“Claw”, “Claws”, “Clawing”, “Clawed” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Kharmesh

(f) Kharmesh

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

خرمش (m)

خرمش (f)

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

(m) Yikharmesh

(f) Tkharmesh

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

خرمش (m)

يخرمش (f)

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

(m) 3ambikharmesh

(f) 3ambetkharmesh

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبييخرمش (m)

عمبيتخرمش (f)

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

(m) Kharmash

(f) Kharmashet

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

خرمش (m)

 خرمشت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“My cat won’t claw at you.”

(m) Bsaynte marah tkharmshak.

(f) Bsaynte marah tkharmshik.

.بسينتي ما رح تخرمشك (m)

.بسينتي ما رح تخرمشيك (f)

 
“I’ll stop my cat from clawing at you.”

(m) Marah khale bsaynte tkharmshak.

(f) Marah khale bsaynte tkharmshik.

.ما رح خلي بسينتي تخرمشك (m)

ما رح خلي بسينتي تخرمشيك (f)

 
“My cat claws at this ball to play with it.”

Bsaynte 3ambetkharmesh 2al tabet latel3ab fiha.

.بسينتي عمبتخرمش الطابة لتلعب فيها

 
“The cat is clawing at a ball.”

2al bsaynet 3ambetkharmesh 2al tabet.

.البسينة عمبتخرمش الطابة

 
“The cats clawed at each other to play.”

2al bsaynet kharmasho ba3ad layil3abo.

.البسينات خرمشو بعض ليلعبو