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تَعِب
to get tired /ˈta.ʕi.ba/
verbB1#2109 most common
Also: to be exhausted, to grow weary, to toil
Example sentences
أنا تَعِبْتُ.
I am tired.
تَعِبَ الوَلَدُ مِنَ اللَّعِبِ.
The boy got tired from playing.
تَعِبْنا كَثيراً في العَمَلِ اليَوْمَ.
We got very tired at work today.
هل تَعِبْتَ مِنَ المَشْيِ الطَّويلِ؟
Did you get tired from the long walk?
تَعِبَتْ كَثيراً حَتّى نامَتْ فَوْراً.
She got so tired that she fell asleep at once.
بَعْدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الكَدْحِ، تَعِبَ جَسَدُهُ ولَمْ يَعُدْ قادِراً على الاسْتِمْرارِ.
After years of toil, his body grew weary and could no longer carry on.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتْعَب | تَعِبْتُ | سَأَتْعَب |
| 2sg | تَتْعَب | تَعِبْتَ | سَتَتْعَب |
| 3sg | يَتْعَب | تَعِبَ | سَيَتْعَب |
| 1pl | نَتْعَب | تَعِبْنا | سَنَتْعَب |
| 2pl | تَتْعَبونَ | تَعِبْتُم | سَتَتْعَبونَ |
| 3pl | يَتْعَبونَ | تَعِبوا | سَيَتْعَبونَ |
Word family
تَعَبtiredness, fatigue
مُتْعِبtiring, exhausting
تَعْبانtired (colloquial)
أَتْعَبَto tire someone out
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ت-ع-ب (t-ʿ-b), which carries the idea of fatigue and hardship. It follows the Form I pattern faʿila, common for verbs of state or condition. The related noun تَعَب (taʿab) means tiredness or trouble.
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