Why is the b at the front of the verb sometimes dropped in the present continuous tense? For example "shu 3am ti3mili" or "inti 3am tishrabi"
Hob Learning • 06/16/2025Hob team
When a present tense verb is preceded by another verb, "ra7" (future tense indicator), or "3am" (present continuous indicator), the first letter of the present tense verb following gets dropped! This is just how it ends up being pronounced in this dialect!
can you help me understand how the verb root mil is turned into ti3milli. I can see the B is dropped and it has the feminine ending but this would make the root i3mill. What is the verb root for mil than?
Ammar from Hob Learning • 1 month agoHob team
Hi Barb, Good question! and I understand the confusion, but actually the verb root for ti3milli is not mil... it is actually 3amil or "عمل" in the arabic script. Does this explain how the word is being turned?
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Why is the b at the front of the verb sometimes dropped in the present continuous tense? For example "shu 3am ti3mili" or "inti 3am tishrabi"
When a present tense verb is preceded by another verb, "ra7" (future tense indicator), or "3am" (present continuous indicator), the first letter of the present tense verb following gets dropped! This is just how it ends up being pronounced in this dialect!
It is confusing then and not aligned with the exercises "Humme 3am byshrabu ahweh" or Ma 3am baktub ishi mohim"
Hello! Is 3am used in Jordanian dialect?
Yes it is! :) It's a present continuous marker :)
can you help me understand how the verb root mil is turned into ti3milli. I can see the B is dropped and it has the feminine ending but this would make the root i3mill. What is the verb root for mil than?
Hi Barb, Good question! and I understand the confusion, but actually the verb root for ti3milli is not mil... it is actually 3amil or "عمل" in the arabic script. Does this explain how the word is being turned?