“Bite”, “Bites”, “Biting”, “Bit” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Biting” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ed

(f) 3ede

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عض (m)

 عضي (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Bites” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yi3ed

(f) T3ed

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يعض (m)

تعض (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Biting” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ambi3ed

(f) 3ambet3ed

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 عمبيعض (m)

 عمبتعض (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Bit” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ad

(f) 3adit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عض (m)

 عضت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you want a bite?”

(m) Badak gadshe?

(f) Badik gadshe?

بدك كدشة؟ (m)

بديك كدشة؟ (f)

 
“I’ll take a bit of the cake.”

Rah 2ekhod gadshe men 2al gato.

.رح اخد كدشة من الكاتو

 
“Does the dog bite?”

2al kalb bet3ed?

لكلبة بتعض؟

 
“No, the dog doesn’t bite. She is friendly.”

La2, 2al kalb mabet3ed. Hiye ktir wadoud.

.لا ، الكلبة ما بتعض. هي كتير ودودة

 
“The dogs are play biting.”

2al kleb 3ambyil3abo la3bet 2al 3ed.

.الكلاب عبيلعبو لعبة العض