to adhere (to a rule)

اِلْتَزَمَ بِـ --- iltazama bi-

اِعْتَذَرَ --- i‘tadhara

اِعْتَقَلَ --- iʿtaqala

to arrest/catch/seize

قَبَضَ عَلَى --- qabaḍa ʿalā

اِسْتَحَمَّ --- istaḥamma

اِسْتَطَاعَ --- istaṭāʿa

to be satisfied/calm/at rest

اِرْتَاحَ --- irtāḥa

أَصْبَحَ --- aṣbaḥa

أَحْضَرَ --- aḥḍara

تَصَفَّحَ --- taṣaffaḥa

اِشْتَرَى --- ishtarā

اِتَّصَلَ --- ittaṣala

اِخْتَارَ --- ikhtāra

to commit/rely/depend

اِعْتَمَدَ --- iʿtamada

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MSA: Verbs

Common verbs - root, 1st person, verbal noun

English	Root / 3SM past	1st person, present tense	Verbal noun
to accept	قَبِلَ --- qabila	أَقْبَلُ --- aqbalu	قَبُول --- qabūl
to accompany	رَافَقَ --- rāfaqa	أُرَافِقُ --- urāfiqu	مُرَافَقَة --- murāfaqah
to adhere (to a rule)	اِلْتَزَمَ بِـ --- iltazama bi-	أَلْتَزِمُ بِـ --- altazimu bi-	اِلْتِزَام --- iltizām
to agree	وَافَقَ --- wāfaqa	أُوَافِقُ --- uwāfiqu	مُوَافَقَة --- muwāfaqah
to allow / permit (li person or bi action)	سَمَحَ --- samaḥa	أَسْمَحُ --- asmaḥu	سَمَاح --- samāḥ
to announce	أَعْلَنَ --- aʿlana	أُعْلِنُ --- uʿlinu	إِعْلَان --- iʿlān
to answer	أَجَابَ --- ajāba	أُجِيبُ --- ujību	إِجَابَة --- ijābah
to apologize	اِعْتَذَرَ --- i‘tadhara	أَعْتَذِرُ --- a‘tadhiru	اِعْتِذَار --- i‘tidhār
to arrest	اِعْتَقَلَ --- iʿtaqala	أَعْتَقِلُ --- aʿtaqilu	اِعْتِقَال --- iʿtiqāl
to arrest/catch/seize	قَبَضَ عَلَى --- qabaḍa ʿalā	أَقْبِضُ عَلَى --- aqbiḍu ʿalā	قَبْض --- qabḍ
to arrest/detain	أَوْقَفَ --- awqafa	أُوقِفُ --- ūqifu	تَوْقِيف --- tawqīf
to arrive	وَصَلَ --- waṣala	أَصِلُ --- aṣilu	وُصُول --- wuṣūl
to ask for	طَلَبَ --- ṭalaba	أَطْلُبُ --- aṭlubu	طَلَب --- ṭalab
to ask	سَأَلَ --- saʾala	أَسْأَلُ --- asʾalu	سُؤَال --- suʾāl
to attack	هَاجَمَ --- hājama	أُهَاجِمُ --- uhājimu	هُجُوم --- hujūm
to attempt	حَاوَلَ --- ḥāwala	أُحَاوِلُ --- uḥāwilu	مُحَاوَلَة --- muḥāwalah
to bargain	سَاوَمَ --- saawama	أُسَاوِمُ --- 'usaawimu	مُسَاوَمَة --- musaawama
to bathe	اِسْتَحَمَّ --- istaḥamma	أَسْتَحِمُّ --- astaḥimmu	اِسْتِحْمَام --- istiḥmām
to be able (can)	اِسْتَطَاعَ --- istaṭāʿa	أَسْتَطِيعُ --- astaṭīʿu	اِسْتِطَاعَة --- istiṭāʿah
to be able to	قَدِرَ --- qadira	أَقْدِرُ --- aqdiru	قُدْرَة --- qudrah
to be born	وُلِدَ --- wulida	أُولَدُ --- ūladu (I am born)	وِلَادَة --- wilādah
to be completed/take place	تَمَّ --- tamma	يَتِمُّ --- yatimmu	تَمَام --- tamām
to be concerned	اِهْتَمَّ --- ihtamma	أَهْتَمُّ --- ahtammu	اِهْتِمَام --- ihtimām
to be satisfied/calm/at rest	اِرْتَاحَ --- irtāḥa	أَرْتَاحُ --- artāḥu	اِرْتِيَاح --- irtiyāḥ
to be	كَانَ --- kāna	أَكُونُ --- akūnu	كَوْن --- kawn
to become (general)	صَارَ --- ṣāra	أَصِيرُ --- aṣīru	صَيْرُورَة --- ṣayrūrah
to become (morning)	أَصْبَحَ --- aṣbaḥa	أُصْبِحُ --- uṣbiḥu	إِصْبَاح --- iṣbāḥ
to begin	بَدَأَ --- badaʾa	أَبْدَأُ --- abdaʾu	بَدْء --- badʾ
to believe (have faith)	آمَنَ --- ʾāmana	أُؤْمِنُ --- uʾminu	إِيمَان --- īmān
to break	كَسَرَ --- kasara	أَكْسِرُ --- aksiru	كَسْر --- kasr
to bring / fetch	أَحْضَرَ --- aḥḍara	أُحْضِرُ --- uḥḍiru	إِحْضَار --- iḥḍār
to browse	تَصَفَّحَ --- taṣaffaḥa	أَتَصَفَّحُ --- ataṣaffaḥu	تَصَفُّح --- taṣaffuḥ
