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Root Verb

زاد

zaad

to increase

ز ي د

This is a Form I hollow verb with a medial 'ya' root, so the middle vowel becomes 'ee' in the present tense and 'i' in the first and second person past forms.

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I increased"

"to increase" in the other dialects