“Whispering” (present) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 3ambwashwish

(You) (m) 3ambetwashwish

(You) (f) 3ambetwashweshe

(You, plural) 3ambetwashwesho

(He) 3ambiwashwish

(She) 3ambetwashwsih

(We) 3amenwashwish

(They) 3ambiwashwesho

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبوشويش (I)

عمبيتوشويش (You) (m)

عمبيتوشويشي (You) (f)

عمبيتوشويشو (You, plural)

عمبيوشويش (He)

عمبتوشويش (She)

عمنوشويش (We)

عمببوشويشو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m whispering so that the librarian doesn’t hear us.”

(m) 3ambwashwish kermel 2al librarian ma yisma3na.

(f) 3ambwashwish kermel 2al librarian ma tesma3na.

 .ما يسماعنا librarianعمبوشويش كرمال أل (m)

 .ما تسماعنا librarianعمبوشويش كرمال أل (f)

 
“I’m not whispering.”

Ma 3ambwashwish.

.ما عمبوشويش

 
“Why are you whispering?”

(m) Leh 3ambetwashwish?

(f) Leh 3ambetwashweshe?

لي عمبتوشويش؟ (m)

لي عمبتوشويشي؟ (f)

 
“Why are you two whispering?”

2ento naynetkon leh 3ambetwashwesho?

أنتو نايناتكون ليعمبتوشويشو؟

 
“Why is everyone whispering?”

Leh kelon 3ambiwashwesho?

ليكلون عمبيوشوشو؟

 
“He is whispering something to his girlfriend.”

3ambiwashwesh shi la sahebto.

.عمبيوشويش شي لاساحبتو

 
“She’s whispering to her friend.”

3ambetwashwish la sahba.

.عمبتوشويش لا ساحبا

 
“Okay, we can stop whispering now.”

Tayib, fina nou2af 2enwashwish hala2.

.تايب، فينا نوقاف قنوشويش حالاق

 
“They are whispering.”

3ambiwashwesho.

.عمبيوشوشو