to brush	فَرَشَ --- farasha	أَفْرِشُ --- afrishu	فَرْش --- farsh
to build	بَنَى --- banā	أَبْنِي --- abnī	بِنَاء --- bināʾ
to buy	اِشْتَرَى --- ishtarā	أَشْتَرِي --- ashtarī	شِرَاء --- shirāʾ
to call (invite)	دَعَا --- daʿā	أَدْعُو --- adʿū	دَعْوَة --- daʿwah
to call (on phone)	اِتَّصَلَ --- ittaṣala	أَتَّصِلُ --- attaṣilu	اِتِّصَال --- ittiṣāl
to cancel	أَلْغَى --- alghā	أُلْغِي --- ulghī	إِلْغَاء --- ilghāʾ
to carry	حَمَلَ --- ḥamala	أَحْمِلُ --- aḥmilu	حَمْل --- ḥaml
to change	غَيَّرَ --- ghayyara	أُغَيِّرُ --- ughayyiru	تَغْيِير --- taghyīr
to charge (a battery)	شَحَنَ --- shaHana	أَشْحَنُ --- ashHanu	شَحْن --- shaHn
to check/verify	فَحَصَ --- faḥaṣa	أَفْحَصُ --- afḥaṣu	فَحْص --- faḥṣ
to choose	اِخْتَارَ --- ikhtāra	أَخْتارُ --- akhtāru	اِخْتِيَار --- ikhtiyār
to clean	نَظَّفَ --- naẓẓafa	أُنَظِّفُ --- unaẓẓifu	تَنْظِيف --- tanẓīf
to close	أَغْلَقَ --- aghlaqa	أُغْلِقُ --- ughliqu	إِغْلَاق --- ighlāq
to collapse	اِنْهَارَ --- inhāra	أَنْهَارُ --- anhāru	اِنْهِيَار --- inhiyār
to come (general)	جَاءَ --- jāʾa	أَجِيءُ --- ajīʾu	مَجِيء --- majīʾ
to come / arrive (formal)	أَتَى --- atā	آتِي --- ātī	إِتْيَان --- ityān
to comment	عَلَّقَ --- ʿallaqa	أُعَلِّقُ --- uʿalliqu	تَعْلِيق --- taʿlīq
to commit/rely/depend	اِعْتَمَدَ --- iʿtamada	أَعْتَمِدُ --- aʿtamidu	اِعْتِمَاد --- iʿtimād
to compare + bi/bayna	قَارَنَ --- qārana	أُقَارِنُ --- uqārinu	مُقَارَنَة --- muqāranah
to confess + bi	اِعْتَرَفَ --- iʿtarafa	أَعْتَرِفُ --- aʿtarifu	اِعْتِرَاف --- iʿtirāf
to confirm	أَكَّدَ --- akkada	أُؤَكِّدُ --- uʾakkidu	تَأْكِيد --- taʾkīd
to consist of	تَكَوَّنَ --- takawwana	أَتَكَوَّنُ --- atakawwanu	تَكَوُّن --- takawwun
to consume	اِسْتَهْلَكَ --- istahlaka	أَسْتَهْلِكُ --- astahliku	اِسْتِهْلَاك --- istihlāk
to contain	اِحْتَوَى --- iḥtawā	أَحْتَوِي --- aḥtawī	اِحْتِوَاء --- iḥtiwāʾ
to continue (duration/straight ahead)	اِسْتَمَرَّ --- istamarra	أَسْتَمِرُّ --- astamirru	اِسْتِمْرَار --- istimrār
to continue / carry on (active)	وَاصَلَ --- wāṣala	أُوَاصِلُ --- uwāṣilu	مُوَاصَلَة --- muwāṣalah
to cook (common)	طَبَخَ --- ṭabakha	أَطْبُخُ --- aṭbukhu	طَبْخ --- ṭabkh
to cook (formal)	طَهَى --- ṭahā	أَطْهُو --- aṭhū	طَهْي --- ṭahy
to coordinate	نَسَّقَ --- nassaqa	أُنَسِّقُ --- unassiqu	تَنْسِيق --- tansīq
to correct (a mistake)	صَحَّحَ --- SaHHaHa	أُصَحِّحُ --- uSaHHiHu	تَصْحِيح --- taSHīH
to count again	أَعَادَ العَدّ --- a‘āda al-‘add	أُعِيدُ العَدّ --- u‘īdu al-‘add	إِعَادَة العَدّ --- i‘ādat al-‘add
to count	عَدَّ --- ʿadda	أَعُدُّ --- aʿuddu	عَدّ --- ʿadd
to create	خَلَقَ --- khalaqa	أَخْلُقُ --- akhluqu	خَلْق --- khalq
to cross	عَبَرَ --- ʿabara	أَعْبُرُ --- aʿburu	عُبُور --- ʿubūr
to cry	بَكَى --- bakā	أَبْكِي --- abkī	بُكَاء --- bukāʾ
to cut	قَطَعَ --- qaṭaʿa	أَقْطَعُ --- aqṭaʿu	قَطْع --- qaṭʿ
to decide	قَرَّرَ --- qarrara	أُقَرِّرُ --- uqarriru	تَقْرِير --- taqrīr
to decrease	اِنْخَفَضَ --- inkhafaḍa	أَنْخَفِضُ --- ankhafiḍu	اِنْخِفَاض --- inkhifāḍ
to defeat	هَزَمَ --- hazama	أَهْزِمُ --- ahzimu	هَزْم --- hazm
to defy	تَحَدَّى --- taḥaddā	أَتَحَدَّى --- ’ataḥaddā	تَحَدٍّ --- taḥaddin
to delay	أَخَّرَ --- ’akhkhara	أُؤَخِّرُ --- ’u’akhkhiru	تَأْخِير --- ta’khīr
