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يتأخر delay in Arabic

يتأخر is how you say “delay” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

ولا يتخلف عن مؤاكلة الناس، ولا يتأخر عن إجابة الداعي إلى الطعام،

Nor did he avoid dining with people, nor delay in responding to an invitation to food,

يَتَأَخَّرُ delay

This present-tense verb has its 'he' subject inside and, after the negator, denies an ongoing habit, 'he would not lag behind'. The plain present ending marks a general, repeated non-action.

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