“Drain”, “Drains”, “Draining”, “Drained” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Tesrif

(f) Tesrife

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تصريف (m)

تصريفي (f)

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

(m) Yesrof

(f) Tesrof

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يصرف (m)

 تصرف (f)

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

(m) 3ambyisrof

(f) 3ambtesrof

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيصرف (m)

 عمبتصرف (f)

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

(m) Saraf

(f) Sarafit

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

صرف (m)

 صرفت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The sink is draining.”

2al mghasle 3ambtesrof.

.المغسلة عمبتصرف

 
“The sink isn’t draining.”

2al mghasle ma3ambtesrof.

.المغسلة ما عمبتصرف

 
“Is it draining?”

3ambtesrof?

عمبتصرف؟

 
“Let’s drain the water.”

Khalina nesrof may.

.خلينا نصرف ماي

 
“It’s draining again.”

3ambtesrof mara tene.

.عمبتصرف مرة تانية