to demand	طَالَبَ --- ṭālaba	أُطَالِبُ --- uṭālibu	مُطَالَبَة --- muṭālabah
to depart / leave (from a location)	غَادَرَ --- ghādara	أُغَادِرُ --- ughādiru	مُغَادَرَة --- mughādarat
to depart / set off (on a journey)	رَحَلَ --- raḥala	أَرْحَلُ --- arḥalu	رَحِيل --- raḥīl
to describe	وَصَفَ --- waSafa	أَصِفُ --- aSifu	وَصْف --- waSf
to develop	طَوَّرَ --- ṭawwara	أُطَوِّرُ --- uṭawwiru	تَطْوِير --- taṭwīr
to die	مَاتَ --- māta	أَمُوتُ --- amūtu	مَوْت --- mawt
to differ	اِخْتَلَفَ --- ikhtalafa	أَخْتَلِفُ --- akhtalifu	اِخْتِلَاف --- ikhtilāf
to discover / find out	اِكْتَشَفَ --- iktashafa	أَكْتَشِفُ --- aktashifu	اِكْتِشَاف --- iktishā
to discuss	نَاقَشَ --- nāqasha	أُنَاقِشُ --- unāqishu	مُنَاقَشَة --- munāqashah
to dismiss/fire	فَصَلَ --- faṣala	أَفْصِلُ --- afṣilu	فَصْل --- faṣl
to divide / split	قَسَمَ --- qasama	أَقْسِمُ --- aqsimu	قَسْم --- qasm
to do, make	فَعَلَ --- faʿala	أَفْعَلُ --- afʿalu	فِعْل --- fiʿl
to download / load	حَمَّلَ --- ḥammala	أُحَمِّلُ --- uḥammilu	تَحْمِيل --- taḥmīl
to download	نَزَّلَ --- nazzala	أُنَزِّلُ --- unazzilu	تَنْزِيل --- tanzīl
to drink	شَرِبَ --- shariba	أَشْرَبُ --- ashrabu	شُرْب --- shurb
to drive / lead	قَادَ --- qāda	أَقُودُ --- aqūdu	قِيَادَة --- qiyādah
to drop / lower	أَسْقَطَ --- asqaṭa	أُسْقِطُ --- usqiṭu	إِسْقَاط --- isqāṭ
to eat	أَكَلَ --- akala	آكُلُ --- ākulu	أَكْل --- akl
to employ	وَظَّفَ --- waẓẓafa	أُوَظِّفُ --- uwaẓẓifu	تَوْظِيف --- tawẓīf
to encourage (someone) to	شَجَّعَ عَلَى --- shajja‘a ‘alā	أُشَجِّعُ عَلَى --- ushajji‘u ‘alā	تَشْجِيع --- tashjī‘
to end / be completed (passive)	اِنْتَهَى --- intahā	أَنْتَهِي --- antahī	اِنْتِهَاء --- intihāʾ
to enjoy	اِسْتَمْتَعَ --- istamtaʿa	أَسْتَمْتِعُ --- astamtiʿu	اِسْتِمْتَاع --- istimtāʿ
to enter (appear / arrive)	وَرَدَ --- warada	أَرِدُ --- aridu	وُرُود --- wurūd
to enter	دَخَلَ --- dakhala	أَدْخُلُ --- adkhulu	دُخُول --- dukhūl
to entertain	رَفَّهَ --- raffaha	أُرَفِّه --- uraffihu	تَرْفِيه --- tarfīh
to erect / establish	أَقَامَ --- aqāma	أُقِيمُ --- uqīmu	إِقَامَة --- iqāmah
to escape	هَرَبَ --- haraba	أَهْرُبُ --- ahrubu	هَرَب --- harab
to evaluate / give a review	قَيَّمَ --- qayyama	أُقَيِّمُ --- uqayyimu	تَقْيِيم --- taqyīm
to examine / check quality	فَحَصَ --- faḥaṣa	أَفْحَصُ --- afḥaṣu	فَحْص --- faḥṣ
to exit (go out)	خَرَجَ --- kharaja	أَخْرُجُ --- akhruju	خُرُوج --- khurūj
to expand	تَوَسَّعَ --- tawassaʿa	أَتَوَسَّعُ --- atawassaʿu	تَوَسُّع --- tawassuʿ
to expect	تَوَقَّعَ --- tawaqqaʿa	أَتَوَقَّعُ --- atawaqqaʿu	تَوَقُّع --- tawaqquʿ
to explain	شَرَحَ --- sharaḥa	أَشْرَحُ --- ashraḥu	شَرْح --- sharḥ
to explore	اِسْتَكْشَفَ --- istakshafa	يَسْتَكْشِفُ --- yastakshifu	اِسْتِكْشَاف --- istikshāf
to face	وَاجَهَ --- wājaha	أُوَاجِهُ --- ’uwājihu	وَاجِهْ --- wājih
to fail	فَشِلَ --- fashila	أَفْشَلُ --- afshalu	فَشَل --- fashal
to fall (downward)	سَقَطَ --- saqaṭa	أَسْقُطُ --- asquṭu	سُقُوط --- suqūṭ
to fasten	رَبَطَ --- rabaṭa	أَرْبُطُ --- arbuṭu	رَبْط --- rabṭ
to fear	خَافَ --- khāfa	أَخَافُ --- akhāfu	خَوْف --- khawf
to feel	شَعَرَ --- shaʿara	أَشْعُرُ --- ashʿuru	شُعُور --- shuʿūr
to find	وَجَدَ --- wajada	أَجِدُ --- ajidu	وُجُود --- wujūd
to finish (active / requires object)	أَنْهَى --- anhā	أُنْهِي --- unhī	إِنْهَاء --- inhāʾ
to finish / conclude	خَلَصَ --- khalaṣa	أَخْلُصُ --- akhluṣu	خُلُوص --- khulūṣ
to fix	أَصْلَحَ --- aSlaHa	يُصْلِحُ --- yuSliHu	إِصْلَاح --- iSlāH
to flee	هَرَبَ --- haraba	أَهْرُبُ --- ahrubu	هُرُوب --- hurūb
to fly	طَارَ --- ṭāra	أَطِيرُ --- aṭīru	طَيَرَان --- ṭayarān
to follow	تَبِعَ --- tabiʿa	أَتْبَعُ --- atbaʿu	تَبَعِيَّة --- tabaʿiyyah
to forget	نَسِيَ --- nasiya	أَنْسَى --- ansā	نِسْيَان --- nisyān
to give	أَعْطَى --- aʿṭā	أُعْطِي --- uʿṭī	إِعْطَاء --- iʿṭāʾ
to go	ذَهَبَ --- dhahaba	أَذْهَبُ --- adhhabu	ذَهَاب --- dhahāb
to haggle / dispute a price	فَاصَلَ --- faaSala	أُفَاصِلُ --- 'ufaasilu	مُفَاصَلَة --- mufaaSala
to hand over	سَلَّمَ --- sallama	أُسَلِّمُ --- usallimu	تَسْلِيم --- taslīm
to happen/fall/be situated	وَقَعَ --- waqaʿa	يَقَعُ --- yaqaʿu	وُقُوع --- wuqūʿ
to happen/occur	حَدَثَ --- ḥadatha	يَحْدُثُ --- yaḥduthu	حُدُوث --- ḥudūth
to hate	كَرِهَ --- kariha	أَكْرَهُ --- akrahu	كُرْه --- kurh
to have/possess	مَلَكَ --- malaka	أَمْلِكُ --- amliku	مِلْكِيَّة --- milkiyyah
to head for/trending toward	اِتَّجَهَ إِلَى --- ittajaha ilā	أَتَّجِهُ إِلَى --- attajihu ilā	اِتِّجَاه --- ittijāh
to hear	سَمِعَ --- samiʿa	أَسْمَعُ --- asmaʿu	سَمْع --- samʿ
to help	سَاعَدَ --- sāʿada	أُسَاعِدُ --- usāʿidu	مُسَاعَدَة --- musāʿadah
to hide	أَخْفَى --- akhfā	أُخْفِي --- ukhfī	إِخْفَاء --- ikhfāʾ
to hold/catch	أَمْسَكَ --- amsaka	أُمْسِكُ --- umsiku	إِمْسَاك --- imsāk
to hope (broad ideal)	أَمَلَ --- amala	آمُلُ --- āmulu	أَمَل --- amal
to hope / request (from someone / formal/humble)	رَجَا --- rajā	أَرْجُو --- arjū	رَجَاء --- rajāʾ
to hurry	أَسْرَعَ --- ’asraʿa	أُسْرِعُ --- ’usriʿu	إِسْرَاع --- ’isrāʿ
to improve	حَسَّنَ --- ḥassana	أُحَسِّنُ --- uḥassinu	تَحْسِين --- taḥsīn
to include (comprise/encompass)	شَمَلَ --- shamala	أَشْمُلُ --- ashmulu	شُمُول --- shumūl
to include (gather/join together as one)	ضَمَّ --- Damma	أَضُمُّ --- aDummu	ضَمّ --- Damm
to increase / grow	زَادَ --- zāda	أَزِيدُ --- ’azīdu	زِيَادَة --- ziyādah
to indicate	أَشَارَ --- ashāra	أُشِيرُ --- ushīru	إِشَارَة --- ishārah
to inform / tell	أَخْبَرَ --- akhbara	أُخْبِرُ --- ukhbiru	إِخْبَار --- ikhbār
to inquire	اِسْتَفْسَرَ --- istafsara	أَسْتَفْسِرُ --- astafsiru	اِسْتِفْسَار --- istifsār
to inspect / search through	فَتَّشَ --- fattaša	أُفَتِّشُ --- ufattišu	تَفْتِيش --- taftīsh
to interpret	فَسَّرَ --- fassara	أُفَسِّرُ --- ufassiru	تَفْسِير --- tafsīr
to intersect	تَقَاطَعَ --- taqāṭaʿa	يَتَقَاطَعُ --- yataqāṭaʿu	تَقَاطُع --- taqāṭuʿ
to investigate / verify (officially)	حَقَّقَ فِي --- ḥaqqaqa fī	أُحَقِّقُ فِي --- uḥaqqiqu fī	تَحْقِيق --- taḥqīq
to invite	دَعَا --- da‘ā	أَدْعُو --- ad‘ū	دَعْوَة --- da‘wah
to join / enroll	اِلْتَحَقَ --- iltaḥaqa	أَلْتَحِقُ --- altaḥiqu	اِلْتِحَاق --- iltiḥāq
to join in/participate/share/take part	شَارَكَ --- shāraka	أُشَارِكُ --- ushāriku	مُشَارَكَة --- mushārakah
to join	اِنْضَمَّ --- inḍamma	أَنْضَمُّ --- anḍammu	اِنْضِمَام --- inḍimām
to keep / maintain	أَبْقَى --- abqā	أُبْقِي --- ubqī	إِبْقَاء --- ibqā’
