Arabic reference
أَحَبَّ
aḥabba
to love
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) | aḥbabtuI loved; I have loved |
| naḥnu (we) | aḥbabnāwe loved; we have loved |
| anta (you, one man) | aḥbabtayou (one man) loved; you (one man) have loved |
| anti (you, one woman) | aḥbabtiyou (one woman) loved; you (one woman) have loved |
| antumā (you two) | aḥbabtumāyou two loved; you two have loved |
| antum (you, men) | aḥbabtumyou (plural, masculine) loved; you (plural, masculine) have loved |
| antunna (you, women) | aḥbabtunnayou (plural, feminine) loved; you (plural, feminine) have loved |
| huwa (he) | aḥabbahe loved; he has loved |
| hiya (she) | aḥabbatshe loved; she has loved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | aḥabbāthey two (masculine) loved; they two (masculine) have loved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | aḥabbatāthey two (feminine) loved; they two (feminine) have loved |
| hum (they, men) | aḥabbūthey (masculine) loved; they (masculine) have loved |
| hunna (they, women) | aḥbabnathey (feminine) loved; they (feminine) have loved |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥibbuI love |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥibbuwe love |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥibbuyou (one man) love |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥibbīnayou (one woman) love |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥibbāniyou two love |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥibbūnayou (plural, masculine) love |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥbibnayou (plural, feminine) love |
| huwa (he) | yuḥibbuhe loves |
| hiya (she) | tuḥibbushe loves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥibbānithey two (masculine) love |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥibbānithey two (feminine) love |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥibbūnathey (masculine) love |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥbibnathey (feminine) love |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥibba(that) I love |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥibba(that) we love |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥibba(that) you (one man) love |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥibbī(that) you (one woman) love |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥibbā(that) you two love |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥibbū(that) you (plural, masculine) love |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥbibna(that) you (plural, feminine) love |
| huwa (he) | yuḥibba(that) he loves |
| hiya (she) | tuḥibba(that) she loves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥibbā(that) they two (masculine) love |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥibbā(that) they two (feminine) love |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥibbū(that) they (masculine) love |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥbibna(that) they (feminine) love |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥibbaI love (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥibbawe love (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥibbayou (one man) love (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥibbīyou (one woman) love (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥibbāyou two love (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥibbūyou (plural, masculine) love (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥbibnayou (plural, feminine) love (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuḥibbahe loves (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuḥibbashe loves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥibbāthey two (masculine) love (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥibbāthey two (feminine) love (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥibbūthey (masculine) love (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥbibnathey (feminine) love (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | aḥibbalove! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | aḥibbīlove! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | aḥibbālove! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | aḥibbūlove! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | aḥbibnalove! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuḥibbuI will love |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuḥibbuwe will love |
| anta (you, one man) | satuḥibbuyou (one man) will love |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuḥibbīnayou (one woman) will love |
| antumā (you two) | satuḥibbāniyou two will love |
| antum (you, men) | satuḥibbūnayou (plural, masculine) will love |
| antunna (you, women) | satuḥbibnayou (plural, feminine) will love |
| huwa (he) | sayuḥibbuhe will love |
| hiya (she) | satuḥibbushe will love |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuḥibbānithey two (masculine) will love |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuḥibbānithey two (feminine) will love |
| hum (they, men) | sayuḥibbūnathey (masculine) will love |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuḥbibnathey (feminine) will love |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥbibtuI was loved; I have been loved |
| naḥnu (we) | uḥbibnāwe were loved; we have been loved |
| anta (you, one man) | uḥbibtayou (one man) were loved; you (one man) have been loved |
| anti (you, one woman) | uḥbibtiyou (one woman) were loved; you (one woman) have been loved |
| antumā (you two) | uḥbibtumāyou two were loved; you two have been loved |
| antum (you, men) | uḥbibtumyou (plural, masculine) were loved; you (plural, masculine) have been loved |
| antunna (you, women) | uḥbibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were loved; you (plural, feminine) have been loved |
| huwa (he) | uḥibbahe was loved; he has been loved |
| hiya (she) | uḥibbatshe was loved; she has been loved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | uḥibbāthey two (masculine) were loved; they two (masculine) have been loved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | uḥibbatāthey two (feminine) were loved; they two (feminine) have been loved |
| hum (they, men) | uḥibbūthey (masculine) were loved; they (masculine) have been loved |
| hunna (they, women) | uḥbibnathey (feminine) were loved; they (feminine) have been loved |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥabbuI am loved |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥabbuwe are loved |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥabbuyou (one man) are loved |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥabbīnayou (one woman) are loved |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥabbāniyou two are loved |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥabbūnayou (plural, masculine) are loved |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥbabnayou (plural, feminine) are loved |
| huwa (he) | yuḥabbuhe is loved |
| hiya (she) | tuḥabbushe is loved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥabbānithey two (masculine) are loved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥabbānithey two (feminine) are loved |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥabbūnathey (masculine) are loved |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥbabnathey (feminine) are loved |
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