“Bark”, “Barks”, “Barking”, “Barked” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) 3awe

(f) 3awe

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عوي (m)

عوي (f)

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

(m) Yi3awe

(f) Ta3awe

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يعوي (m)

 تعوي (f)

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

(m) 3ambi3awe

(f) 3ambet3awe

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيعوي (m)

 عمبتعوي (f)

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

(m) 3awa

(f) 3awit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عوى (m)

 عوت (f)

 
(Editor’s note: In Lebanese Arabic, there is no differentiation in words between the verbs Bark, Barks, Barking and Barked and Howl, Howls, Howling & Howled.)
 

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The dogs are barking.”

2al kleb 3ambi3awo.

.الكلاب عمبيعوو

 
“The dog is barking.”

2al kalb 3ambi3awe.

.الكلب عمبيعوي

 
“Can you stop him from barking?”

(m) Fik twa2fo 3an 2al 3awe?

(f) Fike twa2fo 3an 2al 3awe?

 فيك توقفو عن العوي؟ (m)

 فيكي توقفو عن العوي؟ (f)

 
“Dogs barked until about 3am last night.”

2al kleb 3awo lase3a tlete 2al sebeh 2al layle 2al madye.

.الكلاب عوو لساعة تلاتة الصبح الليلة الماضية

 
“He doesn’t bark much.”

Mabi3awe ktir.

.ما بيعوي كتير

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Howl”, “Howls”, “Howling”, “Howled” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic