Arabic reference
أَجَّلَ
ajjala
to postpone
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) | ajjaltuI postponed; I have postponed |
| naḥnu (we) | ajjalnāwe postponed; we have postponed |
| anta (you, one man) | ajjaltayou (one man) postponed; you (one man) have postponed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ajjaltiyou (one woman) postponed; you (one woman) have postponed |
| antumā (you two) | ajjaltumāyou two postponed; you two have postponed |
| antum (you, men) | ajjaltumyou (plural, masculine) postponed; you (plural, masculine) have postponed |
| antunna (you, women) | ajjaltunnayou (plural, feminine) postponed; you (plural, feminine) have postponed |
| huwa (he) | ajjalahe postponed; he has postponed |
| hiya (she) | ajjalatshe postponed; she has postponed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ajjalāthey two (masculine) postponed; they two (masculine) have postponed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ajjalatāthey two (feminine) postponed; they two (feminine) have postponed |
| hum (they, men) | ajjalūthey (masculine) postponed; they (masculine) have postponed |
| hunna (they, women) | ajjalnathey (feminine) postponed; they (feminine) have postponed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʾajjiluI postpone |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾajjiluwe postpone |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾajjiluyou (one man) postpone |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾajjilīnayou (one woman) postpone |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾajjilāniyou two postpone |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾajjilūnayou (plural, masculine) postpone |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾajjilnayou (plural, feminine) postpone |
| huwa (he) | yuʾajjiluhe postpones |
| hiya (she) | tuʾajjilushe postpones |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾajjilānithey two (masculine) postpone |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾajjilānithey two (feminine) postpone |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾajjilūnathey (masculine) postpone |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾajjilnathey (feminine) postpone |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʾajjila(that) I postpone |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾajjila(that) we postpone |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾajjila(that) you (one man) postpone |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾajjilī(that) you (one woman) postpone |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾajjilā(that) you two postpone |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾajjilū(that) you (plural, masculine) postpone |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾajjilna(that) you (plural, feminine) postpone |
| huwa (he) | yuʾajjila(that) he postpones |
| hiya (she) | tuʾajjila(that) she postpones |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾajjilā(that) they two (masculine) postpone |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾajjilā(that) they two (feminine) postpone |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾajjilū(that) they (masculine) postpone |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾajjilna(that) they (feminine) postpone |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʾajjilI postpone (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾajjilwe postpone (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾajjilyou (one man) postpone (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾajjilīyou (one woman) postpone (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾajjilāyou two postpone (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾajjilūyou (plural, masculine) postpone (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾajjilnayou (plural, feminine) postpone (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuʾajjilhe postpones (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuʾajjilshe postpones (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾajjilāthey two (masculine) postpone (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾajjilāthey two (feminine) postpone (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾajjilūthey (masculine) postpone (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾajjilnathey (feminine) postpone (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ajjilpostpone! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ajjilīpostpone! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ajjilāpostpone! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ajjilūpostpone! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ajjilnapostpone! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuʾajjiluI will postpone |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuʾajjiluwe will postpone |
| anta (you, one man) | satuʾajjiluyou (one man) will postpone |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuʾajjilīnayou (one woman) will postpone |
| antumā (you two) | satuʾajjilāniyou two will postpone |
| antum (you, men) | satuʾajjilūnayou (plural, masculine) will postpone |
| antunna (you, women) | satuʾajjilnayou (plural, feminine) will postpone |
| huwa (he) | sayuʾajjiluhe will postpone |
| hiya (she) | satuʾajjilushe will postpone |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuʾajjilānithey two (masculine) will postpone |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuʾajjilānithey two (feminine) will postpone |
| hum (they, men) | sayuʾajjilūnathey (masculine) will postpone |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuʾajjilnathey (feminine) will postpone |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujjiltuI was postponed; I have been postponed |
| naḥnu (we) | ujjilnāwe were postponed; we have been postponed |
| anta (you, one man) | ujjiltayou (one man) were postponed; you (one man) have been postponed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ujjiltiyou (one woman) were postponed; you (one woman) have been postponed |
| antumā (you two) | ujjiltumāyou two were postponed; you two have been postponed |
| antum (you, men) | ujjiltumyou (plural, masculine) were postponed; you (plural, masculine) have been postponed |
| antunna (you, women) | ujjiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were postponed; you (plural, feminine) have been postponed |
| huwa (he) | ujjilahe was postponed; he has been postponed |
| hiya (she) | ujjilatshe was postponed; she has been postponed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ujjilāthey two (masculine) were postponed; they two (masculine) have been postponed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ujjilatāthey two (feminine) were postponed; they two (feminine) have been postponed |
| hum (they, men) | ujjilūthey (masculine) were postponed; they (masculine) have been postponed |
| hunna (they, women) | ujjilnathey (feminine) were postponed; they (feminine) have been postponed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʾajjaluI am postponed |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʾajjaluwe are postponed |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʾajjaluyou (one man) are postponed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʾajjalīnayou (one woman) are postponed |
| antumā (you two) | tuʾajjalāniyou two are postponed |
| antum (you, men) | tuʾajjalūnayou (plural, masculine) are postponed |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʾajjalnayou (plural, feminine) are postponed |
| huwa (he) | yuʾajjaluhe is postponed |
| hiya (she) | tuʾajjalushe is postponed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʾajjalānithey two (masculine) are postponed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʾajjalānithey two (feminine) are postponed |
| hum (they, men) | yuʾajjalūnathey (masculine) are postponed |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʾajjalnathey (feminine) are postponed |
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