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Paradigms of Damascus Arabic Verbs Maciej Klimiuk Contents Form I Regular verbs 1 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCoC | katab – yǝktob ‘to write’ 2 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCaC | fata– yǝfta‘to open’ 3 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCeC | kabas – yǝkbes ‘to pickle, preserve, marinate’ 4 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCaC | šǝreb – yǝšrab ‘to drink’ 5 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCeC | ḥǝzer – yǝḥzer ‘to guess’ Irregular verbs 6 Hamzated verbs ʾaCaC – yāCoC | ʾaxad – yāxod ‘to take’ 7 Assimilated verbs waCaC – yūCeC | waaf – yūṣef/yǝṣef ‘to describe’ 8 Assimilated verbs wǝCeC – yūCaC | wǝṣel – yūṣal/yǝṣal ‘to arrive’ 9 The assimilated verb yǝbes – yības/yǝbas ‘to dry, be dry’ 10 Doubled verbs CaC ̄ – yCǝC ̄ | aṭṭ – yḥǝṭṭ ‘to put, place’ 11 Doubled verbs CaC ̄ – yCaC ̄ | ʿaḍḍ – yʿaḍḍ ‘to bite’ 12 Hollow verbs CāC – yCāC | nām – ynām ‘to sleep’ 13 Hollow verbs CāC – yCīC | žāb – yžīb ‘to bring’ 14 Hollow verbs CāC – yCūC | šāf – yšūf ‘to see’ 15 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCa | raʿa – yǝrʿa ‘to graze, tend’ 16 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCi | aka – yǝḥki ‘to speak, talk’ 17 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCa | nǝsi – yǝnsa ‘to forget’ 18 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCi | bǝki – yǝbki ‘to cry’ 19 The defective verb ʿaa – yaʿṭi ‘to give’ 20 The doubly-weak verb ʾǝža – yǝži ‘to come’ 21 Doubly-weak verbs waCa – yūCi | wafa – yūfi ‘to pay, cover (costs)’ 22 Doubly-weak verbs wǝCi – yūCa | wǝʿi – yūʿa ‘to be careful’ Form II 23 Regular verbs CaC ̄ aC yCaC ̄ eC | sakkar – ysakker ‘to close’ 24 The regular verb sammam – ysammem ‘to poison’ 25 Defective verbs CaC ̄ a yCaC ̄ i | ġanna – yġanni ‘to sing’

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Paradigms of Damascus Arabic Verbs Maciej Klimiuk

Contents Form I Regular verbs 1 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCoC | katab – yǝktob ‘to write’ 2 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCaC | fataḥ – yǝftaḥ ‘to open’ 3 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCeC | kabas – yǝkbes ‘to pickle, preserve, marinate’ 4 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCaC | šǝreb – yǝšrab ‘to drink’ 5 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCeC | ḥǝzer – yǝḥzer ‘to guess’ Irregular verbs 6 Hamzated verbs ʾaCaC – yāCoC | ʾaxad – yāxod ‘to take’ 7 Assimilated verbs waCaC – yūCeC | waṣaf – yūṣef/yǝṣef ‘to describe’ 8 Assimilated verbs wǝCeC – yūCaC | wǝṣel – yūṣal/yǝṣal ‘to arrive’ 9 The assimilated verb yǝbes – yības/yǝbas ‘to dry, be dry’ 10 Doubled verbs CaC – yCǝC | ḥaṭṭ – yḥǝṭṭ ‘to put, place’ 11 Doubled verbs CaC – yCaC | ʿaḍḍ – yʿaḍḍ ‘to bite’ 12 Hollow verbs CāC – yCāC | nām – ynām ‘to sleep’ 13 Hollow verbs CāC – yCīC | žāb – yžīb ‘to bring’ 14 Hollow verbs CāC – yCūC | šāf – yšūf ‘to see’ 15 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCa | raʿa – yǝrʿa ‘to graze, tend’ 16 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCi | ḥaka – yǝḥki ‘to speak, talk’ 17 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCa | nǝsi – yǝnsa ‘to forget’ 18 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCi | bǝki – yǝbki ‘to cry’ 19 The defective verb ʿaṭa – yaʿṭi ‘to give’ 20 The doubly-weak verb ʾǝža – yǝži ‘to come’ 21 Doubly-weak verbs waCa – yūCi | wafa – yūfi ‘to pay, cover (costs)’ 22 Doubly-weak verbs wǝCi – yūCa | wǝʿi – yūʿa ‘to be careful’ Form II 23 Regular verbs CaCaC – yCaCeC | sakkar – ysakker ‘to close’ 24 The regular verb sammam – ysammem ‘to poison’ 25 Defective verbs CaCa – yCaCi | ġanna – yġanni ‘to sing’

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Form III 26 Regular verbs CāCaC – yCāCeC | fāṣal – yfāṣel ‘to haggle, bargain’ 27 Defective verbs CāCa – yCāCi | sāwa – ysāwi ‘to make, to do’ Form IV 28 Regular verbs ʾaCCaC – yǝCCeC | ʾakram – yǝkrem ‘to honor’ Form V 29 Regular verbs tCaCaC – yǝtCaCaC | tʾaxxar – yǝtʾaxxar ‘to be late’ 30 Defective verbs tCaCa – yǝtCaCa | tġaṭṭa – yǝtġaṭṭa ‘to be covered’ Form VI 31 Regular verbs tCāCaC – yǝtCāCaC | ttāwab – yǝttāwab ‘to yawn’ 32 Defective verbs tCāCa – yǝtCāCa | tsāwa – yǝtsāwa ‘to be made’ Form VII 33 Regular verbs nCaCaC – yǝnCǝCeC | nfataḥ - yǝnfǝteḥ ‘to open, be opened’ 34 Doubled verbs nCaC – yǝnCaC | nṣaff – yǝnṣaff ‘to be lined up’ 35 Hollow verbs nCāC – yǝnCāC | nšāf – yǝnšāf ‘to be seen’ 36 Defective verbs nCaCa – yǝnCaCa | nʿada – yǝnʿada ‘to be infected’ 37 Defective verbs nCaCa – yǝnCǝCi | nkasa – yǝnkǝsi ‘to be clothed’ Form VIII 38 Regular verbs CtaCaC – yǝCtǝCeC | štaġal – yǝštǝġel ‘to work’ 39 Assimilated verbs ttaCaC – yǝttǝCeC | ttafaʾ – yǝttǝfeʾ ‘to agree’ 40 Doubled verbs CtaC – yǝCtaC | ḥtažž – yǝḥtažž ‘to protest’ 41 Hollow verbs CtāC – yǝCtāC | rtāḥ - yǝrtāḥ ‘to relax’ 42 Defective verbs CtaCa – yǝCtaCa | ltaʾa – yǝltaʾa ‘to be found’ 43 Defective verbs CtaCa – yǝCtǝCi | štara – yǝštǝri ‘to buy’ Form IX 44 Regular verbs CCaC – yǝCCaC | xḍarr – yǝxḍarr ‘to become green’ Form X 45 Regular verbs staCCaC – yǝstaCCeC | staʿžal – yǝstaʿžel ‘to hurry, hasten’ 46 Hamzated verbs stāCaC – yǝstāCeC | stāhal – yǝstāhel ‘to deserve, merit’ 47 Doubled verbs staCaC – yǝstaCǝC | staġall – yǝstaġǝll ‘to exploit’ 48 Hollow verbs staCāC – yǝstCīC | starāḥ - yǝstrīḥ ‘to relax’ 49 Defective verbs staCCa – yǝstaCCi | staḥla – yǝstaḥli ‘to find sweet’

