“Waits” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Byentor

(f) Btentor

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بينتور (m)

بتنتور (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He waits for his girlfriend to finish class at university every day.”

Byentor la sahebto la tekhlas sfoufa bel jem3a kel yawm.

.بينتور لاسىاحبتو لاتخلص صفوفا بلجامعا كليوم

 
“She waits for her dog to catch up a lot while they walk.”

(m) Btentor la kalba la yousal ktir lama byemsho.

(f) Btentor la kalba la tousal ktir lama byemsho.

.بتنتور لاكالبا لايوصال كتير لاما بيمشو (m)

.بتنتور لاكالبا لاتيوصال كتير لاما بيمشو (f)

 
“That jogger waits a lot for the other joggers to catch up.”

(m) Haydal 3ede2 byentor ktir la gher 3ede2et la yousalo.

(f) Haydel 3ede2 btentir ktir la gher 3ede2et la yousalo.

.حايدال عديق بينتور كتير لاغير عديقيت لايوصالو (m)

.حايدال عديق تينتور كتير لاغير عديقيت لايوصالو (f)

 
“My grandma always waits at the door for when her family arrives.”

Jadati kel mara btentor bel beb lama byousalo 3ayleta.

.جاداتي كلمارا بتنتور بلبيب لاما بيوصالو عيلتا

 
“He always waits patiently for his wife to get ready.”

Huwe dyaman byentor la marto la tjehiz.

.هو دايمان بينتور لا مارتو لاتجاهيز

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Waits” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Waits” (third-person) in Turkish