Arabic verb list

  Composed by; Ashique Ali

Arabic English
‫أتى يأتي‬ to come

‫أخَ ذ يأ ُخذ‬ to take

‫أ َكل يأ ُكل‬ to eat

‫أ َمر يأ ُمر‬ to command

‫يبحث‬َ ‫ب َحث‬ to (re)search

‫بدَأ يبدَأ‬ to begin

‫بدَل يب ُدل‬ to replace

‫ب َرز يبرُز‬ to emerge

‫ب َسط يبسُط‬ to spread (something)

‫ب َعث يب َعث‬ to dispatch

‫بقِي يبقى‬ to remain

‫بكى يبكي‬ to cry

‫بلَغ يبلُغ‬ to reach

‫بنى يبتي‬ to build

‫بان يبين‬ to become clear

‫تبِع يتبَع‬ to follow

‫ترك يترُك‬ َ to leave/abandon

‫ت ّم يتِ ّم‬ to complete

‫تاب يتوب‬ to repent

‫ثبَت يثبُت‬ to be firmly established

 
 Arabic English
‫ج َرح يج َرح‬ to wound

‫جرى يجري‬ to flow (literally or abstractly)

‫ج َعل يج َعل‬ to make (something into something)

‫جلَس يجلِس‬ to sit

‫جاز يجوز‬ to be permissible

‫جاء يجيء‬ to come

‫ح َسب يحسُب‬ to calculate

‫صل يحصُل‬ َ ‫ح‬ to acquire (transitive and intransitive)

‫حضر يحضُر‬ َ to be present

‫حفِظ يحفَظ‬ to protect; to memorize

‫ح َكم يح ُكم‬ to pass judgement

‫ح َمل يح ِمل‬ to carry

‫ح ّي يحيى‬ to be alive

‫ختَم يختِم‬ to seal; to conclude/finish

‫خدَم يخ ِدم‬ to serve

‫خ َرج يخرُج‬ to exit

‫يخرق‬
ِ ‫خرق‬ َ to tear

‫خزَ ن يخ ُزن‬ to store

ّ‫خصّ ي ُخص‬ to single out/distinguish

‫خطأ يخطَأ‬ِ to be in error/make a mistake

 

Arabic English
‫خفِي يخفى‬ to be concealed

‫خلَص يخلُص‬ to be pure

‫خلَق يخلُق‬ to create

‫خال يخلو‬ to be empty

‫خان يخون‬ to betray

‫خال يخال‬ to imagine

 ‫د َخل يد ُخل‬ to enter

‫د َرس يدرُس‬ to study

‫دعا يدعو‬ to call; to invite

‫دفَع يدفَع‬ to push away

‫د ّل ي ُد ّل‬ to demonstrate/indicate

‫دنا يدنو‬ to be near

‫دنِي يدنى‬ to be low

‫دار يدور‬ to revolve

‫دان يدين‬ to borrow

‫د َكر يد ُكر‬ to remember; to mention

‫ذهَب يذهَب‬ to go

‫رأى يرى‬ to see; to have an opinion

‫ربَط يربُِط‬ to fasten; many other meanings

‫يرجع‬ِ ‫رجع‬ َ to return

 

Arabic English
‫رجا يرجو‬ to hope; to plead; to expect

‫رحل ير َحل‬ َ to set out for travel

‫ردَع يردَع‬ to keep something at bay

‫ر َزق ير ُزق‬ to provide (sustenance)

‫ر َشد ير ُشد‬ to be on the right track

‫رعى يرعى‬ to take care of / watch over

‫رفَع يرفَع‬ to lift/raise

‫رقِي يرقى‬ to ascend

‫ر ِكب ير َكب‬ to ride; to mount/board

‫راق يروق‬ to be clear; to surpass in excellence

‫زال يزول‬ to die down

‫زال يزال‬ to stop

 ‫سأَل يسأَل‬ to ask

ّ‫سبّ يسُب‬ to insult; to swear

‫سبَق يسبُِق‬ to precede

‫سفِه يسفَه‬ to be stupid

‫سقَط يسقُط‬ to fall

‫س َكن يس ُكن‬ to dwell; to be still

‫سلَف يسلُف‬ to be over/done

‫سلِم يسلَم‬ to be safe; to be sound/correct

 

Arabic English
‫س ِمع يس َمع‬ to hear

‫ساء يسوء‬ to be/become bad/evil

‫سوي يسوى‬ ِ to be equal; to be smooth and the like

‫سار يسير‬ to travel (by night)

‫سال يسيل‬ to flow

‫شجُع يسجُع‬ to be brave/encouraged

‫يش ّد‬
ِ ‫ش ّد‬ to be firm/solid/intense/violent/etc

‫شرب يش َرب‬ ِ to drink

‫ ُِِرط‬Wُ ‫شرط يش‬ َ to stipulate; many other meanings

‫شرك يش َرك‬ ِ to share

‫ش َعر يشعُر‬ to feel (an emotion)

‫شغَل يشغَل‬ to preoccupy (someone)

