رأى: the hamza disappears
In the past رأى is regular: رأيتُ, رأتْ, رأوا. In the present the hamza drops: يرى, ترى, نرى. After لم the final alif goes too: لم يرَ.
| past | present | after لم | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | رأيتُ | أرى | لم أرَ |
| you (f.) | رأيتِ | تَرَيْنَ | لم تَرَيْ |
| he | رأى | يرى | لم يرَ |
| they | رأَوْا | يَرَوْنَ | لم يَرَوْا |
| They saw a monster in the cave. | رأوا وحشا في الكهف.ra'aw waḥshan fî al-kahfi. |
| Do you (f) see the moon above the tent? | هل ترين القمر فوق الخيمة؟hal tarayna al-qamara fawqa al-khaymati? |
| The merchant didn't see the thief in the darkness. | لم ير التاجر اللص في الظلام.lam yara at-tâjiru al-lissa fi az-zalâm |
روى، نوى: و in the middle, ى at the end
Here the middle و acts like an ordinary consonant, and the end acts exactly like مشى / يمشي.
| روى to narrate | نوى to intend | |
|---|---|---|
| I (past) | رَوَيْتُ | نَوَيْتُ |
| they (past) | رَوَوْا | نَوَوْا |
| he (present) | يَرْوي | يَنْوي |
| they (present) | يَرْوونَ | يَنْوونَ |
| after لم | لم يَرْوِ | لم يَنْوِ |
شوى to grill, كوى to iron and طوى to fold go the same way: يشوي, يكوي, يطوي. The command is اِرْوِ, like امشِ.
| The storytellers tell tales in the café. | الرواة يروون حكايات في المقهى.ar-ruwâtu yarwûna hikâyâtin fî al-maqhâ |
| The storyteller didn't tell the whole tale. | لم يرو الراوي الحكاية كلها.lam yarwi r-rawi l-hikayata kullaha |
| Tell us a tale, Grandpa! | ارو لنا حكاية يا جدي!irwi lanaa hikaayatan yaa jaddii! |
وفى: weak at both ends
وفى ب(wafâ bi) to keep (one's word) starts with و and ends with ى. The present drops the و, like وصل / يصل, and ends like يمشي: يفي. After لم only one root letter is left: لم يفِ.
| The wise man always keeps his word. | يفي الحكيم بكلمته دائما.yafi al-hakimu bikalimatihi dâ'iman. |
| The merchant didn't keep his word. | لم يف التاجر بكلمته.lam yafi at-tâjiru bikalimatihi. |
Your questions are stored by us to improve Elon.io
