Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I oppressed | 'ana zalamtaacnaa Zalamt | أنا َ ظـَلـَمت |
| We oppressed | 'ihna zalamnaiicHnaa Zalamnaa | إحنا َ ظـَلـَمنا |
| You(m) oppressed | 'inta zalamtiicnta Zalamt | إنت َ ظـَلـَمت |
| You(f) oppressed | 'inti zalamtiiicnti Zalamty | إنت ِ ظـَلـَمتي |
| You(pl) oppressed | 'intu zalamtuiicntoo Zalamtoo | إنتوا ظـَلـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) oppressed | huwa zalamhuwa Zalam | هـُو َ ظـَلـَم |
| She/it(f) oppressed | hiya zalamithiya Zalamit | هـِي َ ظـَلـَمـِت |
| They oppressed | humma zalamuhumma Zalamoo | هـُمّ َ ظـَلـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might oppress | 'ana yimkin 'azlumaacnaa yimkin aacZlum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أظلـُم |
| We might oppress | 'ihna yimkin nuzlumiicHnaa yimkin nuZlum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُظلـُم |
| You(m) might oppress | 'inta yimkin tuzlumiicnta yimkin tuZlum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُظلـُم |
| You(f) might oppress | 'inti yimkin tuzlumiiicnti yimkin tuZlumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُظلـُمي |
| You(pl) might oppress | 'intu yimkin tuzlumuiicntoo yimkin tuZlumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُظلـُموا |
| He/it(m) might oppress | huwa yimkin yuzlumhuwa yimkin yuZlum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُظلـُم |
| She/it(f) might oppress | hiya yimkin tuzlumhiya yimkin tuZlum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُظلـُم |
| They might oppress | humma yimkin yuzlumuhumma yimkin yuZlumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُظلـُموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I oppress | 'ana bazlumaacnaa baZlum | أنا َ بـَظلـُم |
| We oppress | 'ihna binuzlumiicHnaa binuZlum | إحنا َ بـِنـُظلـُم |
| You(m) oppress | 'inta bituzlumiicnta bituZlum | إنت َ بـِتـُظلـُم |
| You(f) oppress | 'inti bituzlumiiicnti bituZlumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُظلـُمي |
| You(pl) oppress | 'intu bituzlumuiicntoo bituZlumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُظلـُموا |
| He/it(m) oppresss | huwa biyuzlumhuwa biyuZlum | هـُو َ بـِيـُظلـُم |
| She/it(f) oppresss | hiya bituzlumhiya bituZlum | هـِي َ بـِتـُظلـُم |
| They oppress | humma biyuzlumuhumma biyuZlumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُظلـُموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will oppress | 'ana hazlumaacnaa haZlum | أنا َ هـَظلـُم |
| We will oppress | 'ihna hanuzlumiicHnaa hanuZlum | إحنا َ هـَنـُظلـُم |
| You(m) will oppress | 'inta hatuzlumiicnta hatuZlum | إنت َ هـَتـُظلـُم |
| You(f) will oppress | 'inti hatuzlumiiicnti hatuZlumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُظلـُمي |
| You(pl) will oppress | 'intu hatuzlumuiicntoo hatuZlumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُظلـُموا |
| He/it(m) will oppress | huwa hayuzlumhuwa hayuZlum | هـُو َ هـَيـُظلـُم |
| She/it(f) will oppress | hiya hatuzlumhiya hatuZlum | هـِي َ هـَتـُظلـُم |
| They will oppress | humma hayuzlumuhumma hayuZlumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُظلـُموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) oppress! | 'uzlumuucZlum | أ ُظلـُم |
| You(f) oppress! | 'uzlumiuucZlumy | أ ُظلـُمي |
| You(pl) oppress! | 'uzlumuuucZlumoo | أ ُظلـُموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am oppressing | 'ana zaalimaacnaa Zaalim | أنا َ ظا َلـِم |
| I(f) am oppressing | 'ana zaalimaaacnaa Zaalimaö | أنا َ ظا َلـِمـَة |
| We are oppressing | 'ihna zaalimeeniicHnaa Zaalimyn | إحنا َ ظا َلـِمين |
| You(m) are oppressing | 'inta zaalimiicnta Zaalim | إنت َ ظا َلـِم |
| You(f) are oppressing | 'inti zaalimaiicnti Zaalimaö | إنت ِ ظا َلـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are oppressing | 'intu zaalimeeniicntoo Zaalimyn | إنتوا ظا َلـِمين |
| He/it(m) is oppressing | huwa zaalimhuwa Zaalim | هـُو َ ظا َلـِم |
| She/it(f) is oppressing | hiya zaalimahiya Zaalimaö | هـِي َ ظا َلـِمـَة |
| They are oppressing | humma zaalimeenhumma Zaalimyn | هـُمّ َ ظا َلـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is oppressed | huwa mazloomhuwa maZlwm | هـُو َ مـَظلوم |
| She/it(f) is oppressed | hiya mazloomahiya maZlwmaö | هـِي َ مـَظلومـَة |
| They are oppressed | humma mazloomeenhumma maZlwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَظلومين |
