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مستعدّ لـ
musta3idd li
= prepared for, ready for

(But in the pdf transcript, the meaning is given as 'tired')

It is the active participle of Form 10 doubled verb -
استعدّ لـ / تستعدّ لـ
ista3adda li / yasta3iddu li
= to be ready for, to stand by, to be prepared for

And the verbal noun is -
استعداد
isti3daad
= readiness, willingness, preparedness

Sorry for the spelling mistake in my previous comment -
استعدّ لـ / يستعدّ لـ
ista3adda li / yasta3iddu li

Vinod knows a lot about Arabic grammar, and he is very precise. That's why I like his comments.

Ahh this lesson is awesome. And soo relevant to me as I am a big "napper".

Ohh I miss having acces to the pdf transcript!
:(, ana ma aendi credit card, can I pay with a debit one?

@Carmouna, check your PayPal account. I think you can setup your debit card for payment in there...

How would I say, "..but I dont want to sleep til later"?

In Saudi my friends say قيلولة "gayloolah" for nap. Everyone in Saudi seems to take a nap after work. Including me

@Kawzy, to give the meaning explicitly, you can say: (لا أريد النوم حتى يتأخر الوقت - laa ureed annawm 7attaa yata2a7'ar alwaqt - (literally) I dont want to sleep till it is late). Hope that helps.

قيلولة (qayloolah) (in Saudi accent, gayloolah)
= siesta, nap

The Form 1 verb for this word is – قال

It is interesting to note that in Arabic, قال , a Form 1 Hollow verb, can have TWO separate roots, with different meanings.

قال / يقيل
qaala / yaqeelu
= to take a midday nap
Root - ق ي ل

قال / يقول
qaala / yaqoolu
= to say
Root - ق و ل

great words, thanks arabic pod.

Dear Ehab and Muhammad

Please tell me i m confused about it ...

for female

ta3bana aw ta3bani and when how we can differentiate the words where we have to put i or a at the end ..

@din, it's just ta3baanah and not ta3baani

Male - تعبان - Ta3baan - Tired
Female - تعبانة - Ta3baanah - Tired