๐ Levantine Arabic Grammar
๐ฃ๏ธ Personal Pronouns
| Hebrew | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| ืื ื | ุฃูุง (ana) | I |
| ืืชื | ุฅูุชู (inta) | you (m) |
| ืืช | ุฅูุชู (inti) | you (f) |
| ืืื | ูููู (huwwe) | he |
| ืืื | ูููู (hiyye) | she |
| ืื ืื ื | ูุญูุง (neแธฅna) | we |
| ืืชื/ื | ุฅูุชู (intu) | you (pl) |
| ืื/ื | ููู ู (humme) | they |
โฎ๏ธ Past Tense (ุงูู ุงุถู)
Past tense in Levantine Arabic is formed by adding suffixes to the verb root.
Pattern Root + Suffix
| Pronoun | Suffix | Example (ุฏุฑุณ - study) |
|---|---|---|
| ุฃูุง (I) | -t | ุฏูุฑูุณุช (darast) |
| ุฅูุชู (you m) | -t | ุฏูุฑูุณุช (darast) |
| ุฅูุชู (you f) | -ti | ุฏูุฑูุณุชู (darasti) |
| ูููู (he) | -ร | ุฏูุฑูุณ (daras) |
| ูููู (she) | -et | ุฏูุฑูุณูุช (darset) |
| ูุญูุง (we) | -na | ุฏูุฑูุณูุง (darasna) |
| ุฅูุชู (you pl) | -tu | ุฏูุฑูุณุชู (darastu) |
| ููู ู (they) | -u | ุฏูุฑูุณู (darasu) |
โฏ๏ธ Present Tense (ุงูู ุถุงุฑุน)
Present tense uses prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) added to the verb stem.
Pattern Prefix + Stem + (Suffix)
Common prefixes: b- (I), bt- (you/she), by- (he/they), mn- (we)
| Pronoun | Pattern | Example (ุฏุฑุณ - study) |
|---|---|---|
| ุฃูุง (I) | b- + stem | ุจูุฏุฑูุณ (badros) |
| ุฅูุชู (you m) | bt- + stem | ุจุชูุฏุฑูุณ (btidros) |
| ุฅูุชู (you f) | bt- + stem + -i | ุจุชูุฏุฑุณู (btidrsi) |
| ูููู (he) | by- + stem | ุจููุฏุฑูุณ (byidros) |
| ูููู (she) | bt- + stem | ุจุชูุฏุฑูุณ (btidros) |
| ูุญูุง (we) | mn- + stem | ู ููุฏุฑูุณ (mnidros) |
| ุฅูุชู (you pl) | bt- + stem + -u | ุจุชูุฏุฑุณู (btidrsu) |
| ููู ู (they) | by- + stem + -u | ุจููุฏุฑุณู (byidrsu) |