Verb To Wait in Levantine Arabic استنّا

Learn the conjugation of the verb to wait in Levantine Arabic.

This post includes full conjugation of the verb to wait for the present, past and future tense, negation and imperative.

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To Wait in Levantine Arabic – Present

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I wait	بَسْتَنّا	bastannaa
You (m.) wait	بْتِسْتَنّا	btistannaa
You (f.) wait	بْتِسْتَنّي	btistannii
He waits	بِسْتَنّا	bistannaa
She waits	بْتِسْتَنّا	btistannaa
We wait	مْنِسْتَنّا	mnistannaa
You (pl.) wait	بْتِسْتَنّوا	btistannoo
They wait	بِسْتَنّوا	bistannoo

Past

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I waited	اسْتَنَّيْت	istannayt
You (m.) waited	اسْتَنَّيْت	istannayt
You (f.) waited	اسْتَنَّيْتِ	istannayti
He waited	اسْتَنّا	istannaa
She waited	اسْتَنَّت	istannat
We waited	اسْتَنَّيْنا	istannaynaa
You (pl.) waited	اسْتَنَّيْتوا	istannaytoo
They waited	اسْتَنّوا	istannoo

To Wait in Levantine Arabic – Future

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English	Arabic	Pronunciation
I will wait	رَح أَسْتَنّا	raH astannaa
You (m.) will wait	رَح تِسْتَنّا	raH tistannaa
You (f.) will wait	رَح تْسْتَنّي	raH tistannii
He will wait	رَح يِسْتَنّا	raH yistannaa
She will wait	رَح تِسْتَنّا	raH tistannaa
We will wait	رَح نِسْتَنّا	raH nistannaa
You (pl.) will wait	رَح تِسْتَنّوا	raH tistannoo
They will wait	رَح يِسْتَنّوا	raH yistannoo

Negation

To negate the verb to wait in Levantine Arabic you need to add ما before the verb.

Examples: He didn’t wait – ما اسْتَنّا , She will not wait – ما رَح تِسْتَنّا , I don’t wait – ما بَسْتَنّا

Imperative

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
Wait (you m.)	اسْتَنّا	istannaa
Wait (you f.)	اسْتَنّي	istannii
Wait (plural)	اسْتَنّوا	istannoo

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