Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I named | 'ana sammeetaacnaa sammyt | أنا َ سـَمّيت |
| We named | 'ihna sammeenaiicHnaa sammynaa | إحنا َ سـَمّينا |
| You(m) named | 'inta sammeetiicnta sammyt | إنت َ سـَمّيت |
| You(f) named | 'inti sammeetiiicnti sammyty | إنت ِ سـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) named | 'intu sammeetuiicntoo sammytoo | إنتوا سـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) named | huwa sammahuwa sammY | هـُو َ سـَمّى |
| She/it(f) named | hiya sammithiya sammit | هـِي َ سـَمّـِت |
| They named | humma sammuhumma sammoo | هـُمّ َ سـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might name | 'ana yimkin 'asammiaacnaa yimkin aacsammy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَمّي |
| We might name | 'ihna yimkin nisammiiicHnaa yimkin nisammy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَمّي |
| You(m) might name | 'inta yimkin tisammiiicnta yimkin tisammy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّي |
| You(f) might name | 'inti yimkin tisammiiicnti yimkin tisammy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّي |
| You(pl) might name | 'intu yimkin tisammuiicntoo yimkin tisammoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) might name | huwa yimkin yisammihuwa yimkin yisammy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّي |
| She/it(f) might name | hiya yimkin tisammihiya yimkin tisammy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّي |
| They might name | humma yimkin yisammuhumma yimkin yisammoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I name | 'ana basammiaacnaa basammy | أنا َ بـَسـَمّي |
| We name | 'ihna binsammiiicHnaa binsammy | إحنا َ بـِنسـَمّي |
| You(m) name | 'inta bitsammiiicnta bitsammy | إنت َ بـِتسـَمّي |
| You(f) name | 'inti bitsammiiicnti bitsammy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَمّي |
| You(pl) name | 'intu bitsammuiicntoo bitsammoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) names | huwa biyisammihuwa biyisammy | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَمّي |
| She/it(f) names | hiya bitsammihiya bitsammy | هـِي َ بـِتسـَمّي |
| They name | humma biyisammuhumma biyisammoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will name | 'ana hasammiaacnaa hasammy | أنا َ هـَسـَمّي |
| We will name | 'ihna hansammiiicHnaa hansammy | إحنا َ هـَنسـَمّي |
| You(m) will name | 'inta hatsammiiicnta hatsammy | إنت َ هـَتسـَمّي |
| You(f) will name | 'inti hatsammiiicnti hatsammy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَمّي |
| You(pl) will name | 'intu hatsammuiicntoo hatsammoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) will name | huwa hayisammihuwa hayisammy | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَمّي |
| She/it(f) will name | hiya hatsammihiya hatsammy | هـِي َ هـَتسـَمّي |
| They will name | humma hayisammuhumma hayisammoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) name! | sammisammy | سـَمّي |
| You(f) name! | sammisammy | سـَمّي |
| You(pl) name! | sammusammoo | سـَمّوا |
