“Sleeps” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Sleeps” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Binem

(f) Betnem

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بينام (m)

 بيتنام (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

“My father sleeps five hours per night.”

Baye binem khams se3at bel lel.

.بايا بينام خامس ساعات بليل

“My wife sleeps well.”

Marte betnem mnih.

.مارتي بتنام منيح

“My brother often sleeps in a tent in the summertime.”

Khaye binem bi 2akb tent bel sayfiye.

.بلصيفي tent خي بينام بل

“She sleeps well.”

Hiye betnem mnih.

.هي بتنام منيح

“My dog sleeps many hours per day.”

Kalbe binem shi kam se3a kel yawm.

.كالبي بينام شي كام سيعا كليوم

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sleeps” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Sleeps” (third-person) in Turkish