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MSA: Travel Verbs
Common Verbs for Travel & Airports (wk 16)
| English | Root / 3SM Past | 1S Present | Verbal Noun |
|---|---|---|---|
| to allow | سَمَحَ --- samaḥa | أَسْمَحُ --- asmaḥu | سَمَاح --- samāḥ |
| to adhere (to a rule) | اِلْتَزَمَ بِـ --- iltazama bi- | أَلْتَزِمُ بِـ --- altazimu bi- | اِلْتِزَام --- iltizām |
| to announce | أَعْلَنَ --- ’a‘lana | أُعْلِنُ --- ’u‘linu | إِعْلَان --- ’i‘lān |
| to arrive | وَصَلَ --- waṣala | أَصِلُ --- ’aṣilu | وُصُول --- wuṣūl |
| to book (reserve) | حَجَزَ --- ḥajaza | أَحْجِزُ --- ’aḥjizu | حَجْز --- ḥajz |
| to bring / fetch | أَحْضَرَ --- aḥḍara | أُحْضِرُ --- uḥḍiru | إِحْضَار --- iḥḍār |
| to buy | اِشْتَرَى --- ishtarā | أَشْتَرِي --- ’ashtarī | شِرَاء --- shirā’ |
| to cancel | أَلْغَى --- ‘alghā | أُلْغِي --- ’ulghī | إِلْغَاء --- ’ilghā’ |
| to carry | حَمَلَ --- ḥamala | أَحْمِلُ --- aḥmilu | حَمْل --- ḥaml |
| to change (modify) | غَيَّرَ --- ghayyara | أُغَيِّرُ --- ’ughayyiru | تَغْيِير --- taghyīr |
| to choose | اِخْتَارَ --- ikhtāra | أَخْتَارُ --- akhtāru | اِخْتِيَار --- ikhtiyār |
| to complain | اِشْتَكَى --- ishtakā | أَشْتَكِي --- ’ashtakī | شَكْوَى --- shakwā |
| to confirm | أَكَّدَ --- ‘akkada | أُؤَكِّدُ --- ’u’akkidu | تَأْكِيد --- ta’kīd |
| to contain | اِحْتَوَى --- iḥtawā | أَحْتَوِي --- aḥtawī | اِحْتِوَاء --- iḥtiwāʾ |
| to continue (duration/straight ahead) | اِسْتَمَرَّ --- istamarra | أَسْتَمِرُّ --- astamirru | اِسْتِمْرَار --- istimrār |
| to cross | عَبَرَ --- ʿabara | أَعْبُرُ --- aʿburu | عُبُور --- ʿubūr |
| to declare (official statement) | صَرَّحَ --- ṣarraḥa | أُصَرِّحُ --- ’uṣarriḥu | تَصْرِيح --- taṣrīḥ |
| to delay | أَخَّرَ --- ’akhkhara | أُؤَخِّرُ --- ’u’akhkhiru | تَأْخِير --- ta’khīr |
| to delay | أَخَّرَ --- ’akhkhara | أُؤَخِّرُ --- ’u’akhkhiru | تَأْخِير --- ta’khīr |
| 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 --- waṣafa | أَصِفُ --- ’aṣifu | وَصْف --- waṣf |
| to discover / find out | اِكْتَشَفَ --- iktashafa | أَكْتَشِفُ --- aktashifu | اِكْتِشَاف --- iktishā |
| to download / load | حَمَّلَ --- ḥammala | أُحَمِّلُ --- uḥammilu | تَحْمِيل --- taḥmīl |
| to download | نَزَّلَ --- nazzala | أُنَزِّلُ --- unazzilu | تَنْزِيل --- tanzīl |
| to drive / lead | قَادَ --- qāda | أَقُودُ --- aqūdu | قِيَادَة --- qiyādah |
| to evaluate / give a review | قَيَّمَ --- qayyama | أُقَيِّمُ --- uqayyimu | تَقْيِيم --- taqyīm |
| to examine / check quality | فَحَصَ --- faḥaṣa | أَفْحَصُ --- afḥaṣu | فَحْص --- faḥṣ |
| to exchange (currency) | صَرَفَ --- ṣarafa | أَصْرِفُ --- aṣrifu | صَرْف --- ṣarf |
| to exit (go out) | خَرَجَ --- kharaja | أَخْرُجُ --- akhruju | خُرُوج --- khurūj |
| to fasten | رَبَطَ --- rabaṭa | أَرْبُطُ --- arbuṭu | رَبْط --- rabṭ |
| to fly | طَارَ --- ṭāra | أَطِيرُ --- ’aṭīru | طَيَرَان --- tayarān |
| to follow | تَبِعَ --- tabiʿa | أَتْبَعُ --- atbaʿu | تَبَعِيَّة --- tabaʿiyyah |
