مزال

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic مَا زَالَ (mā zāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɘz.ˈze̞ːl]

Verb

مِزِّال (mezzēl)

1. (past tense only, auxiliary)
   1. to still be, to still do, to remain

      مِزِّال يدَوِّش ― mezzēl ydawweš ― He's still showering

      Synonym: مِاعَادِش (meʕādeš)

   2. (followed by ما) to still not be, to still not do

      مِزِّلت مَا خرجتِش؟ ― mezzelt me ḵrajteš? ― Did you still not get out already?

2. (followed by كِيف) just, only earlier

   مِزِّلت كِيف قعَدت ― mezzelt kīf qʕadt ― I just sat down

Conjugation

Conjugation of مِزِّال (Group V3)

Infinitive: مِزِّال singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Active voice past مِزِّلت (mezzelt) مِزِّلت (mezzelt) مِزِّال (mezzēl) مِزِّالِت (mezzēlet) مِزِّلنا (mezzelnə) مِزِّلتُوا (mezzeltu) مِزِّالُوا (mezzēlu) non-past نمِزِّال (nmezzēl) تمِزِّال (tmezzēl) يمِزِّال (ymezzēl) تمِزِّال (tmezzēl) نمِزِّالُوا (nmezzēlu) تمِزِّالُوا (tmezzēlu) يمِزِّالُوا (ymezzēlu) imperative مِزِّال (mezzēl) مِزِّالُوا (mezzēlu) masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun — ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun ​ singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masculine feminine آنَا اِنتِ هُوَّ هِيَّ اَحنَا اِنتُومَا هُومَا Passive Causative voice past non-past imperative masculine feminine common participles past present verbal noun

The infinitive form is identically the 3rd person singular masculine past form of the verb