to keep / preserve	حَفِظَ --- ḥafiẓa	أَحْفَظُ --- aḥfaẓu	حِفْظ --- ḥifẓ
to keep / retain	احْتَفَظَ بِـ --- iḥtafaẓa bi-	أَحْتَفِظُ بِـ --- aḥtafiẓu bi-	احْتِفَاظ --- iḥtifāẓ
to kick	رَكَلَ --- rakala	أَرْكُلُ --- arkulu	رَكْل --- rakl
to kill	قَتَلَ --- qatala	أَقْتُلُ --- aqtulu	قَتْل --- qatl
to know (by acquaintance/recognition)	عَرَفَ --- ʿarafa	أَعْرِفُ --- aʿrifu	مَعْرِفَة --- maʿrifah
to know (deeply/academically)	عَلِمَ --- ʿalima	أَعْلَمُ --- aʿlamu	عِلْم --- ʿilm
to last / take time	اِسْتَغْرَقَ --- istaghraqa	أَسْتَغْرِقُ --- astaghriqu	اِسْتِغْرَاق --- istighrāq
to laugh	ضَحِكَ --- ḍaḥika	أَضْحَكُ --- aḍḥaku	ضَحِك --- ḍaḥik
to lead (can be drive a vehicle)	قَادَ --- qāda	أَقُودُ --- aqūdu	قِيَادَة --- qiyādah
to learn	تَعَلَّمَ --- taʿallama	أَتَعَلَّمُ --- ataʿallamu	تَعَلُّم --- taʿallum
to leave behind	تَرَكَ --- taraka	أَتْرُكُ --- atrūku	تَرْك --- tark
to like/love	أَحَبَّ --- aḥabba	أُحِبُّ --- uḥibbu	حُبّ --- ḥubb
to link/tie	رَبَطَ --- rabaṭa	أَرْبُطُ --- arbuṭu	رَبْط --- rabṭ
to listen	اِسْتَمَعَ --- istamaʿa	أَسْتَمِعُ --- astamiʿu	اِسْتِمَاع --- istimāʿ
to live (reside)	سَكَنَ --- sakana	أَسْكُنُ --- askunu	سَكَن --- sakan
to live	عَاشَ --- ʿāsha	أَعِيشُ --- aʿīshu	عَيْش --- ʿaysh
to look at / notice (short term)	نَظَرَ --- naDHara	أَنْظُرُ --- anDHuru	نَظَر --- naDHar
to look for / search for	بَحَثَ عَنْ --- baḥatha ‘an	أَبْحَثُ عَنْ --- abḥathu ‘an	بَحْث --- baḥth
to lose	فَقَدَ --- faqada	أَفْقِدُ --- afqidu	فَقْد --- faqd
to lower / reduce (price)	خَفَّضَ --- khaffaḍa	أُخَفِّضُ --- ukhaffiḍu	تَخْفِيض --- takhfīḍ
to make	صَنَعَ --- ṣanaʿa	أَصْنَعُ --- aṣnaʿu	صُنْع --- ṣunʿ
to measure	قَاسَ --- qāsa	أَقِيسُ --- aqīsu	قِيَاس --- qiyās
to meet/face (formal, direct object)	قَابَلَ --- qābala	أُقَابِلُ --- uqābilu	مُقَابَلَة --- muqābalah
to meet/gather (can be unplanned)	اِلْتَقَى --- iltaqā	أَلْتَقِي --- altaqī	اِلْتِقَاء --- iltiqāʾ
to mention / remember / state	ذَكَرَ --- dhakara	أَذْكُرُ --- adhkuru	ذِكْر --- dhikr
to monitor / observe	رَاقَبَ --- rāqaba	أُرَاقِبُ --- urāqibu	مُرَاقَبَة --- murāqabah
to move / be in motion	تَحَرَّكَ --- taḥarraka	أَتَحَرَّكُ --- ataḥarraku	تَحَرُّك --- taḥarruk
to move / change location	اِنْتَقَلَ --- intaqala	أَنْتَقِلُ --- antaqilu	اِنْتِقَال --- intiqāl
to need	اِحْتَاجَ --- iḥtāja	أَحْتَاجُ --- aḥtāju	اِحْتِيَاج --- iḥtiyāj
to negotiate	تَفَاوَضَ --- tafaawaDa	أَتَفَاوَضُ --- 'atafaawaDu	مُفَاوَضَة --- mufaawaDa
to note / notice	لَاحَظَ --- lāḥaẓa	أُلَاحِظُ --- ulāḥiẓu	مُلَاحَظَة --- mulāḥaẓah
to notice	لَاحَظَ --- lāHaDHa	أُلَاحِظُ --- ulāHiDHu	مُلَاحَظَة --- mulāHaDHah
to offer / present	قَدَّمَ --- qaddama	أُقَدِّمُ --- uqaddimu	تَقْدِيم --- taqdīm
to open	فَتَحَ --- fataḥa	أَفْتَحُ --- aftaḥu	فَتْح --- fatḥ
to order (give an)	أَمَرَ --- amara	آمُرُ --- āmuru	أَمْر --- amr
to order / request	طَلَبَ --- Talaba	أَطْلُبُ --- aTlubu	طَلَب --- Talab
to organize	رَتَّبَ --- rattaba	أُرَتِّبُ --- urattibu	تَرْتِيب --- tartīb
to own	اِمْتَلَكَ --- imtalaka	أَمْتَلِكُ --- amtliku	اِمْتِلَاك --- imtilāk
to pass / walk by	مَرَّ --- marra	أَمُرُّ --- amurru	مُرُور --- murūr
