“Squint”, “Squints”, “Squinting”, “Squinted” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Hadi2

(f) Had2e

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حدء (m)

 حدءي (f)

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

(m) Yihadi2

(f) Thadi2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يحدء (m)

 تحدء (f)

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

(m) 3ambihadi2

(f) 3ambthadi2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيحدء (m)

 عمبتحدء (f)

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

(m) Hada2

(f) Hada2it

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حدء  (m)

 حدءت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She squinted.”

Hiye hada2it.

.هي حدءت

 
“The cat is squinting!”

2al bsayne 3ambethadi2!

!البسينة عمبتحدء

 
“I no longer squint to read!”

Ma 3ambhadi2 ba2a lama 2e2ra!

!ما عمبحدء بقا لما أقرا

 
“Can the font be enlarged so I don’t need to squint?”

Fik tkbar 2al manzar hata ma 3awiz hada?

فيو يكبر المنظر حتى ما عوز حدء؟

 
“The older man squinted as he read the newspaper.”

2al khetyar hada2 huwe 3ambyi2ra 2al jaride.

.الختيار حدء هو عمبيقرا الجريدة