Egyptian Arabic Verbs — 126 Words
This page lists 126 verbs in Egyptian Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| وافِق | wāfiʔ [3s] | to accept |
| راح معَ | rāɧ [1h1] má3a | to accompany |
| مِشي معَ | míši [1d5] má3a | to accompany |
| ظبّط | ʐábbaʈ [2s2] | to adjust |
| اِعْترف | i3táraf [8s1] | to admit |
| نصح | náȿaɧ [1s1] | to advise, recommend |
| أثّر على | ʔássar [2s2] 3ála | to affect |
| سمح | sámaɧ [1s1] | to allow |
| ردّ على | raddə [1g2] 3ála | to answer, respond, reply |
| جاوِب على | gāwib [3s] 3ála | to answer, respond, reply |
| اِعْتذر عن | i3tázar [8s1] 3an | to apologize for |
| ظهر | ʐáhar [1s1] | to appear |
| قدّر | qáddar [2s2] | to appreciate |
| رِضي بِـ | ríɖi [1d4] bi- | to approve of |
| نظّم | náʐʐam [2s2] | to arrange, organize |
| طِلِع | ʈíli3 [1s4] | to ascend, go up |
| سأل | sáʔal [1s1] | to ask |
| حضر | ɧáɖar [1s1] | to attend |
| كان | kān [1h1] | to be |
| قِدِر | ʔídir [1s4] | to be able to, can |
| عِرِف | 3írif [1s4] | to be able to, can |
| تِعْرف تِعوم؟ | tí3raf ti3ūm? | Can you swim? |
| مقْدْرش أفْهم حاجة مِن كلامك. | ma-ʔdárš ʔáfham ɧāga min kalāmak. | I can’t understand a word you’re saying. |
| بقى | báʔa [1d1] | to become, be |
| اِتْوَسِّل | itwássil [5s1] | to beg, plead |
| بدأ | bádaʔ [1s1] | to begin, start |
| اِحْترم | iɧtáram [8s1] | to behave |
| راهِن | rāhin [3s] | to bet |
| لام __ على | lām [1h1] __ 3ála | to blame __ for |
| كسر | kásar [1s1] | to break |
| جاب | gāb [1h2] | to bring, get |
| حرق | ɧáraʔ [1s1] | to burn |
| اِهْتمّ | ihtámm [8g] | to care |
| شال | šāl [1h2] | to carry, lift, pick up |
| هِيَّ شالِت الصّنْدوق للمطْبخ؟ | híyya šālit iȿȿandūʔ li-lmáʈbax? | Did she carry the box to the kitchen? |
| شال الطِّفْل. | šāl iʈʈífl. | He lifted the child up. |
| هُوَّ شال الكِتاب مِن على الطّرابيْزة. | húwwa šāl ilkitāb min 3ála -ʈʈarabēza. | He picked the book up from the table. |
| غيّر | ɣáyyar [2s2] | to change |
| اِتْغيّر | itɣáyyar [5s2] | to change, be changed |
| طارِد | ʈārid [3s] | to chase, pursue |
| غشّ | ɣašš [1g3] | to cheat, deceive |
| شجّع | šágga3 [2s2] | to cheer, encourage |
| اِخْتار | ixtār [8h] | to choose |
| طِلِع | ʈíli3 [1s4] | to climb, ascend |
| قفل | ʔáfal [1s2] | to close, lock |
| جِهْ | gih [i1] | to come |
| قارِن | qārin [3s] | to compare |
| اِتّصل بِـ | ittáȿal [8s1] bi- | to contact |
| كمِّل | kámmil [2s1] | to continue |
| رفض | ráfaɖ [1s3] | to decline |
| قلّ | ʔall [1g3] | to decrease, reduce |
| طلب | ʈálab [1s3] | to demand |
| نكر | nákar [1s2] | to deny |
| نِزِل | nízil [1s5] | to descend, go down |
| وَصف | wáȿaf [1s2] | to describe |
| صمِّم | ȿámmim [2s1] | to design |
| اِخْتلف | ixtálaf [8s1] | to differ |
| اِخْتفى | ixtáfa [8d] | to disappear |
| عمل | 3ámal [1s2] | to do, make |
| وَقّع | wáʔʔa3 [2s2] | to drop |
| وّقَع كِتابُه. | wáʔʔa3 kitābu. | He dropped his book. |
| حرّر | ɧárrar [2s2] | to edit, correct |
| عدِّل | 3áddil [2s1] | to edit, correct |
| عبّر عن | 3ábbar [2s2] 3an | to express |
