“Stop”, “Stops”, “Stopping”, “Stopped” (verbs) in Egyptian Arabic
In Egyptian Arabic, “Stop” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) 2o2af
(f) 2o2fy
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
اقف (m)
اقفي (f)
In Egyptian Arabic, “Stops” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) To2af
(f) To2fy
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
توقف (m)
توقفي (f)
In Egyptian Arabic, “Stopping” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) Byo2f
(f) Bto2f
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
بيوقف (m)
بتوقف (f)
In Egyptian Arabic, “Stopped” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) Wa2f
(f) Wa2ft
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
وقف (m)
وقفت (f)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“Stop here.”
(m) 2o2af hna.
(f) 2o2fy hna.
.اقف هنا (m)
.اقفي هنا (f)
“Stop sign.”
Yaftet w2of.
.يافتة وقوف
“Stop at the next street.”
(m) 2o2af 3nd el 4ar3 el gay.
(f) 2o2fy 3nd el 4ar3 el gay.
.اقف عند الشارع الجاي (m)
.اقفي عند الشارع الجاي (f)
“Let’s stop for gas.”
5lena no2af le el gas.
.خلينا نقف لي الجاز
“He stops by the cafe before work.”
Howa taw2af 3nd el cafe 2bl el 4o8l.
.هو توقف عند الكافيه قبل الشغل
“She stops by this store every morning to get the newspaper.”
Heya bto2f 3nd el ma7el dh kol saba7 34an tgeb el garayed.
.هي بتوقف عند المحل ده كل صباح عشان تجيب الجرايد
“My mother stops by her sister’s every day.”
Omy bto2f gnb o5tha kol youm.
.امي بتوقف جنب اختها كل يوم
“This bicycle stops quickly.”
El 3aglah de bto2f bsor3ah.
.العجلة دي بتوقف بسرعة
“The car is stopping.”
El 3arabyah bto2f.
.العربية بتوقف
“The vehicles are stopping.”
El 3arabyat bto2f.
.العربيات بتوقف
“The joggers are stopping.”
El garayen byo2foh.
.الجرايين بيوقفه
“The bikers are stopping.”
Sawa2en el 3agal byo2foh.
.سواقين العجل بيوقفه
“I’m stopping the car now.”
Ana baw2af el 3arabeyah dlw2ty.
.انا بوقف العربية دلوقتي
“It stopped raining.”
Wa2fet 4etah.
.وقفت شتاء
“I stopped reading for a moment.”
Ana wa2ft 2erayah le la7zah.
.انا وقفت قراية لي لحظه
“I stopped for gas.”
Ana wa2ft le el gas.
.انا وقفت لي الجاز
“The server stopped at the table to take an order.”
El wetier wa2f 3nd el tarabezah 34an ya5od order.
.الويتر وقف عند الترابيزه عشان ياخد اوردر
“I stopped by your parents earlier.”
Ana wa2ft m3 2hlak bdri.
.انا وقفت مع اهلك بدري
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects
“Stop”, “Stops”, “Stopping”, “Stopped” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic
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