Arabic reference
أَبْدَى
abdā
to show
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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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abdaytuI showed; I have shown |
| naḥnu (we) | abdaynāwe showed; we have shown |
| anta (you, one man) | abdaytayou (one man) showed; you (one man) have shown |
| anti (you, one woman) | abdaytiyou (one woman) showed; you (one woman) have shown |
| antumā (you two) | abdaytumāyou two showed; you two have shown |
| antum (you, men) | abdaytumyou (plural, masculine) showed; you (plural, masculine) have shown |
| antunna (you, women) | abdaytunnayou (plural, feminine) showed; you (plural, feminine) have shown |
| huwa (he) | abdāhe showed; he has shown |
| hiya (she) | abdatshe showed; she has shown |
| humā (they two, masculine) | abdayāthey two (masculine) showed; they two (masculine) have shown |
| humā (they two, feminine) | abdatāthey two (feminine) showed; they two (feminine) have shown |
| hum (they, men) | abdawthey (masculine) showed; they (masculine) have shown |
| hunna (they, women) | abdaynathey (feminine) showed; they (feminine) have shown |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdīI show |
| naḥnu (we) | nubdīwe show |
| anta (you, one man) | tubdīyou (one man) show |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubdīnayou (one woman) show |
| antumā (you two) | tubdiyāniyou two show |
| antum (you, men) | tubdūnayou (plural, masculine) show |
| antunna (you, women) | tubdīnayou (plural, feminine) show |
| huwa (he) | yubdīhe shows |
| hiya (she) | tubdīshe shows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubdiyānithey two (masculine) show |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubdiyānithey two (feminine) show |
| hum (they, men) | yubdūnathey (masculine) show |
| hunna (they, women) | yubdīnathey (feminine) show |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdiya(that) I show |
| naḥnu (we) | nubdiya(that) we show |
| anta (you, one man) | tubdiya(that) you (one man) show |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubdī(that) you (one woman) show |
| antumā (you two) | tubdiyā(that) you two show |
| antum (you, men) | tubdū(that) you (plural, masculine) show |
| antunna (you, women) | tubdīna(that) you (plural, feminine) show |
| huwa (he) | yubdiya(that) he shows |
| hiya (she) | tubdiya(that) she shows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubdiyā(that) they two (masculine) show |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubdiyā(that) they two (feminine) show |
| hum (they, men) | yubdū(that) they (masculine) show |
| hunna (they, women) | yubdīna(that) they (feminine) show |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdiI show (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nubdiwe show (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tubdiyou (one man) show (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubdīyou (one woman) show (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tubdiyāyou two show (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tubdūyou (plural, masculine) show (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tubdīnayou (plural, feminine) show (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yubdihe shows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tubdishe shows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubdiyāthey two (masculine) show (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubdiyāthey two (feminine) show (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yubdūthey (masculine) show (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yubdīnathey (feminine) show (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | abdishow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | abdīshow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | abdiyāshow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | abdūshow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | abdīnashow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾubdīI will show |
| naḥnu (we) | sanubdīwe will show |
| anta (you, one man) | satubdīyou (one man) will show |
| anti (you, one woman) | satubdīnayou (one woman) will show |
| antumā (you two) | satubdiyāniyou two will show |
| antum (you, men) | satubdūnayou (plural, masculine) will show |
| antunna (you, women) | satubdīnayou (plural, feminine) will show |
| huwa (he) | sayubdīhe will show |
| hiya (she) | satubdīshe will show |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayubdiyānithey two (masculine) will show |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satubdiyānithey two (feminine) will show |
| hum (they, men) | sayubdūnathey (masculine) will show |
| hunna (they, women) | sayubdīnathey (feminine) will show |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdītuI was shown; I have been shown |
| naḥnu (we) | ubdīnāwe were shown; we have been shown |
| anta (you, one man) | ubdītayou (one man) were shown; you (one man) have been shown |
| anti (you, one woman) | ubdītiyou (one woman) were shown; you (one woman) have been shown |
| antumā (you two) | ubdītumāyou two were shown; you two have been shown |
| antum (you, men) | ubdītumyou (plural, masculine) were shown; you (plural, masculine) have been shown |
| antunna (you, women) | ubdītunnayou (plural, feminine) were shown; you (plural, feminine) have been shown |
| huwa (he) | ubdiyahe was shown; he has been shown |
| hiya (she) | ubdiyatshe was shown; she has been shown |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ubdiyāthey two (masculine) were shown; they two (masculine) have been shown |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ubdiyatāthey two (feminine) were shown; they two (feminine) have been shown |
| hum (they, men) | ubdūthey (masculine) were shown; they (masculine) have been shown |
| hunna (they, women) | ubdīnathey (feminine) were shown; they (feminine) have been shown |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubdāI am shown |
| naḥnu (we) | nubdāwe are shown |
| anta (you, one man) | tubdāyou (one man) are shown |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubdaynayou (one woman) are shown |
| antumā (you two) | tubdayāniyou two are shown |
| antum (you, men) | tubdawnayou (plural, masculine) are shown |
| antunna (you, women) | tubdaynayou (plural, feminine) are shown |
| huwa (he) | yubdāhe is shown |
| hiya (she) | tubdāshe is shown |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubdayānithey two (masculine) are shown |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubdayānithey two (feminine) are shown |
| hum (they, men) | yubdawnathey (masculine) are shown |
| hunna (they, women) | yubdaynathey (feminine) are shown |
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