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انتظر

[an.ta.ðˤar]

verb

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. to wait for (delay until some event)
  2. to await
  3. to wait for
  4. To stay in anticipation of an event or for someone to arrive. This form is more formal than the colloquial 'estanna'.
Examples

انتظر وصول الطائرة

He waited for the arrival of the plane.

Pronunciationan.ta.ðˤar

Part of speechverb

Usage noteMore formal or standard usage compared to 'estanna'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.