Arabic-L:LING:'already' in fusha query

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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Date: 29 Apr 2008
From:"Benjamin Geer" <benjamin.geer at gmail.com>
Subject:'already' in fusha query

n Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, the verb لحق  [liHiq] can be used to  
mean
"already", as in:

إنت لحقت تنسى؟

'inta liHi't tinsa?

("Have you forgotten already?")

Does anyone know of a fusha verb that means the same thing?

Ben

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