to pay	دَفَعَ --- dafaʿa	أَدْفَعُ --- adfaʿu	دَفْع --- dafʿ
to pick / choose	اِخْتَارَ --- ikhtāra	أَخْتَارُ --- akhtāru	اِخْتِيَار --- ikhtiyār
to pick / harvest / pluck	قَطَفَ --- qaṭafa	أَقْطِفُ --- aqṭifu	قَطْف --- qaṭf
to pick up / lift	رَفَعَ --- rafaʿa	أَرْفَعُ --- arfaʿu	رَفْع --- rafʿ
to plan	خَطَّطَ --- khaṭṭaṭa	أُخَطِّطُ --- ukhaṭṭiṭu	تَخْطِيط --- takhṭīṭ
to plant	زَرَعَ --- zaraʿa	أَزْرَعُ --- azraʿu	زَرْع --- zarʿ
to play (an instrument)	عَزَفَ --- ʿazafa	أَعْزِفُ --- aʿzifu	عَزْف --- ʿazf
to play	لَعِبَ --- laʿiba	أَلْعَبُ --- alʿabu	لَعِب --- laʿib
to please/appeal to	أَعْجَبَ --- aʿjaba	يُعْجِبُنِي --- yuʿjibunī	إِعْجَاب --- iʿjāb
to precede / go before	قَدَمَ --- qadama	أَقْدُمُ --- aqdumu	قَدْم --- qadm
to prefer	فَضَّلَ --- faḍḍala	أُفَضِّلُ --- ufaḍḍilu	تَفْضِيل --- tafḍīl
to prepare (get oneself ready)	اِسْتَعَدَّ --- istaʿadda	أَسْتَعِدُّ --- astaʿiddu	اِسْتَعِدَّ --- istaʿidda
to prepare (planning)	أَعَدَّ --- aʿadda	أُعِدُّ --- uʿiddu	إِعْدَاد --- iʿdād
to prepare / make ready	حَضَّرَ --- ḥaḍḍara	أُحَضِّرُ --- uḥaḍḍiru	تَحْضِير --- taḥḍīr
to print	طَبَعَ --- ṭabaʿa	أَطْبَعُ --- aṭbaʿu	طِبَاعَة --- ṭibāʿa
to proceed	سَارَ --- sāra	أَسِيرُ --- asīru	سَيْر --- sayr
to produce	أَنْتَجَ --- ’antaja	أُنْتِجُ --- ’untiju	إِنْتَاج --- ’intāj
to progress / advance	تَقَدَّمَ --- taqaddama	أَتَقَدَّمُ --- ataqaddamu	تَقَدُّم --- taqaddum
to promise + bi	وَعَدَ --- waʿada	أَعِدُ --- aʿidu	وَعْد --- waʿd
to promise	وَعَدَ --- waʿada	أَعِدُ --- aʿidu	وَعْد --- waʿd
to provide	أَتَاحَ --- atāḥa	أُتِيحُ --- utīḥu	إِتَاحَة --- itāḥah
to pull / withdraw	سَحَبَ --- saḥaba	أَسْحَبُ --- asḥabu	سَحْب --- saḥb
to punish	عَاقَبَ --- ʿāqaba	أُعَاقِبُ --- uʿāqibu	مُعَاقَبَة --- muʿāqabah
to push	دَفَعَ --- dafaʿa	أَدْفَعُ --- adfaʿu	دَفْع --- dafʿ
to put	وَضَعَ --- waḍaʿa	أَضَعُ --- aḍaʿu	وَضْع --- waḍʿ
to raise / lift	رَفَعَ --- rafaʿa	أَرْفَعُ --- arfaʿu	رَفْع --- rafʿ
to read	قَرَأَ --- qaraʾa	أَقْرَأُ --- aqraʾu	قِرَاءَة --- qirāʾah
to receive (obtain)	حَصَلَ --- ḥaṣala	أَحْصُلُ --- aḥṣulu	حُصُول --- ḥuṣūl
to receive / welcome someone	اِسْتَقْبَلَ --- istaqbala	أَسْتَقْبِلُ --- astaqbilu	اِسْتِقْبَال --- istiqbāl
to receive	اِسْتَلَمَ --- istalama	أَسْتَلِمُ --- astalimu	اِسْتِلَام --- istilām
to recommend	أَوْصَى --- awSā	أُوصِي --- ūSī	تَوْصِيَة --- tawSiyah
to relax	اِسْتَرَاحَ --- istarāḥa	أَسْتَرِيحُ --- astarīḥu	اِسْتِرَاحَة --- istirāḥah
to remember / recall	تَذَكَّرَ --- tadhakkara	أَتَذَكَّرُ --- atadhakkaru	تَذَكُّر --- tadhakkur
to remove / displace	نَزَعَ --- nazaʿa	أَنْزِعُ --- anziʿu	نَزْع --- nazʿ
to renew	جَدَّدَ --- jaddada	أُجَدِّدُ --- ujaddidu	تَجْدِيد --- tajdīd
to rent (as owner)	أَجَّرَ --- 'ajjara	أُؤَجِّرُ --- u'ajjiru	تَأْجِير --- ta'jīr
to rent (as tenant)	اِسْتَأْجَرَ --- ista'jara	أَسْتأْجِرُ --- asta'jiru	اِسْتِئْجَار --- isti'jār
to report (a crime)	أَبْلَغَ --- ablagha	أُبْلِغُ --- ublighu	إِبْلَاغ --- iblāgh
to request / order	طَلَبَ --- Talaba	أَطْلُبُ --- aTlubu	طَلَب --- Talab
to rescue	أَنْقَذَ --- anqadha	أُنْقِذُ --- unqidhu	إِنْقَاذ --- inqādh
to return (more MSA)	عَادَ --- ʿāda	أَعُودُ --- aʿūdu	عَوْدَة --- ʿawdah