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Form I of quadril iteral verbs 50 Regular verbs CaCCaC – yCaCCeC | fatfat – yfatfet ‘to crumble’ 51 The regular verb baxšaš – ybaxšeš ‘to tip, fee’ 52 Regular verbs CēCaC – yCēCeC | nēšan – ynēšen ‘to aim’ 53 Regular verbs CōCaC – yCōCeC | zōzaʾ - yzōzeʾ ‘to decorate’ 54 Defective verbs CaCCa – yCaCCi | farša – yfarši ‘to brush’ 55 Defective verbs CōCa – yCōCi | bōya – ybōyi ‘to polish’ Form II of quadril iteral verbs 56 Regular verbs tCaCCaC – yǝtCaCCaC | tdaḥraž – yǝtdaḥraž ‘to roll, roll along’ 57 Regular verbs tCēCaC – yǝtCēCaC | tšēṭan – yǝtšēṭan ‘to be naughty’ 58 Regular verbs tCōCaC – yǝtCōCaC | tsōlaʾ - yǝtsōlaʾ ‘to devour, gobble’ 59 Defective verbs tCaCCa – yǝtCaCCa | tfarša – yǝtfarša ‘to be brushed’ 60 Defective verbs tCōCa – yǝtCōCa | tbōya – yǝtbōya ‘to be polished’ Form IV of quadril iteral verbs 61 Regular verbs CCaCaC - yǝCCaCǝC | šmaʾazz – yǝšmaʾǝzz ‘to feel disgust, be sickened’ Others 62 The defective verb laʾa – ylāʾi ‘to find’ (Perfect – Form I, Imperfect – Form III) 63 Regular verbs ʾaCCaC – yʾaCCeC (Perfect – Form IV, Imperfect – Form I of quadriliteral verbs) | ʾaḍrab –

yʾaḍreb ‘to strike’ 64 The defective verb ʾasna – yʾasni ‘to stay for a long time’ (Perfect – Form IV, Imperfect – Form I of

quadriliteral verbs) 65 The verb ttākal – yǝttākal ‘to be eaten’ 66 The verb ttāxad – yǝttāxad ‘to be taken’ 67 Defective verbs sCaCa – yǝsCaCa | stanna – yǝstanna ‘to wait’ 68 The verb strayyaḥ – yǝstrayyaḥ/yǝstrayyeḥ ‘to relax’ (Form X combined with Form II/V) 69 Defective verbs stCaCa – yǝstCaCa (Form X combined with Form II/V) | stmanna – yǝstmanna ‘to wish’ 70 The verb stnāwal – yǝstnāwal/yǝstnāwel ‘to catch’ (Form X combined with Form III/VI)

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1 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCoC | katab – yǝktob ‘to write’

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Sg. 1st katábᵊt bəktob ʾəktob 2nd m. katábᵊt btəktob təktob ktōb kāteb maktūb 2nd f. katábti btəkᵊtbi təkᵊtbi ktəbi kātbe maktūbe 3rd m. kátab byəktob yəktob 3rd f. kátbet btəktob təktob Pl. 1st katábna mnəktob nəktob 2nd katábtu btəkᵊtbu təkᵊtbu ktəbu kātbīn maktūbīn 3rd kátabu byəkᵊtbu yəkᵊtbu

2 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCaC | fataḥ – yǝftaḥ ‘to open’

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Sg. 1st fatáḥᵊt bəftaḥ ʾəftaḥ 2nd m. fatáḥᵊt btəftaḥ təftaḥ ftāḥ fāteḥ maftūḥ 2nd f. fatáḥti btəftaḥi təftaḥi ftáḥi fātḥa maftūḥa 3rd m. fátaḥ byəftaḥ yəftaḥ 3rd f. fátḥet btəftaḥ təftaḥ Pl. 1st fatáḥna mnəftaḥ nəftaḥ 2nd fatáḥtu btəftaḥu təftaḥu ftáḥu fātḥīn maftūḥīn 3rd fátaḥu byəftaḥu yəftaḥu

3 Regular verbs CaCaC – yǝCCeC | kabas – yǝkbes ‘to pickle, preserve, marinate’

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Sg. 1st kabásᵊt bəkbes ʾəkbes 2nd m. kabásᵊt btəkbes təkbes kbēs kābes makbūs 2nd f. kabásti btəkᵊbsi təkᵊbsi kbəsi kābse makbūse 3rd m. kábas byəkbes yəkbes 3rd f. kábset btəkbes təkbes Pl. 1st kabásna mnəkbes nəkbes 2nd kabástu btəkᵊbsu təkᵊbsu kbəsu kābsīn makbūsīn 3rd kábasu byəkᵊbsu yəkᵊbsu

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4 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCaC | šǝreb – yǝšrab ‘to drink’

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Sg. 1st šrəbᵊt bəšrab ʾəšrab 2nd m. šrəbᵊt btəšrab təšrab šrāb šarbān mašrūb 2nd f. šrəbti btəšrabi təšrabi šrábi šarbāne mašrūbe 3rd m. šəreb byəšrab yəšrab 3rd f. šərbet btəšrab təšrab Pl. 1st šrəbna mnəšrab nəšrab 2nd šrəbtu btəšrabu təšrabu šrábu šarbānīn mašrūbīn 3rd šərbu byəšrabu yəšrabu

5 Regular verbs CǝCeC – yǝCCeC | ḥǝzer – yǝḥzer ‘to guess’

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Sg. 1st ḥzərᵊt bəḥzer ʾəḥzer 2nd m. ḥzərᵊt btəḥzer təḥzer ḥzēr ḥāzer maḥzūr 2nd f. ḥzərti btəḥᵊzri təḥᵊzri ḥzəri ḥāzra maḥzūra 3rd m. ḥəzer byəḥzer yəḥzer 3rd f. ḥəzret btəḥzer təḥzer Pl. 1st ḥzərna mnəḥzer nəḥzer 2nd ḥzərtu btəḥᵊzru təḥᵊzru ḥzəru ḥāzrīn maḥzūrīn 3rd ḥəzru byəḥᵊzru yəḥᵊzru

6 Hamzated verbs ʾaCaC – yāCoC | ʾaxad – yāxod ‘to take’

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Sg. 1st ʾaxádᵊt bāxod ʾāxod 2nd m. ʾaxádᵊt btāxod tāxod xōd ʾāxed maʾxūd 2nd f. ʾaxádti btāxdi tāxdi xədi ʾāxde maʾxūde 3rd m. ʾáxad byāxod yāxod 3rd f. ʾáxdet btāxod tāxod Pl. 1st ʾaxádna mnāxod nāxod 2nd ʾaxádtu btāxdu tāxdu xədu ʾāxdīn maʾxūdīn 3rd ʾáxadu byāxdu yāxdu

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7 Assimilated verbs waCaC – yūCeC | waṣaf – yūṣef/yǝṣef ‘to describe’

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Sg. 1st waṣáfᵊt būṣef/bəṣef ʾūṣef/ʾəṣef 2nd m. waṣáfᵊt btūṣef/btəṣef tūṣef/təṣef wṣēf wāṣef mawṣūf 2nd f. waṣáfti btūṣfi/btəṣǝfi tūṣfi/təṣǝfi wṣəfi wāṣfe mawṣūfe 3rd m. wáṣaf byūṣef/byəṣef yūṣef/yəṣef 3rd f. wáṣfet btūṣef/btəṣef tūṣef/təṣef Pl. 1st waṣáfna mnūṣef/mnəṣef nūṣef/nəṣef 2nd waṣáftu btūṣfu/btəṣǝfu tūṣfu/təṣǝfu wṣəfu wāṣfīn mawṣūfīn 3rd wáṣafu byūṣfu/byəṣǝfu yūṣfu/yəṣǝfu

8 Assimilated verbs wǝCeC – yūCaC | wǝṣel – yūṣal/yǝṣal ‘to arrive’

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Sg. 1st wṣəlᵊt būṣal/bəṣal ʾūṣal/ʾəṣal 2nd m. wṣəlᵊt btūṣal/btəṣal tūṣal/təṣal wṣāl waṣlān/wāṣel mawṣūl 2nd f. wṣəlti btūṣali/btəṣali tūṣali/təṣali wṣáli waṣlāne/wāṣle mawṣūle 3rd m. wəṣel byūṣal/byəṣal yūṣal/yəṣal 3rd f. wəṣlet btūṣal/btəṣal tūṣal/təṣal Pl. 1st wṣəlna mnūṣal/mnəṣal nūṣal/nəṣal 2nd wṣəltu btūṣalu/btəṣalu tūṣalu/təṣalu wṣálu waṣlānīn/wāṣlīn mawṣūlīn 3rd wəṣlu byūṣalu/byəṣalu yūṣalu/yəṣalu

