدث taḥaddatha أتحدث ataḥaddathu
to speak (talk) كلم, kalam أَتَكَلَّمُ, atakallamu
to speak نطق, naṭq أَنْطِقُ, anṭiqu
to stand (get up) قام qāma أَقُومُ, aqūmu
to start بدأ, badaʾ أَبْدَأُ, abdaʾu
to stay, remain بقي, baqiya أَبْقَى, abqā
to stop وقف, waqaf أَقِفُ, aqifu
to study درس, daras أَدْرُسُ, adrusu
to swim سَبَحَ sabaḥa أَسْبَحُ asbaḥu
to take أخذ, ʾakhadh آخُذُ, ākhudhu
to teach (academically/formally) درس, daṛṛas أُدَرِّسُ, udaṛṛisu
to teach/inform (broadly) عَلَّمَ ʿallama أُعَلِّمُ uʿallimu
to think about فَكَّرَ fakkara أُفَكِّرُ, ufakkiru
to travel سَافَرَ sāfara أُسَافِرُ usāfir
to try حاول, ḥāwal أُحَاوِلُ, uḥāwilu
to turn on أضاء, aḍāʾ أُضِيءُ, uḍīʾu
to understand فَهِمَ fahima أَفْهَمُ, afhamu
to use استعمل istaʿmala أستعمل astaʿmilu
to vary تَنَوَّعَ tanawwaʿa أَتَنَوَّعُ atanaww'u
to visit زار, zāra أَزُورُ, azūru
to wait انتظر, intaẓar أَنْتَظِرُ, antaẓiru
to wake up استيقظ, istayqaẓ أَسْتَيْقِظُ, astayqiẓu
to walk مشى, mashā أَمْشِي, amshī
to want أَرَادَ arāda أُرِيدُ, urīdu
to wash غسل ghasala أغسل aghsil
to watch/look at نَظَرَ naDHara أَنْظُرُ, anDHuru
to wear لَبِسَ labisa أَلْبَسُ, albasu
to win فازَ fāza أَفُوزُ, afūzu
to wish تَمَنَّى tamanna أَتَمَنَّى atamannā
to witness شَهِدَ shahida أَشْهَدُ ashhidu
to work on عَمِلَ على ʿamila ʿalā أَعْمَلُ aʿmalu
to work عَمِلَ ʿamila أَعْمَلُ, aʿmalu
to worry قَلِقَ qaliqa أَقْلَقُ, aqlaku
to write كَتَبَ kataba أَكْتُبُ aktubu
to be concerned اِهْتَمَّ --- ihtamma أَهْتَمُّ --- ahtammu
to employ وَظَّفَ --- waẓẓafa أُوَظِّفُ --- uważżifu
to leave تَرَكَ --- taraka أَتْرُكُ --- atrūku
to offer قَدَّمَ --- qaddama أُقَدِّمُ --- uqaddimu
to provide أَتَاحَ --- atāḥa أُتِيحُ --- utīḥu
to think اِعْتَقَدَ --- iʿtaqada أَعْتَقِدُ --- aʿtaqidu
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