‫ش ِهد يشهَد‬ to witness; to testify

‫صبَر يصبِر‬ to be patient; other meanings

‫صحا يصحو‬ to regain consciousness; to wake up

‫صلَح يصلُح‬ to be proper/righteous

‫صنَع يصنَع‬ to make; other meanings

‫يض ّج‬ ِ ‫ض ّج‬ to be noisy

‫يضرب‬ ِ ‫ض َرب‬ to hit; other meanings

 ‫ضعُف يضعُف‬ to be weak
 

Arabic English
‫ض ِمن يض َمن‬ to guarantee/be liable

‫ضاع يضيع‬ to lose one’s way

‫ضاق يضيق‬ to be tight/narrow/etc

‫يطرح‬ َ ‫طرح‬ َ to toss; to cull

‫ط َرق يطرُق‬ to knock

‫طعم يط َعم‬ ِ to taste

‫طلَب يطلُب‬ to look for

‫طلَع يطلُع‬ to rise (e.g. the sun); to ascend

‫َُر‬Wَ‫طهَر يطُه‬ to be clean/pure

‫طاق يطوق‬ to able (to do something)

‫طاب يطيب‬ to be good/pleasant/agreeable/etc

‫طار يطير‬ to fly

‫ظن يظُ ّن‬ ّ to know; to assume/believe

‫ظهَر يظهَر‬ to be apparent/manifest

‫عبَد يعبُد‬ to worship

‫عبَر يعبُر‬ to traverse

‫يعجب‬ َ ‫عجب‬ ِ to be amazed

‫ع ّد ي ُع ّد‬ to count/enumerate; to consider among

‫عدَل يع ِدل‬ to be fair

‫ع َذر يع ِذر‬ to excuse/forgive

Arabic English
‫يعرف‬ِ ‫ع َرف‬ to know/recognize

‫ع ِطش يعطَش‬ to be thirsty

‫عقَد يعقِد‬ to tie/knot/lock/etc; other meanings

‫علِق يعلَق‬ to hang; to be hung; to cling

‫علِم يعلَم‬ to know

 ‫ع ِمل يع َمل‬ to do/work

‫عاد يعود‬ to return

‫عاق يعوق‬ to hinder

‫غ ّر ي ُغ ّر‬ to mislead

‫يغضب‬َ ‫ضب‬ ِ ‫غ‬ to become angry

‫غفَر يغفِر‬ to forgive

‫غلَب يغلِب‬ to overpower/conquer

‫غلَق يغلِق‬ to lock; to close

‫غاب يغيب‬ to disappear

‫فتَح يفتَح‬ to open

‫ف ّر يفِ ّر‬ to flee

‫فرق يفرُق‬ َ to separate/divide

‫ف ِشل يف َشل‬ to lose heart; to fail

‫صل‬ ِ ‫فصل يف‬ َ to detach

‫فضل يفضُل‬ َ to be better

 

Arabic English
‫فقَد يفقُد‬ to lose something

‫فات يفوت‬ to slip away

‫فاض يفيض‬ to overflow

‫قبَض يقبِض‬ to seize

‫قبِل يقبَل‬ to accept

‫قتَل يقتُل‬ to kill

‫قدَر يق ِدر‬ to possess ability

‫ق ِدم يقدَم‬ to arrive

‫قرأ يق َرأ‬
َ to read

‫ق َسم يق ِسم‬ to categorize

‫صد‬ ِ ‫صد يق‬ َ ‫ق‬ to make something a goal/aim/intention

‫قضى يقضي‬ to execute/perfume

‫قطَع يقطَع‬ to cut

‫ق َعد يقعُد‬ to sit

 ‫قلَب يقلِب‬ to turn/flip/etc

‫قال يقول‬ to say

‫قام يقوم‬ to stand

‫كتَب يكتُب‬ to write; to ordain

‫كتَم يكتُم‬ to hide/conceal

‫ك َذب يك ِذب‬ to lie

Arabic English
‫يكره‬َ ‫كره‬ ِ to dislike

‫ك َسر يك ِسر‬ to break

‫يكشف‬ ِ ‫ك َشف‬ to remove a covering

‫كاد يكيد‬ to deceive/dupe

‫لبِس يلبَس‬ to wear

‫لحق يل َحق‬ ِ to catch up; to be joint to

‫لزم يل َزم‬ ِ to be necessary; to adhere to

‫لعب يل َعب‬ ِ to play

‫م ّد ي ُم ّد‬ to extend/be long

‫م ّر ي ُم ّر‬ to pass by

ّ‫مسّ ي َمس‬ to touch

‫مضى يمضي‬ for something to pass

‫مطَر يمطُر‬ to rain

‫مأل يمأل‬ to fill up

‫ملَك يملِك‬ to take/have possession / to own

‫منَع يمنَع‬ to prevent

‫ينجح‬ َ ‫ن َجح‬ to end up successful

‫ينزل‬ ِ ‫نزَ ل‬ to descend

‫ن ِسي ينسى‬ to forget

‫ن َشأ ين َشأ‬ to grow

 

 
 

Arabic English
‫ينصح‬ َ ‫صح‬ َ ‫ن‬ to advise

‫نصر ينصُر‬ َ to help

‫ينضج‬ َ ‫ضج‬ ِ ‫ن‬ to become mature

‫نظَر ينظُر‬ to look

‫نفَع ينفَع‬ to benefit

‫نقَل ينقُل‬ to move/relocate (something)

‫نهى ينهي‬ to forbid

‫نام ينوم‬ to sleep

‫نوى ينوي‬ to intend

‫هدا يهدي‬ to guide

‫هلَك يهلِك‬ to perish; to be annihilated

‫يجب‬ ِ ‫و َجب‬ to be necessary

‫و َجد ي ِجد‬ to find (not to look for)

‫يصل‬ ِ ‫صل‬ َ ‫و‬ to arrive; to combine/link; other meanings

‫ضع‬ َ ‫ضع ي‬ َ ‫و‬ to put

‫وقَع يقَع‬ to fall; to occur

‫وقَف يقِف‬ to stop

‫ولَد يلِد‬ to give birth (even for masculine