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Root Verb

وقف

wugaf

to stand

و ق ف

This is a Form I assimilated verb (weak first root letter). In Iraqi Arabic, the 'qaf' is pronounced as 'g', and in the present tense, the initial 'waw' turns into a long 'oo' sound.

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I stood"

"to stand" in the other dialects