Levantine Arabic/Verbs motion

This article is in South Levantine. The present progressive is not used for verbs of motion. An ongoing motion is expressed by the active participle instead. +Examples: أنا رايح. 'ana rāyeḥ I'm going. (male) أنا رايحة. 'ana rāyḥa I'm going. (female) هم رايحين. humme rāyḥīn They are going. Direction of movement Past tense Present tense Active participle English راح rāḥ براح birūḥ رايح rāyeḥ to go; to depart أجا 'aja بيجي bīji جاي jāy to come; to arrive رجع rijeʕ برجع birjaʕ راجع rājeʕ to return, to go/come back روّح rawwaḥ بروّح birawweḥ مروّح mrawweḥ to return home فات fāt بفوت bifūt فايت fāyet to enter, to go/come in دخل daḵal بدخل yūdḵol داخل dāḵel طلع ṭileʕ بطلع biṭlaʕ طالع ṭāleʕ to go/come out to go/come up; to get into (vehicle) نزل nizel بنزل binzal نازل nāzel to go/come down; to get off (vehicle) Way of motion Past tense Present tense Active participle English مشى maša بمشي bimši ماشي māši to walk ركض rakaḍ بركض burkoḍ راكض rākeḍ to run ركب rikeb بركب birkab راكب rākeb to ride (bike, bus etc.) ساق sā' بسوق bisū' سايق sāye' to drive (vehicle) سبح sabaḥ بسبح bisbaḥ سابح sābeḥ to swim طار ṭār بطير biṭīr طاير ṭāyer to fly رقص ra'aṣ برقص bur'oṣ راقص rā'eṣ to dance