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Root Verb
قعد
gi3ad
to wake up
ق ع د
The verb قعد (gi3ad) literally means 'to sit' but is the most common everyday word for 'to wake up' in Iraqi Arabic; the letter ق is pronounced as 'g'.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I woke up"