اشتقتلك
ishtaʾtilakto a man, Lebanese
In Lebanese Arabic you say اشتقتلك (ishtaʾtilak) to a man and اشتقتلِك (ishtaʾtilik) to a woman. Add كتير (ktīr), "a lot", to say it more strongly. It is also called كتير اشتقتلك (ktīr ishtaʾtilak).
Meaning: expression of missing someone (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| اشتقتلك | ishtaʾtilak | to a man, Lebanese |
| اشتقتلِك | ishtaʾtilik | to a woman, Lebanese |
| كتير اشتقتلك | ktīr ishtaʾtilak | emphatic, to a man |
Is it said differently in some regions?
Lebanese speakers often drop the standard ق (q) and say a glottal stop instead, so the sound is closer to "ishtaʾ" than to the standard اشتقت (ishtaqtu).
How does it change in a sentence?
The ending changes with the person addressed. اشتقتلك (ishtaʾtilak) ends in -ak for a man, and اشتقتلِك (ishtaʾtilik) ends in -ik for a woman.
Did you know?
- اشتقت (ishtaʾt) comes from the root of شوق (shawq), "longing".
Examples in context
- اشتقتلك كتيرishtaʾtilak ktīrI miss you a lot
- وينك؟ اشتقتلكwēnak? ishtaʾtilakWhere are you? I miss you
Example conversation
Rita calls her brother Georges from Beirut while he is working abroad.
- Ritaألو جورج، اشتقتلك كتير.Alō Jūrj, ishtaʾtilak ktīr.Hello Georges, I miss you a lot.
- Georgesوأنا كمان اشتقتلك يا ريتا.Wa ana kamān ishtaʾtilik yā Rīta.I miss you too, Rita.
- Ritaبس ترجع نعمل عشاء.Bas trajjiʿ nʿmol ʿashā.When you come back we will have dinner.
