“Writes” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(m) Byektob

(f) Btektob

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بيكتوب (m)

بتكتوب (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“This pen writes well.”

Haydal 2alam byektob ktir mnih.

.حيدال ألام بيكتوب كتير منيح

 
“My brother writes short stories for the school newspaper.”

Khaye byektob 2esat 2asir bel jaride taba3 2al madrase.

.خاي بيكتوب قصات أصير بل جريدي تاباع ألمادراسي

 
“She writes left-handed.”

Btektob bi 2idal shmel.

.بتكتوب بي أيدال شميل

 
“He writes right-handed.”

Byektob bi 2ido 2al yamin.

.بيكتوب بي أيدو أليمين

 
“My friend writes poems.”

Khaye byektob sha3er.

.خي بيكتوب شعر

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Writes” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Writes” (third-person) in Turkish