to return + min / ila (common)	رَجَعَ --- rajaʿa	أَرْجِعُ --- arjiʿu	رُجُوع --- rujūʿ
to review / check	رَاجَعَ --- rājaʿa	أُرَاجِعُ --- urājiʿu	مُرَاجَعَة --- murājaʿa
to ride	رَكِبَ --- rakiba	أَرْكَبُ --- arkabu	رُكُوب --- rukūb
to rise	اِرْتَفَعَ --- irtafaʿa	أَرْتَفِعُ --- artafiʿu	اِرْتِفَاع --- irtifāʿ
to run (flow/event)	جَرَى --- jarā	أَجْرِي --- ajrī	جَرْي --- jary
to run (physical act)	رَكَضَ --- rakaḍa	أَرْكُضُ --- arkuḍu	رَكْض --- rakḍ
to say goodbye	وَدَّعَ --- waddaʿa	أُوَدِّعُ --- ’uwaddiʿu	وَدِّعْ --- waddiʿ
to say	قَالَ --- qāla	أَقُولُ --- aqūlu	قَوْل --- qawl
to scream	صَرَخَ --- ṣarakha	أَصْرُخُ --- aṣrukhu	صُرَاخ --- ṣurākh
to search / look for	بَحَثَ --- baḥatha	أَبْحَثُ --- abḥathu	بَحْث --- baḥth
to secure / guarantee (reservation)	ضَمِنَ --- Damina	أَضْمَنُ --- aDmanu	ضَمَان --- Damān
to see	رَأَى --- raʾā	أَرَى --- arā	رُؤْيَة --- ru'yah
to seem, appear	بَدَا --- badā	أَبْدُو --- abdū	بُدُوّ --- budūw
to sell	بَاعَ --- bāʿa	أَبِيعُ --- abīʿu	بَيْع --- bayʿ
to send (dispatch)	بَعَثَ --- baʿatha	أَبْعَثُ --- abʿathu	بَعْث --- baʿth
to send	أَرْسَلَ --- arsala	أُرْسِلُ --- ursilu	إِرْسَال --- irsāl
to serve	خَدَمَ --- khadama	أَخْدُمُ --- akhdumu	خِدْمَة --- khidmah
to settle down/become stable	اِسْتَقَرَّ --- istaqarra	أَسْتَقِرُّ --- astaqirru	اِسْتِقْرَار --- istiqrār
to shop	تَسَوَّقَ --- tasawwaqa	أَتَسَوَّقُ --- atasawwaqu	تَسَوُّق --- tasawwuq
to shout / cry	صَرَخَ --- ṣarakha	أَصْرُخُ --- aṣrukhu	صُرَاخ --- ṣurākh
to shout	صَاحَ --- ṣāḥa	أَصِيحُ --- aṣīḥu	صِيَاح --- ṣiyāḥ
to show	أَظْهَرَ --- aẓhara	أُظْهِرُ --- uẓhiru	إِظْهَار --- iẓhār
to shower / bathe	اِسْتَحَمَّ --- istaḥamma	أَسْتَحِمُّ --- astaḥimmu	اِسْتِحْمَام --- istiḥmām
to sign	وَقَّعَ --- waqqaʿa	أُوَقِّعُ --- uwaqqiʿu	تَوْقِيع --- tawqīʿ
to sit	جَلَسَ --- jalasa	أَجْلِسُ --- ajlisu	جُلُوس --- julūs
to slaughter	ذَبَحَ --- dhabaḥa	أَذْبَحُ --- adhbaḥu	ذَبْح --- dhabaḥ
to sleep	نَامَ --- nāma	أَنَامُ --- anāmu	نَوْم --- nawm
to smuggle / to cause to leak	هَرَّبَ --- harraba	أُهَرِّبُ --- uharribu	تَهْرِيب --- tahrīb
to snatch / grab (kidnap)	خَطَفَ --- khaṭafa	أَخْطِفُ --- akhṭifu	خَطْف --- khaṭf
to snatch / pickpocket	نَشَلَ --- nashala	أَنْشُلُ --- anshulu	نَشْل --- nashl
to speak (articulate)	نَطَقَ --- naṭaqa	أَنْطِقُ --- anṭiqu	نُطْق --- nuṭq
to speak (converse)	تَحَدَّثَ --- taḥaddatha	أَتَحَدَّثُ --- ataḥaddathu	تَحَدُّث --- taḥadduth
to speak (talk)	تَكَلَّمَ --- takallama	أَتَكَلَّمُ --- atakallamu	تَكَلُّم --- takallum
to stab	طَعَنَ --- Taʿana	أَطْعَنُ --- aTʿanu	طَعْن --- Taʿn
to stand (get up/carry out)	قَامَ --- qāma	أَقُومُ --- aqūmu	قِيَام --- qiyām
to start	بَدَأَ --- badaʾa	أَبْدَأُ --- abdaʾu	بَدْء --- badʾ
to stay / remain	بَقِيَ --- baqiya	أَبْقَى --- abqā	بَقَاء --- baqāʾ
to stay at (as guest)	نَزَلَ فِي --- nazala fī	أَنْزِلُ فِي --- anzilu fī	نُزُول --- nuzūl
to steal	سَرَقَ --- saraqa	أَسْرِقُ --- asriqu	سَرِقَة --- sariqah
to stop	وَقَفَ --- waqafa	أَقِفُ --- aqifu	وُقُوف --- wuquf
to study	دَرَسَ --- darasa	أَدْرُسُ --- adrusu	دِرَاسَة --- dirāsah
to suggest	اقْتَرَحَ --- iqtaraHa	أَقْتَرِحُ --- aqtariHu	اقْتِرَاح --- iqtirāH
