“Pet”, “Pets”, “Petting”, “Pet” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Pet” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) L3ab

(f) L3abe

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 لاعب (m)

 لاعبي (f)

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

(m) Yel3ab

(f) Tel3ab

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يلاعب (m)

تلاعب (f)

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

(m) 3ambyel3ab

(f) 3ambtel3ab

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيلاعب (m)

عمبتلاعب (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Pet” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) La3ab

(f) La3abit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لاعب (m)

لاعبت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can I pet your dog?”

(m) Fine la3ib kalbak?

(f) Fine la3ib kalbik?

فيني لاعب كلبك؟ (m)

فيني لاعب كلبيك؟ (f)

 
“You can pet him.”

(m) Fik tel3abo.

(f) Fike tel3abo.

.فيك تلاعبو (m)

.فيكي تلاعبو (f)

 
“Do not pet the animals.”

(m) Ma tl3ab 2al hayawenet.

(f) Ma tla3be 2al hayawenet.

 .ما تلاعب الحيوانات (m)

 .ما تلاعبي الحيوانات (f)

 
“You can pet the animals.”

(m) Fik tla3ib 2al hayawenet.

(f) Fike tla3be 2al hayawenet.

.فيك تلاعب الحيوانات (m)

.فيك تلاعبي الحيوانات (f)

 
“The kids are petting the zebras.”

2al 2awled 3ambla3bo 2al zebras.

.الاولاد عمبيلاعبو الزيبراز