verbs

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سَمَّى

sammā

to name / to call

A1verbroot: س-م-و

سمّوا الطفلَ أحمدَ

sammaw aṭ-ṭifla aḥmada

They named the child Ahmad

أَحْضَرَ

aḥḍara

to bring

A1verbroot: ح-ض-ر

أحضرتُ الطعامَ من المطبخِ

aḥḍartu aṭ-ṭaʿāma min al-maṭbakhi

I brought the food from the kitchen

حَضَرَ

ḥaḍara

to attend / to be present

A1verbroot: ح-ض-ر

حضرتُ المحاضرةَ في الجامعةِ

ḥaḍartu al-muḥāḍarata fī al-jāmiʿati

I attended the lecture at the university

غادَرَ

ghādara

to leave / depart

A2verbroot: غ-د-ر

غادَرَتِ الطائِرةُ في مَوْعِدِها.

ghādarat at-tāʾiratu fī mawʿidihā.

The plane departed on time.

نَزَلَ

nazala

to get off / to descend

A2verbroot: ن-ز-ل

نَزَلْتُ مِن القِطار.

nazaltu min al-qiṭār.

I got off the train.

حَجَزَ

ḥajaza

to book / to reserve

A2verbroot: ح-ج-ز

حَجَزْتُ غُرْفة في الفُنْدُق.

ḥajaztu ghurfa fī al-funduq.

I booked a room at the hotel.

اِسْتَقالَ

istaqāla

to resign

A2verbroot: ق-ي-ل

اِسْتَقالَ مِن وَظيفَتِه.

istaqāla min waẓīfatihi.

He resigned from his job.

وَظَّفَ

waẓẓafa

to hire / to employ

A2verbroot: و-ظ-ف

وَظَّفَت الشَرِكة عَشَرة أَشْخاص.

waẓẓafat ash-sharika ʿasharat ashkhāṣ.

The company hired ten people.

طَرَدَ

ṭarada

to fire / to dismiss

A2verbroot: ط-ر-د

طَرَدَ المُدير المُوَظَّف.

ṭarada al-mudīr al-muwaẓẓaf.

The manager fired the employee.

فَشَلَ

fashala

to fail

A2verbroot: ف-ش-ل

فَشَلَ المَشْروع بِسَبَب قِلّة التَمْويل.

fashala al-mashrūʿ bisabab qillat at-tamwīl.

The project failed due to lack of funding.

نَجَحَ

najaḥa

to succeed

A2verbroot: ن-ج-ح

نَجَحَ في الاِمْتِحان.

najaḥa fī al-imtiḥān.

He succeeded in the exam.

اِجْتَمَعَ

ijtamaʿa

to meet / to gather

A2verbroot: ج-م-ع

اِجْتَمَعَ الفَريق لِمُناقَشة الخُطّة.

ijtamaʿa al-farīq limunāqashat al-khutta.

The team met to discuss the plan.