How to say "to run" in Arabic

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Meaningto run

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

جَرَى

jarāג'רא

جرى

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

רץ

ratsرَاتْس

How the two words are related

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Arabic root

ج-ر-ي

How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.

Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

رَكَض

rakaḍרכצ'

For literal running, everyday speech favors rakaḍa; jarā leans more toward 'to happen, flow.'

Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta

جِرِي

giriגרי

Cairo keeps jarā's root but says giri, with a hard g: biyigri — 'he runs'.

Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes

جْرَى

jraג'רא

Darija: jra; kayejri — 'he runs'.

جَرَى بِسُرْعَة

jarā bi-surʿaג'רא בסרעה

He ran quickly