9 The assimilated verb yǝbes – yības/yǝbas ‘to dry, be dry’

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Sg. 1st ybəsᵊt bības/bəbas ʾības/ʾəbas 2nd m. ybəsᵊt btības/btəbas tības/təbas ybās yabsān/yābes - 2nd f. ybəsti btībasi/btəbasi tībasi/təbasi ybási yabsāne/yābse - 3rd m. yəbes byības/byəbas yības/yəbas 3rd f. yəbset btības/btəbas tības/təbas Pl. 1st ybəsna mnības/mnəbas nības/nəbas 2nd ybəstu btībasu/btəbasu tībasu/təbasu ybásu yabsānīn/yābsīn - 3rd yəbsu byībasu/byəbasu yībasu/yəbasu

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10 Doubled verbs CaC – yCǝC | ḥaṭṭ – yḥǝṭṭ ‘to put, place’

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Sg. 1st ḥaṭṭēt bḥəṭṭ ḥəṭṭ 2nd m. ḥaṭṭēt bǝtḥəṭṭ tḥəṭṭ ḥəṭṭ ḥāṭeṭ maḥṭūṭ 2nd f. ḥaṭṭēti bǝtḥəṭṭi tḥəṭṭi ḥəṭṭi ḥāṭṭa maḥṭūṭa 3rd m. ḥáṭṭ byḥəṭṭ yḥəṭṭ 3rd f. ḥáṭṭet bǝtḥəṭṭ tḥəṭṭ Pl. 1st ḥaṭṭēna mǝnḥəṭṭ nḥəṭṭ 2nd ḥaṭṭētu bǝtḥəṭṭu tḥəṭṭu ḥəṭṭu ḥāṭṭīn maḥṭūṭīn 3rd ḥáṭṭu byḥəṭṭu yḥəṭṭu

11 Doubled verbs CaC – yCaC | ʿaḍḍ – yʿaḍḍ ‘to bite’

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Sg. 1st ʿaḍḍēt bʿáḍḍ ʿáḍḍ 2nd m. ʿaḍḍēt bǝtʿáḍḍ tʿáḍḍ ʿáḍḍ ʿāḍeḍ maʿḍūḍ 2nd f. ʿaḍḍēti bǝtʿáḍḍi tʿáḍḍi ʿáḍḍi ʿāḍḍa maʿḍūḍa 3rd m. ʿáḍḍ byʿáḍḍ yʿáḍḍ 3rd f. ʿáḍḍet bǝtʿáḍḍ tʿáḍḍ Pl. 1st ʿaḍḍēna mǝnʿáḍḍ nʿáḍḍ 2nd ʿaḍḍētu bǝtʿáḍḍu tʿáḍḍu ʿáḍḍu ʿāḍḍīn maʿḍūḍīn 3rd ʿáḍḍu byʿáḍḍu yʿáḍḍu

12 Hollow verbs CāC – yCāC | nām – ynām ‘to sleep’

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Sg. 1st nəmᵊt bnām nām 2nd m. nəmᵊt bǝtnām tnām nām nāyem - 2nd f. nəmti bǝtnāmi tnāmi nāmi nāyme - 3rd m. nām bynām ynām 3rd f. nāmet bǝtnām tnām Pl. 1st nəmna mǝnnām nnām 2nd nəmtu bǝtnāmu tnāmu nāmu nāymīn - 3rd nāmu bynāmu ynāmu

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13 Hollow verbs CāC – yCīC | žāb – yžīb ‘to bring’

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Sg. 1st žəbᵊt bžīb žīb 2nd m. žəbᵊt bǝtžīb tžīb žīb žāyeb - 2nd f. žəbti bǝtžībi tžībi žībi žāybe - 3rd m. žāb byžīb yžīb 3rd f. žābet bǝtžīb tžīb Pl. 1st žəbna mǝnžīb nžīb 2nd žəbtu bǝtžību tžību žību žāybīn - 3rd žābu byžību yžību

14 Hollow verbs CāC – yCūC | šāf – yšūf ‘to see’

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Sg. 1st šəfᵊt bšūf šūf 2nd m. šəfᵊt bǝtšūf tšūf šūf šāyef - 2nd f. šəfti bǝtšūfi tšūfi šūfi šāyfe - 3rd m. šāf byšūf yšūf 3rd f. šāfet bǝtšūf tšūf Pl. 1st šəfna mǝnšūf nšūf 2nd šəftu bǝtšūfu tšūfu šūfu šāyfīn - 3rd šāfu byšūfu yšūfu

15 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCa | raʿa – yǝrʿa ‘to graze, tend’

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Sg. 1st raʿēt bərʿa ʾərʿa 2nd m. raʿēt btərʿa tərʿa ʾərʿa rāʿi mərʿi 2nd f. raʿēti btərʿi tərʿi ʾərʿi rāʿye mərʿíyye 3rd m. ráʿa byərʿa yərʿa 3rd f. ráʿet btərʿa tərʿa Pl. 1st raʿēna mnərʿa nərʿa 2nd raʿētu btərʿu tərʿu ʾərʿu rāʿyīn mərʿiyyīn 3rd ráʿu byərʿu yərʿu

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16 Defective verbs CaCa – yǝCCi | ḥaka – yǝḥki ‘to speak, talk’

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Sg. 1st ḥakēt bəḥki ʾəḥki 2nd m. ḥakēt btəḥki təḥki ʾəḥki ḥāki məḥki 2nd f. ḥakēti btəḥki təḥki ʾəḥki ḥākye məḥkíyye 3rd m. ḥáka byəḥki yəḥki 3rd f. ḥáket btəḥki təḥki Pl. 1st ḥakēna mnəḥki nəḥki 2nd ḥakētu btəḥku təḥku ʾəḥku ḥākyīn məḥkiyyīn 3rd ḥáku byəḥku yəḥku

17 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCa | nǝsi – yǝnsa ‘to forget’

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Sg. 1st nsīt bənsa ʾənsa 2nd m. nsīt btənsa tənsa ʾənsa nasyān mənsi 2nd f. nsīti btənsi tənsi ʾənsi nasyāne mənsíyye 3rd m. nəsi byənsa yənsa 3rd f. nəsyet btənsa tənsa Pl. 1st nsīna mnənsa nənsa 2nd nsītu btənsu tənsu ʾənsu nasyānīn mənsiyyīn 3rd nəsyu byənsu yənsu

18 Defective verbs CǝCi – yǝCCi | bǝki – yǝbki ‘to cry’

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Sg. 1st bkīt bəbki ʾəbki 2nd m. bkīt btəbki təbki ʾəbki bakyān *məbki 2nd f. bkīti btəbki təbki ʾəbki bakyāne *məbkíyye 3rd m. bəki byəbki yəbki 3rd f. bəkyet btəbki təbki Pl. 1st bkīna mnəbki nəbki 2nd bkītu btəbku təbku ʾəbku bakyānīn *məbkiyyīn 3rd bəkyu byəbku yəbku

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19 The defective verb ʿaṭa – yaʿṭi ‘to give’

I

Sg. 1st ʿaṭēt báʿṭi ʾáʿṭi 2nd m. ʿaṭēt btáʿṭi táʿṭi ʿáṭi/hāt ʿāṭi - 2nd f. ʿaṭēti btáʿṭi táʿṭi ʿáṭi/hāti ʿāṭye - 3rd m. ʿáṭa byáʿṭi yáʿṭi 3rd f. ʿáṭet btáʿṭi táʿṭi Pl. 1st ʿaṭēna mnáʿṭi náʿṭi 2nd ʿaṭētu btáʿṭu táʿṭu ʿáṭu/hātu ʿāṭyīn - 3rd ʿáṭu byáʿṭu yáʿṭu

20 The doubly-weak verb ʾǝža – yǝži ‘to come’

I

Sg. 1st ʾžīt bəži ʾəži 2nd m. ʾžīt btəži təži táʿa žāye - 2nd f. ʾžīti btəži təži táʿi žāye - 3rd m. ʾəža byəži yəži 3rd f. ʾəžet btəži təži Pl. 1st ʾžīna mnəži nəži 2nd ʾžītu btəžu təžu táʿu žāyīn - 3rd ʾəžu byəžu yəžu

21 Doubly-weak verbs waCa – yūCi | wafa – yūfi ‘to pay, cover (costs)’

I

Sg. 1st wafēt būfi ʾūfi 2nd m. wafēt btūfi tūfi ʾūfi wāfi məwfi 2nd f. wafēti btūfi tūfi ʾūfi wāfye məwfíyye 3rd m. wáfa byūfi yūfi 3rd f. wáfet btūfi tūfi Pl. 1st wafēna mnūfi nūfi 2nd wafētu btūfu tūfu ʾūfu wāfyīn məwfiyyīn 3rd wáfu byūfu yūfu

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22 Doubly-weak verbs wǝCi – yūCa | wǝʿi – yūʿa ‘to be careful’

I

Sg. 1st wʿīt būʿa ʾūʿa 2nd m. wʿīt btūʿa tūʿa ʾūʿa waʿyān - 2nd f. wʿīti btūʿi tūʿi ʾūʿi waʿyāne - 3rd m. wəʿ i byūʿa yūʿa 3rd f. wəʿ yet btūʿa tūʿa Pl. 1st wʿīna mnūʿa nūʿa 2nd wʿītu btūʿu tūʿu ʾūʿu waʿyānīn - 3rd wəʿ yu byūʿu yūʿu

23 Regular verbs CaCaC – yCaCeC | sakkar – ysakker ‘to close’

II

Sg. 1st sakkárᵊt bsákker sákker 2nd m. sakkárᵊt bǝtsákker tsákker sákker msákker msákkar 2nd f. sakkárti bǝtsákkri tsákkri sákkri msákkra msákkara 3rd m. sákkar bysákker ysákker 3rd f. sákkaret bǝtsákker tsákker Pl. 1st sakkárna mǝnsákker nsákker 2nd sakkártu bǝtsákkru tsákkru sákkru msakkrīn msakkarīn 3rd sákkaru bysákkru ysákkru

24 The regular verb sammam – ysammem ‘to poison’

II

Sg. 1st sammámᵊt bsámmem sámmem 2nd m. sammámᵊt bǝtsámmem tsámmem sámmem msámmem msámmam 2nd f. sammámti bǝtsámmǝmi tsámmǝmi sámmǝmi msámmǝme msámmame 3rd m. sámmam bysámmem ysámmem 3rd f. sámmamet bǝtsámmem tsámmem Pl. 1st sammámna mǝnsámmem nsámmem 2nd sammámtu bǝtsámmǝmu tsámmǝmu sámmǝmu msammǝmīn msammamīn 3rd sámmamu bysámmǝmu ysámmǝmu

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25 Defective verbs CaCa – yCaCi | ġanna – yġanni ‘to sing’

II

Sg. 1st ġannēt bġánni ġánni 2nd m. ġannēt bǝtġánni tġánni ġánni mġánni mġánna 2nd f. ġannēti bǝtġánni tġánni ġánni mġánnye mġannāye 3rd m. ġanna byġánni yġánni 3rd f. ġannet bǝtġánni tġánni Pl. 1st ġannēna mǝnġánni nġánni 2nd ġannētu bǝtġánnu tġánnu ġánnu mġannyīn mġannāyīn 3rd ġannu byġánnu yġánnu

26 Regular verbs CāCaC – yCāCeC | fāṣal – yfāṣel ‘to haggle, bargain’

III

Sg. 1st fāṣálᵊt bfāṣel fāṣel 2nd m. fāṣálᵊt bǝtfāṣel tfāṣel fāṣel mfāṣel mfāṣal 2nd f. fāṣálti bǝtfāṣli tfāṣli fāṣli mfāṣle mfāṣale 3rd m. fāṣal byfāṣel yfāṣel 3rd f. fāṣalet bǝtfāṣel tfāṣel Pl. 1st fāṣálna mǝnfāṣel nfāṣel 2nd fāṣáltu bǝtfāṣlu tfāṣlu fāṣlu mfāṣlīn mfāṣalīn 3rd fāṣalu byfāṣlu yfāṣlu

27 Defective verbs CāCa – yCāCi | sāwa – ysāwi ‘to make, to do’

III

Sg. 1st sāwēt bsāwi sāwi 2nd m. sāwēt bǝtsāwi tsāwi sāwi msāwi msāwa 2nd f. sāwēti bǝtsāwi tsāwi sāwi msāwye msawāye 3rd m. sāwa bysāwi ysāwi 3rd f. sāwet bǝtsāwi tsāwi Pl. 1st sāwēna mǝnsāwi nsāwi 2nd sāwētu bǝtsāwu tsāwu sāwu msāwyīn msawāyīn 3rd sāwu bysāwu ysāwu

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28 Regular verbs ʾaCCaC – yǝCCeC | ʾakram – yǝkrem ‘to honor’

IV

Sg. 1st ʾakrámᵊt bəkrem ʾəkrem 2nd m. ʾakrámᵊt btəkrem təkrem ʾákram mʾákrem mʾákram 2nd f. ʾakrámti btəkᵊrmi təkᵊrmi ʾákrami mʾákᵊrme mʾákrame 3rd m. ʾákram byəkrem yəkrem 3rd f. ʾákramet btəkrem təkrem Pl. 1st ʾakrámna mnəkrem nəkrem 2nd ʾakrámtu btəkᵊrmu təkᵊrmu ʾákramu mʾakᵊrmīn mʾakramīn 3rd ʾákramu byəkᵊrmu yəkᵊrmu

29 Regular verbs tCaCaC – yǝtCaCaC | tʾaxxar – yǝtʾaxxar ‘to be late’

V

Sg. 1st tʾaxxárᵊt bǝtʾáxxar ʾǝtʾáxxar 2nd m. tʾaxxárᵊt btǝtʾáxxar tǝtʾáxxar tʾáxxar mǝtʾáxxer - 2nd f. tʾaxxárti btǝtʾáxxari tǝtʾáxxari tʾáxxari mǝtʾáxxra - 3rd m. tʾáxxar byǝtʾáxxar yǝtʾáxxar 3rd f. tʾáxxaret btǝtʾáxxar tǝtʾáxxar Pl. 1st tʾaxxárna mnǝtʾáxxar nǝtʾáxxar 2nd tʾaxxártu btǝtʾáxxaru tǝtʾáxxaru tʾáxxaru mǝtʾaxxrīn - 3rd tʾáxxaru byǝtʾáxxaru yǝtʾáxxaru

30 Defective verbs tCaCa – yǝtCaCa | tġaṭṭa – yǝtġaṭṭa ‘to be covered’

V

Sg. 1st tġaṭṭēt bǝtġáṭṭa ʾǝtġáṭṭa 2nd m. tġaṭṭēt btǝtġáṭṭa tǝtġáṭṭa tġáṭṭa mǝtġáṭṭi - 2nd f. tġaṭṭēti btǝtġáṭṭi tǝtġáṭṭi tġáṭṭi mǝtġáṭṭye - 3rd m. tġáṭṭa byǝtġáṭṭa yǝtġáṭṭa 3rd f. tġáṭṭet btǝtġáṭṭa tǝtġáṭṭa Pl. 1st tġaṭṭēna mnǝtġáṭṭa nǝtġáṭṭa 2nd tġaṭṭētu btǝtġáṭṭu tǝtġáṭṭu tġáṭṭu mǝtġaṭṭyīn - 3rd tġáṭṭu byǝtġáṭṭu yǝtġáṭṭu

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31 Regular verbs tCāCaC – yǝtCāCaC | ttāwab – yǝttāwab ‘to yawn’

