Arabic reference
آمَنَ
āmana
to believe
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Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | āmantuI believed; I have believed |
| naḥnu (we) | āmannāwe believed; we have believed |
| anta (you, one man) | āmantayou (one man) believed; you (one man) have believed |
| anti (you, one woman) | āmantiyou (one woman) believed; you (one woman) have believed |
| antumā (you two) | āmantumāyou two believed; you two have believed |
| antum (you, men) | āmantumyou (plural, masculine) believed; you (plural, masculine) have believed |
| antunna (you, women) | āmantunnayou (plural, feminine) believed; you (plural, feminine) have believed |
| huwa (he) | āmanahe believed; he has believed |
| hiya (she) | āmanatshe believed; she has believed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | āmanāthey two (masculine) believed; they two (masculine) have believed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | āmanatāthey two (feminine) believed; they two (feminine) have believed |
| hum (they, men) | āmanūthey (masculine) believed; they (masculine) have believed |
| hunna (they, women) | āmannathey (feminine) believed; they (feminine) have believed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūminuI believe |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾminuwe believe |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾminuyou (one man) believe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾminīnayou (one woman) believe |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾmināniyou two believe |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾminūnayou (plural, masculine) believe |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾminnayou (plural, feminine) believe |
| huwa (he) | yuʾminuhe believes |
| hiya (she) | tuʾminushe believes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾminānithey two (masculine) believe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾminānithey two (feminine) believe |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾminūnathey (masculine) believe |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾminnathey (feminine) believe |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūmina(that) I believe |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾmina(that) we believe |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾmina(that) you (one man) believe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾminī(that) you (one woman) believe |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾminā(that) you two believe |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾminū(that) you (plural, masculine) believe |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾminna(that) you (plural, feminine) believe |
| huwa (he) | yuʾmina(that) he believes |
| hiya (she) | tuʾmina(that) she believes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾminā(that) they two (masculine) believe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾminā(that) they two (feminine) believe |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾminū(that) they (masculine) believe |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾminna(that) they (feminine) believe |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūminI believe (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾminwe believe (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾminyou (one man) believe (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾminīyou (one woman) believe (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾmināyou two believe (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾminūyou (plural, masculine) believe (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾminnayou (plural, feminine) believe (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuʾminhe believes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuʾminshe believes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾmināthey two (masculine) believe (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾmināthey two (feminine) believe (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾminūthey (masculine) believe (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾminnathey (feminine) believe (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | āminbelieve! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | āminībelieve! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | āminābelieve! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | āminūbelieve! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | āminnabelieve! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾūminuI will believe |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuʾminuwe will believe |
| anta (you, one man) | satuʾminuyou (one man) will believe |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuʾminīnayou (one woman) will believe |
| antumā (you two) | satuʾmināniyou two will believe |
| antum (you, men) | satuʾminūnayou (plural, masculine) will believe |
| antunna (you, women) | satuʾminnayou (plural, feminine) will believe |
| huwa (he) | sayuʾminuhe will believe |
| hiya (she) | satuʾminushe will believe |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuʾminānithey two (masculine) will believe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuʾminānithey two (feminine) will believe |
| hum (they, men) | sayuʾminūnathey (masculine) will believe |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuʾminnathey (feminine) will believe |
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