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Root Verb

اشترى

ishtara

to buy

ش ر ي

This is a Form VIII defective verb; the final weak root letter 'y' becomes 'ee' in most past tense forms, but drops in the plural forms (اشتروا) and merges in the 2nd person feminine singular present/future.

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I bought"

"to buy" in the other dialects