Gulf Arabic Grammar - To
Have: 3ind + Prepositional Suffix
There
is no verb to have. Its meaning is usually expressed by the preposition
3ind (at) and a prepositional suffix, e.g.
3indi
fluus waayid – I have a lot of money
inta ma 3indik? – Don’t you have?(You
don’t have?)
shay
– something, anything, a thing
fagiir (pl. fugara) - poor
il fagiir ma 3indah shay
– the poor (person) doesn’t have anything
ghani (pl. aghniya) – rich
kethiir (kethiira, kethiriin) – many (like waayid)
il-aghniya 3indhum sayyaraat kethiira – (the) rich (people) have many cars