to support	دَعَّمَ --- daʿʿama	أُدَعِّمُ --- udaʿʿimu	تَدْعِيم --- tadʿīm
to swim	سَبَحَ --- sabaḥa	أَسْبَحُ --- asbaḥu	سِبَاحَة --- sibāḥah
to take	أَخَذَ --- akhadha	آخُذُ --- ākhudhu	أَخْذ --- akhdh
to teach (academic)	دَرَّسَ --- darrasa	أُدَرِّسُ --- udarrisu	تَدْرِيس --- tadrīs
to teach / inform	عَلَّمَ --- ʿallama	أُعَلِّمُ --- uʿallimu	تَعْلِيم --- taʿlīm
to think (believe)	اِعْتَقَدَ --- iʿtaqada	أَعْتَقِدُ --- aʿtaqidu	اِعْتِقَاد --- iʿtiqād
to think about (doing something)	فَكَّرَ فِي --- fakkara fī	أُفَكِّرُ فِي --- ufakkiru fī	تَفْكِير --- tafkīr
to think that / believe	ظَنَّ أَنَّ --- ẓanna anna	أَظُنُّ أَنَّ --- aẓunnu anna	ظَنّ --- ẓann
to travel	سَافَرَ --- sāfara	أُسَافِرُ --- usāfiru	سَفَر --- safar
to try (attempt)	حَاوَلَ --- ḥāwala	أُحَاوِلُ --- uḥāwilu	مُحَاوَلَة --- muḥāwalah
to try / experience	جَرَّبَ --- jarraba	أُجَرِّبُ --- ujarribu	تَجْرِبَة --- tajribah
to turn on	أَضَاءَ --- aḍāʾa	أُضِيءُ --- uḍīʾu	إِضَاءَة --- iḍāʾah
to turn	انْعَطَفَ --- inʿaṭafa	أَنْعَطِفُ --- anʿaṭifu	انْعِطَاف --- inʿiṭāf
to understand	فَهِمَ --- fahima	أَفْهَمُ --- afhamu	فَهْم --- fahm
to use (physical)	اِسْتَخْدَمَ --- istakhdama	أَسْتَخْدِمُ --- astakhdimu	اِسْتِخْدَام --- istikhdām
to use	اِسْتَعْمَلَ --- istaʿmala	أَسْتَعْمِلُ --- astaʿmilu	اِسْتِعْمَال --- istiʿmāl
to vary	تَنَوَّعَ --- tanawwaʿa	أَتَنَوَّعُ --- atanawwaʿu	تَنَوُّع --- tanawwuʿ
to visit	زَارَ --- zāra	أَزُورُ --- azūru	زِيَارَة --- ziyārah
to volunteer	تَطَوَّعَ --- taṭawwaʿa	أَتَطَوَّعُ --- ataṭawwaʿu	تَطَوُّع --- taṭawwuʿ
to wait	اِنْتَظَرَ --- intaẓara	أَنْتَظِرُ --- antaẓiru	اِنْتِظَار --- intiẓār
to wake up	اِسْتَيْقَظَ --- istayqaẓa	أَسْتَيْقِظُ --- astayqiẓu	اِسْتِيقَاظ --- istīqāẓ
to walk	مَشَى --- mashā	أَمْشِي --- amshī	مَشْي --- mashy
to want (direct)	أَرَادَ --- arāda	أُرِيدُ --- urīdu	إِرَادَة --- irādah
to warn	حَذَّرَ --- hadhdhara	أُحَذِّرُ --- uhadhdhiru	تَحْذِير --- taḥdhīr
to wash	غَسَلَ --- ghasala	أَغْسِلُ --- aghsilu	غَسْل --- ghasl
to watch	شَاهَدَ --- shāhada	أُشَاهِدُ --- ushāhidu	مُشَاهَدَة --- mushāhadah
to wear (common)	لَبِسَ --- labisa	أَلْبَسُ --- albasu	لُبْس --- lubs
to wear (formal)	اِرْتَدَى --- irtadā	أَرْتَدِي --- artadī	اِرْتِدَاء --- irtidāʾ
to win	فَازَ --- fāza	أَفُوزُ --- afūzu	فَوْز --- fawz
to wish (aspire)	تَمَنَّى --- tamannā	أَتَمَنَّى --- atamannā	تَمَنٍّ --- tamannin
to wish / would like (soft/polite)	وَوَدَّ --- wadda	أَوَدُّ --- awaddu	وُدّ --- wudd
to wish to / desire (professional)	رَغِبَ --- raghiba	يَرْغَبُ --- yarghabu	رَغْبَة --- raghbah
to witness	شَهِدَ --- shahida	أَشْهَدُ --- ashhadu	شُهُود --- shuhūd
to work	عَمِلَ --- ʿamila	أَعْمَلُ --- aʿmalu	عَمَل --- ʿamal
to worry	قَلِقَ --- qaliqa	أَقْلَقُ --- aqlaqu	قَلَق --- qalaq
to would like (polite)	وَدَّ --- wadda	أَوَدُّ --- awaddu	وَدّ --- wadd
to wrap	غَلَّفَ --- ghallafa	أُغَلِّفُ --- ’ughallifu	تَغْلِيف --- taghlīf
to write	كَتَبَ --- kataba	أَكْتُبُ --- aktubu	كِتَابَة --- kitābah
to graduate + min	تَخَرَّجَ --- takharraja	أَتَخَرَّجُ --- atakharraju	تَخَرُّج --- takharruj

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