ساين

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س ي ن
1 term

Etymology

An alteration of Arabic اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā, “to wait”). In Moroccan Arabic, a new root س ي ن was derived from this.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.jan/

Verb

ساين • (sāyan) III (non-past يساين (ysāyan))

1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait

   Synonyms: اتسنى (tsanna), استنى (stanna), سانى (sāna), عاين (ʕāyin)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ساين
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ساينت (sāyant)	ساينتي (sāyanti)	ساين (sāyan)		سايننا (sāyanna)	ساينتوا (sāyantu)	ساينوا (sāynu)
	f			ساينت (sāynāt)
non-past	m	نساين (nsāyan)	تساين (tsāyan)	يساين (ysāyan)		نساينوا (nsāynu)	تساينوا (tsāynu)	يساينوا (ysāynu)
	f		تسايني (tsāyni)	تساين (tsāyan)
imperative	m		ساين (sāyan)				ساينوا (sāynu)
	f		سايني (sāyni)