| مبقْدرْش أعبّر عن نفْسي بِالعربي كْوَيِّس. | ma-baʔdárš ʔa3ábbar 3an náfsi bi-l3árabi kwáyyis. | I can’t express myself in Arabic very well. |
| وِقِع | wíʔi3 [i5] | to fall |
| لاقى، لقى | lāʔa [3d], láʔa[i4] | to find |
| اِنْتهى | intáha [8d] | to finish, come to an end |
| خلّص | xállaȿ [2s2] | to finish, end, complete, accomplish |
| نهى | náha [1d2] | to finish, end, complete, accomplish |
| صلّح | ȿállaɧ [2s2] | to fix |
| طفا | ʈáfa [1d2] | to float |
| الكوْرة بْتِطْفو فوْق الميّة. | ilkōra btíʈfu fōʔ ilmáyya. | The ball is floating in the water. |
| حصل على | ɧáȿal [1s1] 3ála | to get, take, receive, obtain |
| إدّى | ʔídda [i2] | to give |
| راح | rāɧ [1h1] | to go |
| جرى | gára [1d1] | to happen |
| حصل | ɧáȿal [1s1] | to happen |
| كان عنْدُه | kān [1h1] 3ándu | to have |
| ساعِد | sā3id [3s] | to help |
| ضرب | ɖárab [1s1] | to hit |
| خبط | xábaʈ [1s1] | to hit |
| اِتْخيِّل | itxáyyil [5s1] | to imagine |
| نَوى | náwa [1d2] | to intend to |
| أنا ناوي أنْجح في شُغْلي. | ʔána nāwi ʔángaɧ fi šúɣli. | I intend to succeed at my job. |
| نطّ | naʈʈ [1g2] | to jump |
| اِسْتمرّ في | istamárrə [10g1] fi- | to keep, continue (doing) |
| فِضِل | fíɖil [1s4] | to keep, continue (doing) |
| ساب | sāb [1h2] | to leave; quit |
| كِدِب | kídib [1s5] | to lie |
| عاش | 3āš [1h2] | to live |
| بصّ لِـ | baȿȿə [1g2] li- | to look |
| خِسِر | xísir [1s4] | to lose |
| قصد | ʔáȿad [1s3] | to mean |
| اِتْحرّك | itɧárrak [5s2] | to move |
| هُوَّ متْحرّكْش بقالُه عشر دقايِق. | húwwa ma-tɧarrákš baʔālu 3ášar daʔāyiʔ. | He hasn’t moved in ten minutes. |
| حرّك | ɧárrak [2s2] | to move (something) |
| مِش قادِر أحرّك رِجْلي! | miš ʔādir ʔaɧárrak rígli! | I can’t move my leg! |
| فتح | fátaɧ [1s1] | to open |
| أمر | ʔámar [1s3] | to order, command |
| طلب | ʈálab [1s3] | to order, request |
| عدّى | 3ádda [2d] | to pass, go past |
| جهِّز | gáhhiz [2s1] | to prepare |
| منع | mána3 [1s1] | to prohibit |
| عاقِب | 3āqib [3s] | to punish |
| حطّ | ɧaʈʈ [1h1] | to put, set (down) |
| هُوَّ حطّ الكِتاب على الطّربيْزة. | húwwa ɧaʈʈ ilkitāb 3ála -ʈʈarabēza. | He set down the book on the table. |
| قال | ʔāl [1h1] | to say, tell |
| وَرى | wárra [2d] | to show |
| غِرِق | ɣíriʔ [1s4] | to sink |
| التّايْتانيك غِرْقِت مِن أكْتر مِن ميةْ سنة. | it[Titanic] ɣírʔit min ʔáktar min mīt sána. | The Titanic sank over a hundred years ago. |
| اِسْتنّى | istánna [10.2i] | to stay |
| قعد | ʔá3ad [1s3] | to stay |
| نِجِح | nígiɧ [1s4] | to succeed |
| اِقْترح | iqtáraɧ [8s1] | to suggest, propose |
| أخد، خد | (ʔá)xad [i3] | to take |
| مزّق | mázzaʔ [2s2] | to tear |
| شكر | šákar [1s3] | to thank |
| ربط | rábaʈ [1s3] | to tie |
| لمس | lámas [1s2] | to touch |
| حاوِل | ɧāwil [3s] | to try, attempt |
| جرّب | gárrab [2s2] | to try, try out |
| اِسْتعْمِل | istá3mil [10s1] | to use |
| اِسْتخْدِم | istáxdim [10s1] | to use |
| اِسْتنّى | istánna [10.2i] | to wait |
| مِشى | míši [1d5] | to walk, go, leave |
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