VI

Sg. 1st ttāwábᵊt bəttāwab ʾəttāwab 2nd m. ttāwábᵊt btǝttāwab təttāwab ttāwab mǝttāweb - 2nd f. ttāwábti btǝttāwabi təttāwabi ttāwabi mǝttāwbe - 3rd m. ttāwab byǝttāwab yəttāwab 3rd f. ttāwabet btǝttāwab təttāwab Pl. 1st ttāwábna mnǝttāwab nəttāwab 2nd ttāwábtu btǝttāwabu təttāwabu ttāwabu mǝttāwbīn - 3rd ttāwabu byǝttāwabu yəttāwabu

32 Defective verbs tCāCa – yǝtCāCa | tsāwa – yǝtsāwa ‘to be made’

VI

Sg. 1st tsāwēt bǝtsāwa ʾǝtsāwa 2nd m. tsāwēt btǝtsāwa tǝtsāwa tsāwa mǝtsāwi - 2nd f. tsāwēti btǝtsāwi tǝtsāwi tsāwi mǝtsāwye - 3rd m. tsāwa byǝtsāwa yǝtsāwa 3rd f. tsāwet btǝtsāwa tǝtsāwa Pl. 1st tsāwēna mnǝtsāwa nǝtsāwa 2nd tsāwētu btǝtsāwu tǝtsāwu tsāwu mǝtsāwyīn - 3rd tsāwu byǝtsāwu yǝtsāwu

33 Regular verbs nCaCaC – yǝnCǝCeC | nfataḥ - yǝnfǝteḥ ‘to open, be opened’

VII

Sg. 1st nfatáḥᵊt bǝnfəteḥ ʾǝnfəteḥ 2nd m. nfatáḥᵊt btǝnfəteḥ tǝnfəteḥ nfəteḥ mǝnfəteḥ - 2nd f. nfatáḥti btǝnfətḥi tǝnfətḥi nfətḥi mǝnfətḥa - 3rd m. nfátaḥ byǝnfəteḥ yǝnfəteḥ 3rd f. nfátḥet btǝnfəteḥ tǝnfəteḥ Pl. 1st nfatáḥna mnǝnfəteḥ nǝnfəteḥ 2nd nfatáḥtu btǝnfətḥu tǝnfətḥu nfətḥu mǝnfətḥīn - 3rd nfátaḥu byǝnfətḥu yǝnfətḥu

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34 Doubled verbs nCaC – yǝnCaC | nṣaff – yǝnṣaff ‘to be lined up’

VII

Sg. 1st nṣaffēt bǝnṣáff ʾǝnṣáff 2nd m. nṣaffēt btǝnṣáff tǝnṣáff nṣáff mǝnṣáff - 2nd f. nṣaffēti btǝnṣáffi tǝnṣáffi nṣáffi mǝnṣáffe - 3rd m. nṣáff byǝnṣáff yǝnṣáff 3rd f. nṣáffet btǝnṣáff tǝnṣáff Pl. 1st nṣaffēna mnǝnṣáff nǝnṣáff 2nd nṣaffētu btǝnṣáffu tǝnṣáffu nṣáffu mǝnṣaffīn - 3rd nṣáffu byǝnṣáffu yǝnṣáffu

35 Hollow verbs nCāC – yǝnCāC | nšāf – yǝnšāf ‘to be seen’

VII

Sg. 1st nšəfᵊt bǝnšāf ʾǝnšāf 2nd m. nšəfᵊt btǝnšāf tǝnšāf nšāf mǝnšāf - 2nd f. nšəfti btǝnšāfi tǝnšāfi nšāfi mǝnšāfe - 3rd m. nšāf byǝnšāf yǝnšāf 3rd f. nšāfet btǝnšāf tǝnšāf Pl. 1st nšəfna mnǝnšāf nǝnšāf 2nd nšəftu btǝnšāfu tǝnšāfu nšāfu mǝnšāfīn - 3rd nšāfu byǝnšāfu yǝnšāfu

36 Defective verbs nCaCa – yǝnCaCa | nʿada – yǝnʿada ‘to be infected’

VII

Sg. 1st nʿadēt bǝnʿáda ʾǝnʿáda 2nd m. nʿadēt btǝnʿáda tǝnʿáda nʿáda mǝnʿádi - 2nd f. nʿadēti btǝnʿádi tǝnʿádi nʿádi mǝnʿádye - 3rd m. nʿáda byǝnʿáda yǝnʿáda 3rd f. nʿádet btǝnʿáda tǝnʿáda Pl. 1st nʿadēna mnǝnʿáda nǝnʿáda 2nd nʿadētu btǝnʿádu tǝnʿádu nʿádu mǝnʿadyīn - 3rd nʿádu byǝnʿádu yǝnʿádu

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37 Defective verbs nCaCa – yǝnCǝCi | nkasa – yǝnkǝsi ‘to be clothed’

VII

Sg. 1st nkasēt bǝnkəsi ʾǝnkəsi 2nd m. nkasēt btǝnkəsi tǝnkəsi nkəsi mǝnkəsi - 2nd f. nkasēti btǝnkəsi tǝnkəsi nkəsi mǝnkəsye - 3rd m. nkása byǝnkəsi yǝnkəsi 3rd f. nkáset btǝnkəsi tǝnkəsi Pl. 1st nkasēna mnǝnkəsi nǝnkəsi 2nd nkasētu btǝnkəsu tǝnkəsu nkəsu mǝnkəsyīn - 3rd nkásu byǝnkəsu yǝnkəsu

38 Regular verbs CtaCaC – yǝCtǝCeC | štaġal – yǝštǝġel ‘to work’

VIII

Sg. 1st štaġálᵊt bǝštəġel ʾǝštəġel 2nd m. štaġálᵊt btǝštəġel tǝštəġel štəġel mǝštəġel - 2nd f. štaġálti btǝštəġli tǝštəġli štəġli mǝštəġle - 3rd m. štáġal byǝštəġel yǝštəġel 3rd f. štáġlet btǝštəġel tǝštəġel Pl. 1st štaġálna mnǝštəġel nǝštəġel 2nd štaġáltu btǝštəġlu tǝštəġlu štəġlu mǝštəġlīn - 3rd štáġalu byǝštəġlu yǝštəġlu

39 Assimilated verbs ttaCaC – yǝttǝCeC | ttafaʾ – yǝttǝfeʾ ‘to agree’

VIII

Sg. 1st ttafáʾᵊt bǝttəfeʾ ʾǝttəfeʾ 2nd m. ttafáʾᵊt btǝttəfeʾ tǝttəfeʾ ttəfeʾ mǝttəfeʾ - 2nd f. ttafáʾti btǝttəfʾi tǝttəfʾi ttəfʾi mǝttəfʾe - 3rd m. ttáfaʾ byǝttəfeʾ yǝttəfeʾ 3rd f. ttáfʾet btǝttəfeʾ tǝttəfeʾ Pl. 1st ttafáʾna mnǝttəfeʾ nǝttəfeʾ 2nd ttafáʾtu btǝttəfʾu tǝttəfʾu ttəfʾu mǝttəfʾīn - 3rd ttáfʾu byǝttəfʾu yǝttəfʾu

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40 Doubled verbs CtaC – yǝCtaC | ḥtažž – yǝḥtažž ‘to protest’

VIII

Sg. 1st ḥtažžēt bǝḥtážž ʾǝḥtážž 2nd m. ḥtažžēt btǝḥtážž tǝḥtážž ḥtážž mǝḥtážž - 2nd f. ḥtažžēti btǝḥtážži tǝḥtážži ḥtážži mǝḥtážže - 3rd m. ḥtážž byǝḥtážž yǝḥtážž 3rd f. ḥtážžet btǝḥtážž tǝḥtážž Pl. 1st ḥtažžēna mnǝḥtážž nǝḥtážž 2nd ḥtažžētu btǝḥtážžu tǝḥtážžu ḥtážžu mǝḥtažžīn - 3rd ḥtážžu byǝḥtážžu yǝḥtážžu

