“Selling” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 3ambi3

(You) (m) 3ambetbi3

(You) (f) 3ambetbi3e

(You, plural) 3ambibi3o

(He) 3ambibi3

(She) 3ambetbi3

(We) 3amenbi3

(They) 3ambibi3o

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيع (I)

عمبتبيع (m) (You)

عمبتبيعي (f) (You)

عمبيبيعو (You, plural)

عمبيبيع (He)

عمبتبيع (She)

عمنبيع (We)

عمبيبيعو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am selling…”

3ambi3…

…عمبيع

 
“I’m not selling it right now.”

Ma 3ambi3 hala2.

.ماعمبيع حالاق

 
“What are you selling?”

(m) Shou 3ambetbi3?

(f) Shou 3ambetbi3e?

شو عمبتبيع؟ (m)

شو عمبتبيعي؟ (f)

 
“He is selling used watches.”

3ambibi3 se3to 2al mesta3mal.

.عمبيبيع ساعتو ألمستاعمال

 
“She is selling spices.”

3ambetbi3 haret.

.عمبتبيع حاريت

 
“We are selling various spices.”

3amenbi3 kaza haret.

.عمنبيع كازا حاريت

 
“They are selling it.”

3ambibi3o.

.عمبيبيعو

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Sell” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sells” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sold” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Selling” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Selling” (present) in Greek