| to hand over | سَلَّمَ --- sallama | أُسَلِّمُ --- ’usallimu | تَسْلِيم --- taslīm |
| to include | ضَمَّ --- ḍamma | أَضُمُّ --- aḍummu | ضَمّ --- ḍamm |
| to inspect / search through | فَتَّشَ --- fattaša | أُفَتِّشُ --- ufattišu | تَفْتِيش --- taftīsh |
| to intersect | تَقَاطَعَ --- taqāṭaʿa | يَتَقَاطَعُ --- yataqāṭaʿu | تَقَاطُع --- taqāṭuʿ |
| 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 land | هَبَطَ --- habaTa | أَهْبِطُ --- ’ahbiTu | هُبُوط --- hubūT |
| to last / take time | اِسْتَغْرَقَ --- istaghraqa | أَسْتَغْرِقُ --- astaghriqu | اِسْتِغْرَاق --- istighrāq |
| to leave behind | تَرَكَ --- taraka | أَتْرُكُ --- atrūku | تَرْك --- tark |
| to lose | فَقَدَ --- faqada | أَفْقِدُ --- ’afqidu | فَقْد --- faqd |
| to monitor / observe | رَاقَبَ --- rāqaba | أُرَاقِبُ --- urāqibu | مُرَاقَبَة --- murāqabah |
| to offer/present | قَدَّمَ --- qaddama | أُقَدِّمُ --- uqaddimu | تَقْدِيم --- taqdīm |
| to pass / walk by | مَرَّ --- marra | أَمُرُّ --- amurru | مُرُور --- murūr |
| to pay | دَفَعَ --- dafa‘a | أَدْفَعُ --- ’adfa‘u | دَفْع --- daf‘ |
| to please/appeal to | أَعْجَبَ --- aʿjaba | يُعْجِبُنِي --- yuʿjibunī | إِعْجَاب --- iʿjāb |
| to print | طَبَعَ --- ṭabaʿa | أَطْبَعُ --- aṭbaʿu | طِبَاعَة --- ṭibāʿa |
| to proceed | سَارَ --- sāra | أَسِيرُ --- asīru | سَيْر --- sayr |
| to register | سَجَّلَ --- sajjala | أُسَجِّلُ --- ’usajjilu | تَسْجِيل --- tasjīl |
| to rent (as renter) | اِسْتَأْجَرَ --- ista’jara | أَسْتَأْجِرُ --- ’asta’jiru | اِسْتِئْجَار --- isti’jār |
| to replace / exchange | بَدَّلَ --- baddala | أُبَدِّلُ --- ’ubaddilu | تَبْدِيل --- tabdīl |
| to report / inform | بَلَّغَ --- ballagha | أُبَلِّغُ --- ’uballighu | تَبْلِيغ --- tablīgh |
| to retrieve | اسْتَرَدَّ --- istaradda | أَسْتَرِدُّ --- ’astariddu | اسْتِرْدَاد --- istirdād |
| to review / check | رَاجَعَ --- rājaʿa | أُرَاجِعُ --- urājiʿu | مُرَاجَعَة --- murājaʿa |
| to search / look for | بَحَثَ --- baḥatha | أَبْحَثُ --- abḥathu | بَحْث --- baḥth |
| to take off | أَقْلَعَ --- ’aqla‘a | أُقْلِعُ --- ’uqli‘u | إِقْلَاع --- ’iqlā‘ |
| to travel | سَافَرَ --- sāfara | أُسَافِرُ --- ’usāfiru | سَفَر --- safar |
| to turn | انْعَطَفَ --- inʿaṭafa | أَنْعَطِفُ --- anʿaṭifu | انْعِطَاف --- inʿiṭāf |
| to use (physical) | اِسْتَخْدَمَ --- istakhdama | أَسْتَخْدِمُ --- astakhdimu | اِسْتِخْدَام --- istikhdām |
| to wait | اِنْتَظَرَ --- intaẓara | أَنْتَظِرُ --- antaẓiru | اِنْتِظَار --- intiẓār |
| to wait | اِنْتَظَرَ --- intaẓara | أَنْتَظِرُ --- antaẓiru | اِنْتِظَار --- intiẓār |
| to weigh | وَزَنَ --- wazana | أَزِنُ --- ’azinu | وَزْن --- wazn |
| to wish (desire) | رَغِبَ --- raghiba | أَرْغَبُ --- arghabu | رَغْبَة --- raghbah |
| to would like (polite) | وَدَّ --- wadda | أَوَدُّ --- awaddu | وَدّ --- wadd |
| to wrap | غَلَّفَ --- ghallafa | أُغَلِّفُ --- ’ughallifu | تَغْلِيف --- taghlīf |