41 Hollow verbs CtāC – yǝCtāC | rtāḥ - yǝrtāḥ ‘to relax’

VIII

Sg. 1st rtəḥᵊt bǝrtāḥ ʾǝrtāḥ 2nd m. rtəḥᵊt btǝrtāḥ tǝrtāḥ rtāḥ mǝrtāḥ - 2nd f. rtəḥti btǝrtāḥi tǝrtāḥi rtāḥi mǝrtāḥa - 3rd m. rtāḥ byǝrtāḥ yǝrtāḥ 3rd f. rtāḥet btǝrtāḥ tǝrtāḥ Pl. 1st rtəḥna mnǝrtāḥ nǝrtāḥ 2nd rtəḥtu btǝrtāḥu tǝrtāḥu rtāḥu mǝrtāḥīn - 3rd rtāḥu byǝrtāḥu yǝrtāḥu

42 Defective verbs CtaCa – yǝCtaCa | ltaʾa – yǝltaʾa ‘to be found’

VIII

Sg. 1st ltaʾēt bǝltáʾa ʾǝltáʾa 2nd m. ltaʾēt btǝltáʾa tǝltáʾa ltáʾa mǝltáʾa - 2nd f. ltaʾēti btǝltáʾi tǝltáʾi ltáʾi mǝltəʾ ye - 3rd m. ltáʾa byǝltáʾa yǝltáʾa 3rd f. ltáʾet btǝltáʾa tǝltáʾa Pl. 1st ltaʾēna mnǝltáʾa nǝltáʾa 2nd ltaʾētu btǝltáʾu tǝltáʾu ltáʾu mǝltəʾyīn - 3rd ltáʾu byǝltáʾu yǝltáʾu

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43 Defective verbs CtaCa – yǝCtǝCi | štara – yǝštǝri ‘to buy’

VIII

Sg. 1st štarēt bǝštəri ʾǝštəri 2nd m. štarēt btǝštəri tǝštəri štəri mǝštəri - 2nd f. štarēti btǝštəri tǝštəri štəri mǝštərye - 3rd m. štára byǝštəri yǝštəri 3rd f. štáret btǝštəri tǝštəri Pl. 1st štarēna mnǝštəri nǝštəri 2nd štarētu btǝštəru tǝštəru štəru mǝštəryīn - 3rd štáru byǝštəru yǝštəru

44 Regular verbs CCaC – yǝCCaC | xḍarr – yǝxḍarr ‘to become green’

IX

Sg. 1st xḍarrēt bǝxḍárr ʾǝxḍárr 2nd m. xḍarrēt btǝxḍárr tǝxḍárr xḍárr mǝxḍárr - 2nd f. xḍarrēt btǝxḍárri tǝxḍárri xḍárri mǝxḍárra - 3rd m. xḍárr byǝxḍárr yǝxḍárr 3rd f. xḍárret btǝxḍárr tǝxḍárr Pl. 1st xḍarrēna mnǝxḍárr nǝxḍárr 2nd xḍarrētu btǝxḍárru tǝxḍárru xḍárru mǝxḍarrīn - 3rd xḍárru byǝxḍárru yǝxḍárru

45 Regular verbs staCCaC – yǝstaCCeC | staʿžal – yǝstaʿžel ‘to hurry, hasten’

X

Sg. 1st staʿžálᵊt bǝstáʿžel ʾǝstáʿžel 2nd m. staʿžálᵊt btǝstáʿžel tǝstáʿžel stáʿžel mǝstáʿžel mǝstáʿžal 2nd f. staʿžálti btǝstáʿᵊžli tǝstáʿᵊžli stáʿᵊžli mǝstáʿᵊžle mǝstáʿžale 3rd m. stáʿžal byǝstáʿžel yǝstáʿžel 3rd f. stáʿžalet btǝstáʿžel tǝstáʿžel Pl. 1st staʿžálna mnǝstáʿžel nǝstáʿžel 2nd staʿžáltu btǝstáʿᵊžlu tǝstáʿᵊžlu stáʿᵊžlu mǝstaʿᵊžlīn mǝstaʿžalīn 3rd stáʿžalu byǝstáʿᵊžlu yǝstáʿᵊžlu

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46 Hamzated verbs stāCaC – yǝstāCeC | stāhal – yǝstāhel ‘to deserve, merit’

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Sg. 1st stāhálᵊt bǝstāhel ʾǝstāhel 2nd m. stāhálᵊt btǝstāhel tǝstāhel *stāhel mǝstāhel - 2nd f. stāhálti btǝstāhli tǝstāhli *stāhli mǝstāhle - 3rd m. stāhal byǝstāhel yǝstāhel 3rd f. stāhalet btǝstāhel tǝstāhel Pl. 1st stāhálna mnǝstāhel nǝstāhel 2nd stāháltu btǝstāhlu tǝstāhlu *stāhlu mǝstāhlīn - 3rd stāhalu byǝstāhlu yǝstāhlu

47 Doubled verbs staCaC – yǝstaCǝC | staġall – yǝstaġǝll ‘to exploit’

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Sg. 1st staġallēt bǝstaġəll ʾǝstaġəll 2nd m. staġallēt btǝstaġəll tǝstaġəll staġəll mǝstaġəll mǝstaġáll 2nd f. staġallēti btǝstaġəlli tǝstaġəlli staġəlli mǝstaġəlle mǝstaġálle 3rd m. staġáll byǝstaġəll yǝstaġəll 3rd f. staġállet btǝstaġəll tǝstaġəll Pl. 1st staġallēna mnǝstaġəll nǝstaġəll 2nd staġallētu btǝstaġəllu tǝstaġəllu staġəllu mǝstaġəllīn mǝstaġallīn 3rd staġállu byǝstaġəllu yǝstaġəllu

48 Hollow verbs staCāC – yǝstCīC | starāḥ - yǝstrīḥ ‘to relax’

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Sg. 1st staráḥᵊt bǝstrīḥ ʾǝstrīḥ 2nd m. staráḥᵊt btǝstrīḥ tǝstrīḥ strīḥ mǝstrīḥ mǝstrāḥ 2nd f. staráḥti btǝstrīḥi tǝstrīḥi strīḥi mǝstrīḥa mǝstrāḥa 3rd m. starāḥ byǝstrīḥ yǝstrīḥ 3rd f. starāḥet btǝstrīḥ tǝstrīḥ Pl. 1st staráḥna mnǝstrīḥ nǝstrīḥ 2nd staráḥtu btǝstrīḥu tǝstrīḥu strīḥu mǝstrīḥīn mǝstrāḥīn 3rd starāḥu byǝstrīḥu yǝstrīḥu

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49 Defective verbs staCCa – yǝstaCCi | staḥla – yǝstaḥli ‘to find sweet’

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Sg. 1st staḥlēt bǝstáḥli ʾǝstáḥli 2nd m. staḥlēt btǝstáḥli tǝstáḥli stáḥli mǝstáḥli mǝstáḥla 2nd f. staḥlēti btǝstáḥli tǝstáḥli stáḥli mǝstáḥᵊlye mǝstaḥlāye 3rd m. stáḥla byǝstáḥli yǝstáḥli 3rd f. stáḥlet btǝstáḥli tǝstáḥli Pl. 1st staḥlēna mnǝstáḥli nǝstáḥli 2nd staḥlētu btǝstáḥlu tǝstáḥlu stáḥlu mǝstaḥᵊlyīn mǝstaḥlāyīn 3rd stáḥlu byǝstáḥlu yǝstáḥlu

50 Regular verbs CaCCaC – yCaCCeC | fatfat – yfatfet ‘to crumble’

Iq

Sg. 1st fatfátᵊt bfátfet fátfet 2nd m. fatfátᵊt bǝtfátfet tfátfet fátfet mfátfet mfátfat 2nd f. fatfátti bǝtfátᵊfti tfátᵊfti fátᵊfti mfátᵊfte mfátfate 3rd m. fátfat byfátfet yfátfet 3rd f. fátfatet bǝtfátfet tfátfet Pl. 1st fatfátna mǝnfátfet nfátfet 2nd fatfáttu bǝtfátᵊftu tfátᵊftu fátᵊftu mfatᵊftīn mfatfatīn 3rd fátfatu byfátᵊftu yfátᵊftu

