“Slept” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Nemet

(You) (m) Nemet

(You) (f) Nemte

(You, plural) Nemto

(He) Nem

(She) Nemit

(We) Nemna

(They) Nemo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نمت (I)

نمت (You) (m)

نمتي (You) (f)

نمتو (You, plural)

نام (He)

ناميت (She)

نمنا (We)

نامو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I slept 8 hours last night.”

Nemet shi tmen se3at.

.نمت شي تمان سعات

 
“How many hours did you sleep?”

(m) Kam se3a nemet?

(f) Kam se3a nemte?

كام سيعا نمت؟ (m)

كام سيعا نمتي؟ (f)

 
“Did you all sleep well?”

Kelkon nemto mnih?

كلكون نمتو منيح؟

 
“He slept well.”

Huwe nem mnih.

.هو نام منيح

 
“She didn’t sleep well.”

Hiye manemit mnih.

.هي مانيميت منيح

 
“We slept great last night.”

Nahna nemna ktir mnih mberih bel lel.

.ناحنا نمنا كتير منيح مباريح بليل

 
“They slept in tents.”

Nemo bi 2alb tents.

.tents نامو بيألب

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Slept” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

“Slept” (past) in Greek

“Slept” (past) in Turkish