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Root Verb
تحمم
t7ammam
to shower
ح م م
This is a Form V verb derived from a doubled root, meaning 'to shower' or 'to bathe'. Because of the Form V pattern, the identical second and third root letters are separated, so it conjugates regularly like a sound verb.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I showered"
How these tenses work
The present tense
Person prefixes, plus the dialect's marker for "now" or "usually".
The past tense
One stem, eight endings.
The future
One small prefix or word in front of the present.
Saying "not"
Negating verbs, nouns and adjectives.
Roots and verb forms (Form I–X)
How three root letters and a pattern make a verb.
Verb classes: sound, hollow, defective, doubled
Why some verbs change shape when they conjugate.