Coding frames of Modern Standard Arabic
| Coding frame | Alternations | derived | arg_count | #Vs | Verb meanings & Verb forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Basic | 2 | 22 |
CLIMB (tasallaqa)
COOK (ṭabaḫa)
DRESS (ʾalbasa)
EAT (ʾakala)
FEAR (ḫāfa)
FOLLOW (tabiʿa)
HEAR (samiʿa)
HELP (sāʿada)
HUG (ʿānaqa)
LEAVE (ġādara (1))
LIKE (ʾaḥabba)
MEET (laqiya)
PEEL (qaššara)
SEE (raʾâ)
SHAVE (a body part/person) (ḥalaqa)
SMELL (šamma)
WANT (ʾarāda)
WASH (ġasala)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 10 |
BEAT (ḍaraba)
BREAK (kasara)
COVER (ġaṭṭā)
CUT (qaṭaʿa)
FILL (malaʾa)
GRIND (ṭaḥana)
KILL (qatala)
LOAD (šaḥana)
TOUCH (lamasa)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 4 |
COME (2) (ǧāʾa)
GO (d̠ahaba)
LEAVE (ġādara (2))
LOOK AT (naẓara)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
SEARCH FOR (baḥat̠a)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
SAY (qāla)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 3 |
GIVE (ʾaʿṭâ)
SHOW (ʾarâ)
TELL (ḥakâ)
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| – | Basic | 1 | 20 |
APPEAR (ẓahara)
BLINK (ramaša)
BOIL (ġalâ)
BURN (iḥtaraqa)
COUGH (saʿala)
CRY (bakâ)
DIE (māta)
FALL (saqaṭa)
FEEL COLD (šaʿara bilbardi)
JUMP (qafaza)
LAUGH (ḍaḥika)
PLAY (laʿaba)
RAIN (ʾamṭarat)
ROLL (tadaḥraǧa)
RUN (ǧarâ)
SCREAM (ṣaraḫa)
SING (ġannâ)
SINK (ġariqa)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
ASK FOR (saʾala)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
SCREAM (ṣāḥa)
SHOUT AT (ṣāḥa)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
HIDE (ʾaḫfâ)
LOAD (ḥammala)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 2 |
LIVE (ʿāša)
THINK (fakkara)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
TALK (takallama)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 5 |
BUILD (banâ)
MAKE (ṣanaʿa)
STEAL (saraqa)
TAKE (ʾaḫad̠a)
TEAR (nazaʿa)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 3 |
BRING (ʾaḥḍara)
CARRY (ḥamala)
SEND (ʾarsala)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
NAME (sammâ)
TEACH (ʿallama)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 4 |
POUR (ṣabba)
PUSH (daḥara)
PUT (waḍaʿa)
THROW (ramâ)
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| – | Basic | 1 | 5 |
BE A HUNTER (ṣayyādun)
BE DRY (ǧāffun)
BE HUNGRY (ǧāʾiʿun)
BE ILL (marīḍun)
BE SAD (ḥazīnun)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
FEEL PAIN (taʾallama)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
WIPE (masaḥa)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
GET (ḥaṣala)
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| – | Basic | 4 | 1 |
TIE (rabaṭa)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
SIT (ǧalasa)
SIT DOWN (ǧalasa)
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