Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I glimpsed | 'ana lamahtaacnaa lamaHt | أنا َ لـَمـَحت |
| We glimpsed | 'ihna lamahnaiicHnaa lamaHnaa | إحنا َ لـَمـَحنا |
| You(m) glimpsed | 'inta lamahtiicnta lamaHt | إنت َ لـَمـَحت |
| You(f) glimpsed | 'inti lamahtiiicnti lamaHty | إنت ِ لـَمـَحتي |
| You(pl) glimpsed | 'intu lamahtuiicntoo lamaHtoo | إنتوا لـَمـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) glimpsed | huwa lamahhuwa lamaH | هـُو َ لـَمـَح |
| She/it(f) glimpsed | hiya lamahithiya lamaHit | هـِي َ لـَمـَحـِت |
| They glimpsed | humma lamahuhumma lamaHoo | هـُمّ َ لـَمـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might glimpse | 'ana yimkin 'almahaacnaa yimkin aaclmaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألمـَح |
| We might glimpse | 'ihna yimkin nilmahiicHnaa yimkin nilmaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلمـَح |
| You(m) might glimpse | 'inta yimkin tilmahiicnta yimkin tilmaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـَح |
| You(f) might glimpse | 'inti yimkin tilmahiiicnti yimkin tilmaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـَحي |
| You(pl) might glimpse | 'intu yimkin tilmahuiicntoo yimkin tilmaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might glimpse | huwa yimkin yilmahhuwa yimkin yilmaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـَح |
| She/it(f) might glimpse | hiya yimkin tilmahhiya yimkin tilmaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـَح |
| They might glimpse | humma yimkin yilmahuhumma yimkin yilmaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I glimpse | 'ana balmahaacnaa balmaH | أنا َ بـَلمـَح |
| We glimpse | 'ihna binilmahiicHnaa binilmaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِلمـَح |
| You(m) glimpse | 'inta bitilmahiicnta bitilmaH | إنت َ بـِتـِلمـَح |
| You(f) glimpse | 'inti bitilmahiiicnti bitilmaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلمـَحي |
| You(pl) glimpse | 'intu bitilmahuiicntoo bitilmaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) glimpses | huwa biyilmahhuwa biyilmaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِلمـَح |
| She/it(f) glimpses | hiya bitilmahhiya bitilmaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِلمـَح |
| They glimpse | humma biyilmahuhumma biyilmaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلمـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will glimpse | 'ana halmahaacnaa halmaH | أنا َ هـَلمـَح |
| We will glimpse | 'ihna hanilmahiicHnaa hanilmaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِلمـَح |
| You(m) will glimpse | 'inta hatilmahiicnta hatilmaH | إنت َ هـَتـِلمـَح |
| You(f) will glimpse | 'inti hatilmahiiicnti hatilmaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلمـَحي |
| You(pl) will glimpse | 'intu hatilmahuiicntoo hatilmaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلمـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will glimpse | huwa hayilmahhuwa hayilmaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِلمـَح |
| She/it(f) will glimpse | hiya hatilmahhiya hatilmaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِلمـَح |
| They will glimpse | humma hayilmahuhumma hayilmaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلمـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) glimpse! | 'ilmahiiclmaH | إلمـَح |
| You(f) glimpse! | 'ilmahiiiclmaHy | إلمـَحي |
| You(pl) glimpse! | 'ilmahuiiclmaHoo | إلمـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is glimpsed | huwa malmoohhuwa malmwH | هـُو َ مـَلموح |
| She/it(f) is glimpsed | hiya malmoohahiya malmwHaö | هـِي َ مـَلموحـَة |
| They are glimpsed | humma malmooheenhumma malmwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلموحين |
