صار (sar) — "to become, be; to happen" in Levantine Arabic

Bass sar ma'ahom mawqaf mudhek mbarah: ra'ees el baladiyyah, w huwwa 'am yisqi ez zar' bi beer bayto, shaf fatourat el kahraba tabe'itoh.

But something funny happened to them yesterday: the mayor, while watering the plants with his house's well, saw his electricity bill.

from The Bill Problem at the Public Garden: News from Karm El Zeitoun

Maktab el-mudiir saar matbakh sghir la-tahdiir el-wajabat el-sukhne la-kel el-naas kel baad el-duhur.

The principal's office has become a small kitchen to prepare hot meals for everyone every afternoon.

from The Voice of Hope from the Heart of the School

Aktashaf inno jaro Abou Omar, yalli kan bi-fakkir inno sar adouwo bi-sabab al-Harb, kan am yiHmi bayto min al-haramiyya toul hal-sinin.

He discovered that his neighbor Abu Omar, whom he thought had become his enemy because of the war, had been protecting his house from thieves all these years.

from A Loaf of Hope Amidst the Rubble

Tareq: Wallahi ya Lara, al-wad' al-siyasi 'anna bi-Lubnan sar la yutaq, heik 'am hess hali daye' bila amal.

Tareq: Really, Lara, the political situation here in Lebanon has become unbearable; I feel so lost without hope.

from A Political Discussion in Gemmayzeh

In-naadile, shabbe mubtasime, sa'aletha: 'Shoo saar ma'ek? Haabbe totlobi shi?'

The waitress, a smiling young woman, asked her: 'What happened to you? Do you want to order something?'

from Lina's Lunch at Cafe Sarouja