Arabic reference
أَبْقَى
abqā
to keep
Irregular · 8 form tables
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abqaytuI kept; I have kept |
| naḥnu (we) | abqaynāwe kept; we have kept |
| anta (you, one man) | abqaytayou (one man) kept; you (one man) have kept |
| anti (you, one woman) | abqaytiyou (one woman) kept; you (one woman) have kept |
| antumā (you two) | abqaytumāyou two kept; you two have kept |
| antum (you, men) | abqaytumyou (plural, masculine) kept; you (plural, masculine) have kept |
| antunna (you, women) | abqaytunnayou (plural, feminine) kept; you (plural, feminine) have kept |
| huwa (he) | abqāhe kept; he has kept |
| hiya (she) | abqatshe kept; she has kept |
| humā (they two, masculine) | abqayāthey two (masculine) kept; they two (masculine) have kept |
| humā (they two, feminine) | abqatāthey two (feminine) kept; they two (feminine) have kept |
| hum (they, men) | abqawthey (masculine) kept; they (masculine) have kept |
| hunna (they, women) | abqaynathey (feminine) kept; they (feminine) have kept |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubqīI keep |
| naḥnu (we) | nubqīwe keep |
| anta (you, one man) | tubqīyou (one man) keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubqīnayou (one woman) keep |
| antumā (you two) | tubqiyāniyou two keep |
| antum (you, men) | tubqūnayou (plural, masculine) keep |
| antunna (you, women) | tubqīnayou (plural, feminine) keep |
| huwa (he) | yubqīhe keeps |
| hiya (she) | tubqīshe keeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubqiyānithey two (masculine) keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubqiyānithey two (feminine) keep |
| hum (they, men) | yubqūnathey (masculine) keep |
| hunna (they, women) | yubqīnathey (feminine) keep |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubqiya(that) I keep |
| naḥnu (we) | nubqiya(that) we keep |
| anta (you, one man) | tubqiya(that) you (one man) keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubqī(that) you (one woman) keep |
| antumā (you two) | tubqiyā(that) you two keep |
| antum (you, men) | tubqū(that) you (plural, masculine) keep |
| antunna (you, women) | tubqīna(that) you (plural, feminine) keep |
| huwa (he) | yubqiya(that) he keeps |
| hiya (she) | tubqiya(that) she keeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubqiyā(that) they two (masculine) keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubqiyā(that) they two (feminine) keep |
| hum (they, men) | yubqū(that) they (masculine) keep |
| hunna (they, women) | yubqīna(that) they (feminine) keep |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubqiI keep (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nubqiwe keep (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tubqiyou (one man) keep (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubqīyou (one woman) keep (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tubqiyāyou two keep (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tubqūyou (plural, masculine) keep (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tubqīnayou (plural, feminine) keep (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yubqihe keeps (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tubqishe keeps (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubqiyāthey two (masculine) keep (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubqiyāthey two (feminine) keep (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yubqūthey (masculine) keep (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yubqīnathey (feminine) keep (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | abqikeep! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | abqīkeep! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | abqiyākeep! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | abqūkeep! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | abqīnakeep! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾubqīI will keep |
| naḥnu (we) | sanubqīwe will keep |
| anta (you, one man) | satubqīyou (one man) will keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | satubqīnayou (one woman) will keep |
| antumā (you two) | satubqiyāniyou two will keep |
| antum (you, men) | satubqūnayou (plural, masculine) will keep |
| antunna (you, women) | satubqīnayou (plural, feminine) will keep |
| huwa (he) | sayubqīhe will keep |
| hiya (she) | satubqīshe will keep |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayubqiyānithey two (masculine) will keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satubqiyānithey two (feminine) will keep |
| hum (they, men) | sayubqūnathey (masculine) will keep |
| hunna (they, women) | sayubqīnathey (feminine) will keep |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubqītuI was kept; I have been kept |
| naḥnu (we) | ubqīnāwe were kept; we have been kept |
| anta (you, one man) | ubqītayou (one man) were kept; you (one man) have been kept |
| anti (you, one woman) | ubqītiyou (one woman) were kept; you (one woman) have been kept |
| antumā (you two) | ubqītumāyou two were kept; you two have been kept |
| antum (you, men) | ubqītumyou (plural, masculine) were kept; you (plural, masculine) have been kept |
| antunna (you, women) | ubqītunnayou (plural, feminine) were kept; you (plural, feminine) have been kept |
| huwa (he) | ubqiyahe was kept; he has been kept |
| hiya (she) | ubqiyatshe was kept; she has been kept |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ubqiyāthey two (masculine) were kept; they two (masculine) have been kept |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ubqiyatāthey two (feminine) were kept; they two (feminine) have been kept |
| hum (they, men) | ubqūthey (masculine) were kept; they (masculine) have been kept |
| hunna (they, women) | ubqīnathey (feminine) were kept; they (feminine) have been kept |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubqāI am kept |
| naḥnu (we) | nubqāwe are kept |
| anta (you, one man) | tubqāyou (one man) are kept |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubqaynayou (one woman) are kept |
| antumā (you two) | tubqayāniyou two are kept |
| antum (you, men) | tubqawnayou (plural, masculine) are kept |
| antunna (you, women) | tubqaynayou (plural, feminine) are kept |
| huwa (he) | yubqāhe is kept |
| hiya (she) | tubqāshe is kept |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubqayānithey two (masculine) are kept |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubqayānithey two (feminine) are kept |
| hum (they, men) | yubqawnathey (masculine) are kept |
| hunna (they, women) | yubqaynathey (feminine) are kept |
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