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Root Verb

حكى

7acha

to speak

ح ك ي

The root letter ك is pronounced as 'ch' in everyday Iraqi Arabic. It is a Form I defective verb.

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I spoke"

"to speak" in the other dialects

Moroccan Darija

هضر

hder

Egyptian Arabic

اتكلم

itkallim

Modern Standard Arabic

تَكَلَّمَ

takallama

Gulf Arabic

تكلم

tkallam

Levantine Arabic

حكى

7aka

Saudi Arabic

اتكلم

itkallam