“Dried” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

By Jack J. On May 13, 2023

In Lebanese Arabic, “Dried” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nashafet

(You) (m) Nashafet

(You) (f) Nashafte

(You, plural) Nashafto

(He) Nashaf

(She) Nashafit

(We) Nashafna

(They) Nashafo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ناشافت (I)

ناشافت (You) (m)

ناشافتي (You) (f)

ناشافتو (You, plural)

ناشاف (He)

ناشافيت (She)

ناشافنا (We)

ناشافو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

Examples in sentences or statements

(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Dried” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word Dried (“Dry” in the past participle).)

“I’m done drying the dishes.”

Nashafet 2al 2atba2.

.ناشافت ألقاتباق

“No, I’m not quite done drying the dishes.”

La2, makhalaset nashif 2al 2atba2.

.لاق، ماخالاصت ناشيف ألقاتباق

“Are you two done drying the dishes?”

2ento naynetkon nashafto 2al 2atba2?

أنتو نايناتكون ناشافتو ألقاتباق؟

“Did the towels dry?”

Nahafo 2al manshafet?

ناشافو ألمانشافيت؟

“We dried off outside.”