“Give” (gift or abstraction) (future) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Give” (the verb, in the context of a gift or something abstract in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 2a3te

(You) (m) 2a3te

(You) (f) 2a3ti

(You, plural) 3etou

(He) Bya3te

(She) Bta3te

(We) Mna3te

(They) Bya3to

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أعتي (I)

أعتي (m) (You)

أعتي (f) (You)

عتو (You, plural)

بياعتي (He)

بتاعتي (She)

مناعتي (We)

بياعتو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will give some advice.”

2ana bade 2a3te nasiha.

.أنا بدي أعتي ناسيحا

 
“I will give him advice.”

Rah 2a3tiyo nasiha.

.راح أعتيو ناسيحا

 
“Can you give us directions?”

(m) Fik ta3tina 2al 2etijehet?

(f) Fike ta3tina 2la 2etijehet?

فيك تاعتينا ألقتيجيحات؟ (m)

فيكي تاعتينا ألقتيجيحات؟ (f)

 
“Give me the answer!”

(m) 2a3tine 2al jaweb!

(f) 3tine 2al jaweb!

!أعتيني ألجاويب (m)

!عتيني ألجاويب (f)

 
“That professor gives a lot of time to his students.”

(m) Haydal 2estez bya3ti ktir wa2et la tlemizo.

(f) Haydel m3alme bta3te ktir wa2et la tlemiza.

.حايدال أستيز بيعتي كتير وقت لاتليميزو (m)

.حايدال معالمي بتعتي كتير وقت لاتليميزا (f)

 
“She gives a lot of time to charity.”

Bta3te ktir wa2et lal sadaka.

.بتاعتي كتير وقت لا صداكا

 
“We can give you both directions.”

Fine na3te naynetkon 2al 2etijehet.

.فينا ناعتي نايناتكون ألقتيجيحات

 
“We want to give you something.”

(m) Badna na3tik shi.

(f) Badna na3tike shi.

.بادنا ناعتيك شي (m)

.بادنا ناعتيكي شي (f)

 
“They want to give you a gift.”

(m) Badon ya3tik hdiye.

(f) Badon ya3tike hdiye.

.بادنا ناعتيك حديت (m)

.بادنا ناعتيكي حديت (f)

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Give” (give) (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

“Give” (gift) (future) (verb) in Turkish
 

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