51 The regular verb baxšaš – ybaxšeš ‘to tip, fee’

Iq

Sg. 1st baxšášᵊt bbáxšeš báxšeš 2nd m. baxšášᵊt bǝtbáxšeš tbáxšeš báxšeš mbáxšeš mbáxšaš 2nd f. baxšášti bǝtbáxšǝši tbáxšǝši báxšǝši mbáxšǝše mbáxšaše 3rd m. báxšaš bybáxšeš ybáxšeš 3rd f. báxšašet bǝtbáxšeš tbáxšeš Pl. 1st baxšášna mǝnbáxšeš nbáxšeš 2nd baxšáštu bǝtbáxšǝšu tbáxšǝšu báxšǝšu mbaxšǝšīn mbaxšašīn 3rd báxšašu bybáxšǝšu ybáxšǝšu

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52 Regular verbs CēCaC – yCēCeC | nēšan – ynēšen ‘to aim’

Iq

Sg. 1st nēšánᵊt bnēšen nēšen 2nd m. nēšánᵊt bǝtnēšen tnēšen nēšen mnēšen mnēšan 2nd f. nēšánti bǝtnēšni tnēšni nēšni mnēšne mnēšane 3rd m. nēšan bynēšen ynēšen 3rd f. nēšanet bǝtnēšen tnēšen Pl. 1st nēšánna mǝnnēšen nnēšen 2nd nēšántu bǝtnēšnu tnēšnu nēšnu mnēšnīn mnēšanīn 3rd nēšanu bynēšnu ynēšnu

53 Regular verbs CōCaC – yCōCeC | zōzaʾ - yzōzeʾ ‘to decorate’

Iq

Sg. 1st zōzáʾᵊt bzōzeʾ zōzeʾ 2nd m. zōzáʾᵊt bǝtzōzeʾ tzōzeʾ zōzeʾ mzōzeʾ mzōzaʾ 2nd f. zōzáʾti bǝtzōzʾi tzōzʾi zōzʾi mzōzʾa mzōzaʾa 3rd m. zōzaʾ byzōzeʾ yzōzeʾ 3rd f. zōzaʾet bǝtzōzeʾ tzōzeʾ Pl. 1st zōzáʾna mǝnzōzeʾ nzōzeʾ 2nd zōzáʾtu bǝtzōzʾu tzōzʾu zōzʾu mzōzʾīn mzōzaʾīn 3rd zōzáʾu byzōzʾu yzōzʾu

54 Defective verbs CaCCa – yCaCCi | farša – yfarši ‘to brush’

Iq

Sg. 1st faršēt bfárši fárši 2nd m. faršēt bǝtfárši tfárši fárši mfárši mfárša 2nd f. faršēti bǝtfárši tfárši fárši mfárᵊšye mfáršāye 3rd m. fárša byfárši yfárši 3rd f. fáršet bǝtfárši tfárši Pl. 1st faršēna mǝnfárši nfárši 2nd faršētu bǝtfáršu tfáršu fáršu mfarᵊšyīn mfaršāyīn 3rd fáršu byfáršu yfáršu

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55 Defective verbs CōCa – yCōCi | bōya – ybōyi ‘to polish’

Iq

Sg. 1st bōyēt bbōyi bōyi 2nd m. bōyēt bǝtbōyi tbōyi bōyi mbōyi mbōya 2nd f. bōyēti bǝtbōyi tbōyi bōyi mbōyye mbōyāye 3rd m. bōya bybōyi ybōyi 3rd f. bōyet bǝtbōyi tbōyi Pl. 1st bōyēna mǝnbōyi nbōyi 2nd bōyētu bǝtbōyu tbōyu bōyu mbōyyīn mbōyāyīn 3rd bōyu bybōyu ybōyu

56 Regular verbs tCaCCaC – yǝtCaCCaC | tdaḥraž – yǝtdaḥraž ‘to roll, roll along’

IIq

Sg. 1st tdaḥrážᵊt bǝtdáḥraž ʾǝtdáḥraž 2nd m. tdaḥrážᵊt btǝtdáḥraž tǝtdáḥraž tdáḥraž mǝtdáḥrež - 2nd f. tdaḥrážti btǝtdáḥraži tǝtdáḥraži tdáḥraži mǝtdáḥᵊrže - 3rd m. tdáḥraž byǝtdáḥraž yǝtdáḥraž 3rd f. tdáḥražet btǝtdáḥraž tǝtdáḥraž Pl. 1st tdaḥrážna mnǝtdáḥraž nǝtdáḥraž 2nd tdaḥrážtu btǝtdáḥražu tǝtdáḥražu tdáḥražu mǝtdaḥᵊržīn - 3rd tdáḥražu byǝtdáḥražu yǝtdáḥražu

57 Regular verbs tCēCaC – yǝtCēCaC | tšēṭan – yǝtšēṭan ‘to be naughty’

IIq

Sg. 1st tšēṭánᵊt bǝtšēṭan ʾǝtšēṭan 2nd m. tšēṭánᵊt btǝtšēṭan tǝtšēṭan tšēṭan mǝtšēṭen - 2nd f. tšēṭánti btǝtšēṭani tǝtšēṭani tšēṭani mǝtšēṭne - 3rd m. tšēṭan byǝtšēṭan yǝtšēṭan 3rd f. tšēṭanet btǝtšēṭan tǝtšēṭan Pl. 1st tšēṭánna mnǝtšēṭan nǝtšēṭan 2nd tšēṭántu btǝtšēṭanu tǝtšēṭanu tšēṭanu mǝtšēṭnīn - 3rd tšēṭanu byǝtšēṭanu yǝtšēṭanu

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58 Regular verbs tCōCaC – yǝtCōCaC | tsōlaʾ - yǝtsōlaʾ ‘to devour, gobble’

IIq

Sg. 1st tsōláʾᵊt bǝtsōlaʾ ʾǝtsōlaʾ 2nd m. tsōláʾᵊt btǝtsōlaʾ tǝtsōlaʾ tsōlaʾ mǝtsōleʾ - 2nd f. tsōláʾti btǝtsōlaʾi tǝtsōlaʾi tsōlaʾi mǝtsōlʾa - 3rd m. tsōlaʾ byǝtsōlaʾ yǝtsōlaʾ 3rd f. tsōlaʾet btǝtsōlaʾ tǝtsōlaʾ Pl. 1st tsōláʾna mnǝtsōlaʾ nǝtsōlaʾ 2nd tsōláʾtu btǝtsōlaʾu tǝtsōlaʾu tsōlaʾu mǝtsōlʾīn - 3rd tsōlaʾu byǝtsōlaʾu yǝtsōlaʾu

59 Defective verbs tCaCCa – yǝtCaCCa | tfarša – yǝtfarša ‘to be brushed’

IIq

Sg. 1st tfaršēt bǝtfárša ʾǝtfárša 2nd m. tfaršēt btǝtfárša tǝtfárša tfárša mǝtfárši - 2nd f. tfaršēti btǝtfárši tǝtfárši tfárši mǝtfárᵊšye - 3rd m. tfárša byǝtfárša yǝtfárša 3rd f. tfáršet btǝtfárša tǝtfárša Pl. 1st tfaršēna mnǝtfárša nǝtfárša 2nd tfaršētu btǝtfáršu tǝtfáršu tfáršu mǝtfarᵊšyīn - 3rd tfáršu byǝtfáršu yǝtfáršu

60 Defective verbs tCōCa – yǝtCōCa | tbōya – yǝtbōya ‘to be polished’

IIq

Sg. 1st tbōyēt bǝtbōya ʾǝtbōya 2nd m. tbōyēt btǝtbōya tǝtbōya tbōya mǝtbōyi - 2nd f. tbōyēti btǝtbōyi tǝtbōyi tbōyi mǝtbōyye - 3rd m. tbōya byǝtbōya yǝtbōya 3rd f. tbōyet btǝtbōya tǝtbōya Pl. 1st tbōyēna mnǝtbōya nǝtbōya 2nd tbōyētu btǝtbōyu tǝtbōyu tbōyu mǝtbōyyīn - 3rd tbōyu byǝtbōyu yǝtbōyu

