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MSA: Shopping Verbs
Verbs Common for Shopping / at the Store (wk 19)
| English | Root (3M past) | 1P present | Verbal Noun |
|---|---|---|---|
| to browse | تَصَفَّحَ --- taṣaffaḥa | أَتَصَفَّحُ --- ataṣaffaḥu | تَصَفُّح --- taṣaffuḥ |
| to buy | اِشْتَرَى --- ishtarā | أَشْتَرِي --- ashtarī | شِرَاء --- shirāʾ |
| to charge (a battery) | شَحَنَ --- shaHana | أَشْحَنُ --- ashHanu | شَحْن --- shaHn |
| to check/verify | فَحَصَ --- faḥaṣa | أَفْحَصُ --- afḥaṣu | فَحْص --- faḥṣ |
| to compare + bi/bayna | قَارَنَ --- qārana | أُقَارِنُ --- uqārinu | مُقَارَنَة --- muqāranah |
| to contain | اِحْتَوَى --- iḥtawā | أَحْتَوِي --- aḥtawī | اِحْتِوَاء --- iḥtiwāʾ |
| 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 decide | قَرَّرَ --- qarrara | أُقَرِّرُ --- uqarriru | تَقْرِير --- taqrīr |
| to entertain | رَفَّهَ --- raffaha | أُرَفِّه --- uraffihu | تَرْفِيه --- tarfīh |
| to find | وَجَدَ --- wajada | أَجِدُ --- ajidu | وُجُود --- wujūd |
| to fix | أَصْلَحَ --- aSlaHa | يُصْلِحُ --- yuSliHu | إِصْلَاح --- iSlāH |
| to help | سَاعَدَ --- sāʿada | أُسَاعِدُ --- usāʿidu | مُسَاعَدَة --- musāʿadah |
| to inform / tell | أَخْبَرَ --- akhbara | أُخْبِرُ --- ukhbiru | إِخْبَار --- ikhbār |
| to invite | دَعَا --- da‘ā | أَدْعُو --- ad‘ū | دَعْوَة --- da‘wah |
| to know (by acquaintance/recognition) | عَرَفَ --- ʿarafa | أَعْرِفُ --- aʿrifu | مَعْرِفَة --- maʿrifah |
| to look | نَظَرَ --- naZara | أَنْظُرُ --- anZuru | نَظَر --- naZar |
| 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 negotiate | تَفَاوَضَ --- tafaawaDa | أَتَفَاوَضُ --- 'atafaawaDu | مُفَاوَضَة --- mufaawaDa |
| to notice | لَاحَظَ --- lāHaZa | أُلَاحِظُ --- ulāHiZu | مُلَاحَظَة --- mulāHaZah |
| to provide | أَتَاحَ --- atāḥa | أُتِيحُ --- utīḥu | إِتَاحَة --- itāḥah |
| to recommend | أَوْصَى --- awSā | أُوصِي --- ūSī | تَوْصِيَة --- tawSiyah |
| to report (a crime) | أَبْلَغَ --- ablagha | أُبْلِغُ --- ublighu | إِبْلَاغ --- iblāgh |
| to request / order | طَلَبَ --- Talaba | أَطْلُبُ --- aTlubu | طَلَب --- Talab |
| to see | رَأَى --- raʾā | أَرَى --- arā | رُؤْيَة --- ru'yah |
| to shop | تَسَوَّقَ --- tasawwaqa | أَتَسَوَّقُ --- atasawwaqu | تَسَوُّق --- tasawwuq |
| to snatch / grab (kidnap) | خَطَفَ --- khaṭafa | أَخْطِفُ --- akhṭifu | خَطْف --- khaṭf |
| to snatch / pickpocket | نَشَلَ --- nashala | أَنْشُلُ --- anshulu | نَشْل --- nashl |
| to steal | سَرَقَ --- saraqa | أَسْرِقُ --- asriqu | سَرِقَة --- sariqah |
| to suggest | اقْتَرَحَ --- iqtaraHa | أَقْتَرِحُ --- aqtariHu | اقْتِرَاح --- iqtirāH |
| to visit | زَارَ --- zāra | أَزُورُ --- azūru | زِيَارَة --- ziyārah |
| to witness | شَهِدَ --- shahida | أَشْهَدُ --- ashhadu | شُهُود --- shuhūd |
| to wrap | غَلَّفَ --- ghallafa | أُغَلِّفُ --- ’ughallifu | تَغْلِيف --- taghlīf |
| to bargain | سَاوَمَ --- saawama | أُسَاوِمُ --- 'usaawimu | مُسَاوَمَة --- musaawama |
| to haggle / dispute a price | فَاصَلَ --- faaSala | أُفَاصِلُ --- 'ufaasilu | مُفَاصَلَة --- mufaaSala |