“Grip”, “Grips”, “Gripping”, “Gripped” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

By Jack J. On Sep 16, 2022

In Lebanese Arabic, “Grip” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 2emsok

(f) 2emseke

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أمسوك (m)

أمسكي (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Grips” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Byimsok

(f) Btemsok

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بيمسك (m)

بتمسك (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Gripping” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ambyimsok

(f) 3ambtemsok

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيمسك(m)

عمبتمسك(f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Gripped” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Masak

(f) Maskit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مسك (m)

مسكت (f)

“He gripped the cane.”

Masak 2la 3asa.

.مسك العصا

“He gripped the baseball bat.”

Masak moudrib 2al baseball bat.

.مسك مضرب البايسبول بيت

“That is a good grip!”

2al maske mniha!

!أل ماسكي منيحة

“You have a firm grip!”

(m) 3andak maske 2awiye!

(f) 3andik maske 2awiye!

!عندك ماسكي أوية (m)

!عنديك ماسكي أوية (f)

“I developed a strong grip working on a farm growing up.”

Sar 3ande maske 2awiye la2ane kberet wa 2ana 3ambeshteghil bi mazra3a.

.صار عندي ماسكي قوية لأني كبرت وانا عمبشتغل بمزرعة