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61 Regular verbs CCaCaC - yǝCCaCǝC | šmaʾazz – yǝšmaʾǝzz ‘to feel disgust, be sickened’

IVq

Sg. 1st šmaʾazzēt bǝšmaʾəzz ʾǝšmaʾəzz 2nd m. šmaʾazzēt btǝšmaʾəzz tǝšmaʾəzz šmaʾəzz mǝšmaʾəzz - 2nd f. šmaʾazzēti btǝšmaʾəzzi tǝšmaʾəzzi šmaʾəzzi mǝšmaʾəzze - 3rd m. šmaʾázz byǝšmaʾəzz yǝšmaʾəzz 3rd f. šmaʾázzet btǝšmaʾəzz tǝšmaʾəzz Pl. 1st šmaʾazzēna mnǝšmaʾəzz nǝšmaʾəzz 2nd šmaʾazzētu btǝšmaʾəzzu tǝšmaʾəzzu šmaʾəzzu mǝšmaʾəzzīn - 3rd šmaʾázzu byǝšmaʾəzzu yǝšmaʾəzzu

62 The defective verb laʾa – ylāʾi ‘to find’

Sg. 1st laʾēt blāʾi lāʾi 2nd m. laʾēt bǝtlāʾi tlāʾi lāʾi mlāʾi mlāʾa 2nd f. laʾēti bǝtlāʾi tlāʾi lāʾi mlāʾye mlāʾāye 3rd m. láʾa bylāʾi ylāʾi 3rd f. láʾet bǝtlāʾi tlāʾi Pl. 1st laʾēna mǝnlāʾi nlāʾi 2nd laʾētu bǝtlāʾu tlāʾu lāʾu mlāʾyīn mlāʾāyīn 3rd láʾu bylāʾu ylāʾu

63 Regular verbs ʾaCCaC – yʾaCCeC | ʾaḍrab – yʾaḍreb ‘to strike’

Sg. 1st ʾaḍrábᵊt bʾáḍreb ʾáḍreb 2nd m. ʾaḍrábᵊt bǝtʾáḍreb tʾáḍreb ʾáḍreb mʾáḍreb - 2nd f. ʾaḍrábti bǝtʾáḍᵊrbi tʾáḍᵊrbi ʾáḍᵊrbi mʾáḍᵊrbe - 3rd m. ʾáḍrab byʾáḍreb yʾáḍreb 3rd f. ʾáḍrabet bǝtʾáḍreb tʾáḍreb Pl. 1st ʾaḍrábna mǝnʾáḍreb nʾáḍreb 2nd ʾaḍrábtu bǝtʾáḍᵊrbu tʾáḍᵊrbu ʾáḍᵊrbu mʾaḍᵊrbīn - 3rd ʾáḍrabu byʾáḍᵊrbu yʾáḍᵊrbu

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64 The defective verb ʾasna – yʾasni ‘to stay for a long time’

Sg. 1st ʾasnēt bʾásni ʾásni 2nd m. ʾasnēt bǝtʾásni tʾásni ʾásni mʾásni - 2nd f. ʾasnēti bǝtʾásni tʾásni ʾásni mʾásᵊnye - 3rd m. ʾásna byʾásni yʾásni 3rd f. ʾásnet bǝtʾásni tʾásni Pl. 1st ʾasnēna mǝnʾásni nʾásni 2nd ʾasnētu bǝtʾásnu tʾásnu ʾásnu mʾasᵊnyīn - 3rd ʾásnu byʾásnu yʾásnu

65 The verb ttākal – yǝttākal ‘to be eaten’

Sg. 1st ttākálᵊt bǝttākal ʾǝttākal 2nd m. ttākálᵊt btǝttākal tǝttākal - mǝttākel mǝttākal 2nd f. ttākálti btǝttākali tǝttākali - mǝttākle - 3rd m. ttākal byǝttākal yǝttākal 3rd f. ttākalet btǝttākal tǝttākal Pl. 1st ttākálna mnǝttākal nǝttākal 2nd ttākáltu btǝttākalu tǝttākalu - mǝttāklīn - 3rd ttākalu byǝttākalu yǝttākalu

66 The verb ttāxad – yǝttāxad ‘to be taken’

Sg. 1st ttāxádᵊt bǝttāxad ʾǝttāxad 2nd m. ttāxádᵊt btǝttāxad tǝttāxad - mǝttākel - 2nd f. ttāxádti btǝttāxadi tǝttāxadi - mǝttākle - 3rd m. ttāxad byǝttāxad yǝttāxad 3rd f. ttāxadet btǝttāxad tǝttāxad Pl. 1st ttāxádna mnǝttāxad nǝttāxad 2nd ttāxádtu btǝttāxadu tǝttāxadu - mǝttāklīn - 3rd ttāxadu byǝttāxadu yǝttāxadu

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67 Defective verbs sCaCa – yǝsCaCa | stanna – yǝstanna ‘to wait’

Sg. 1st stannēt bǝstánna ʾǝstánna 2nd m. stannēt btǝstánna tǝstánna stánna mǝstánni mǝstánna 2nd f. stannēti btǝstánni tǝstánni stánni mǝstánnye mǝstánnāye 3rd m. stánna byǝstánna yǝstánna 3rd f. stánnet btǝstánna tǝstánna Pl. 1st stannēna mnǝstánna nǝstánna 2nd stannētu btǝstánnu tǝstánnu stánnu mǝstannyīn mǝstannāyīn 3rd stánnu byǝstánnu yǝstánnu

68 The verb strayyaḥ – yǝstrayyaḥ/yǝstrayyeḥ ‘to relax’

Sg. 1st strayyáḥᵊt bǝstráyyaḥ ʾǝstráyyaḥ 2nd m. strayyáḥᵊt btǝstráyyaḥ tǝstráyyaḥ stráyyaḥ mǝstráyyeḥ - 2nd f. strayyáḥti btǝstráyyaḥi tǝstráyyaḥi stráyyaḥi mǝstráyyḥa - 3rd m. stráyyaḥ byǝstráyyaḥ yǝstráyyaḥ 3rd f. stráyyaḥet btǝstráyyaḥ tǝstráyyaḥ Pl. 1st strayyáḥna mnǝstráyyaḥ nǝstráyyaḥ 2nd strayyáḥtu btǝstráyyaḥu tǝstráyyaḥu stráyyaḥu mǝstráyyḥīn - 3rd stráyyaḥu byǝstráyyaḥu yǝstráyyaḥu

69 Defective verbs stCaCa – yǝstCaCa | stmanna – yǝstmanna ‘to wish’

Sg. 1st stmannēt bǝstmánni ʾǝstmánni 2nd m. stmannēt btǝstmánna tǝstmánna stmánna mǝstmánni - 2nd f. stmannēti btǝstmánni tǝstmánni stmánni mǝstmánnye - 3rd m. stmánna byǝstmánna yǝstmánna 3rd f. stmánnet btǝstmánna tǝstmánna Pl. 1st stmannēna mnǝstmánna nǝstmánna 2nd stmannētu btǝstmánnu tǝstmánnu stmánnu mǝstmánnyīn - 3rd stmánnu byǝstmánnu yǝstmánnu

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70 The verb stnāwal – yǝstnāwal/yǝstnāwel ‘to catch’

Sg. 1st stnāwálᵊt bǝstnāwal ʾǝstnāwal 2nd m. stnāwálᵊt btǝstnāwal tǝstnāwal stnāwal mǝstnāwel - 2nd f. stnāwálti btǝstnāwali tǝstnāwali stnāwali mǝstnāwle - 3rd m. stnāwal byǝstnāwal yǝstnāwal 3rd f. stnāwalet btǝstnāwal tǝstnāwal Pl. 1st stnāwálna mnǝstnāwal nǝstnāwal 2nd stnāwáltu btǝstnāwalu tǝstnāwalu stnāwalu mǝstnāwlīn - 3rd stnāwalu byǝstnāwalu yǝstnāwalu