“Dry” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Nashif

(You) (m) Nashif

(You) (f) Nashfe

(You, plural) Nashfo

(He) Binashif

(She) Betnashif

(We) Menashif

(They) Binashfo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ناشيف (I)

ناشيف (m) (You)

ناشيفي (f) (You)

ناشفو (You, plural)

بيناشيف (He)

بيتناشيف (She)

مناشيف (We)

بيناشفو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will dry it.”

Rah nashefa.

.راح ناشفا

 
“I will let the sun dry it.”

Rah khale 2al shames yinashefa.

.راح خالي ألشمس يناشفا

 
“Can you dry off the dog?”

(m) Fik nashif 2al kalb?

(f) Fike nashfe 2al kalb?

فيك ناشيف ألكالب؟ (m)

فيكي ناشيفي ألكالب؟ (f)

 
“Can you two dry the dishes?”

Fikon naynetkon tnashfo 2al 2atba2?

فيكون نيناتكون قتناشفو ألقاتباق؟

 
“The sun will dry the clothes.”

2al shames binashif 2al tyeb.

.ألشمس بيناشيف ألتياب

 
“It will dry.”

2ana rah neshefa.

.أنا راح ناشفا

 
“I don’t think it will dry there.”

Ma ba3te2id rah yinashif honik.

.مابعتقد راح يناشيف هونيك

 
“We will dry off outside.”

Menashif bara.

.مناشيف بارا

 
“The kids are going to dry the dishes tonight.”

2al louled rah yinashfo 2al 2atba2 2al yawm?

ألوليد راح يناشفو ألقتباق أليوم؟

 
“The kids left the house already so they won’t be able to dry the dishes.”

2al louled falo 2al bet fa marah yinashfo 2al 2atba2.

.ألوليد فالو ألبيت فا ماراحيناشفو ألقاتباق

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Dry” (adjective) in Lebanese Arabic

“Drying” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

“Dried” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Dry” (subject drying object) (future) in Tunisian Arabic