Arabic reference
أَشْعَلَ
ashʿala
to light
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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) | ashʿaltuI lit; I have lit |
| naḥnu (we) | ashʿalnāwe lit; we have lit |
| anta (you, one man) | ashʿaltayou (one man) lit; you (one man) have lit |
| anti (you, one woman) | ashʿaltiyou (one woman) lit; you (one woman) have lit |
| antumā (you two) | ashʿaltumāyou two lit; you two have lit |
| antum (you, men) | ashʿaltumyou (plural, masculine) lit; you (plural, masculine) have lit |
| antunna (you, women) | ashʿaltunnayou (plural, feminine) lit; you (plural, feminine) have lit |
| huwa (he) | ashʿalahe lit; he has lit |
| hiya (she) | ashʿalatshe lit; she has lit |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ashʿalāthey two (masculine) lit; they two (masculine) have lit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ashʿalatāthey two (feminine) lit; they two (feminine) have lit |
| hum (they, men) | ashʿalūthey (masculine) lit; they (masculine) have lit |
| hunna (they, women) | ashʿalnathey (feminine) lit; they (feminine) have lit |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushʿiluI light |
| naḥnu (we) | nushʿiluwe light |
| anta (you, one man) | tushʿiluyou (one man) light |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushʿilīnayou (one woman) light |
| antumā (you two) | tushʿilāniyou two light |
| antum (you, men) | tushʿilūnayou (plural, masculine) light |
| antunna (you, women) | tushʿilnayou (plural, feminine) light |
| huwa (he) | yushʿiluhe lights |
| hiya (she) | tushʿilushe lights |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushʿilānithey two (masculine) light |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushʿilānithey two (feminine) light |
| hum (they, men) | yushʿilūnathey (masculine) light |
| hunna (they, women) | yushʿilnathey (feminine) light |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushʿila(that) I light |
| naḥnu (we) | nushʿila(that) we light |
| anta (you, one man) | tushʿila(that) you (one man) light |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushʿilī(that) you (one woman) light |
| antumā (you two) | tushʿilā(that) you two light |
| antum (you, men) | tushʿilū(that) you (plural, masculine) light |
| antunna (you, women) | tushʿilna(that) you (plural, feminine) light |
| huwa (he) | yushʿila(that) he lights |
| hiya (she) | tushʿila(that) she lights |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushʿilā(that) they two (masculine) light |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushʿilā(that) they two (feminine) light |
| hum (they, men) | yushʿilū(that) they (masculine) light |
| hunna (they, women) | yushʿilna(that) they (feminine) light |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushʿilI light (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nushʿilwe light (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tushʿilyou (one man) light (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushʿilīyou (one woman) light (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tushʿilāyou two light (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tushʿilūyou (plural, masculine) light (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tushʿilnayou (plural, feminine) light (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yushʿilhe lights (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tushʿilshe lights (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushʿilāthey two (masculine) light (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushʿilāthey two (feminine) light (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yushʿilūthey (masculine) light (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yushʿilnathey (feminine) light (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ashʿillight! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ashʿilīlight! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ashʿilālight! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ashʿilūlight! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ashʿilnalight! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾushʿiluI will light |
| naḥnu (we) | sanushʿiluwe will light |
| anta (you, one man) | satushʿiluyou (one man) will light |
| anti (you, one woman) | satushʿilīnayou (one woman) will light |
| antumā (you two) | satushʿilāniyou two will light |
| antum (you, men) | satushʿilūnayou (plural, masculine) will light |
| antunna (you, women) | satushʿilnayou (plural, feminine) will light |
| huwa (he) | sayushʿiluhe will light |
| hiya (she) | satushʿilushe will light |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayushʿilānithey two (masculine) will light |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satushʿilānithey two (feminine) will light |
| hum (they, men) | sayushʿilūnathey (masculine) will light |
| hunna (they, women) | sayushʿilnathey (feminine) will light |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushʿiltuI was lit; I have been lit |
| naḥnu (we) | ushʿilnāwe were lit; we have been lit |
| anta (you, one man) | ushʿiltayou (one man) were lit; you (one man) have been lit |
| anti (you, one woman) | ushʿiltiyou (one woman) were lit; you (one woman) have been lit |
| antumā (you two) | ushʿiltumāyou two were lit; you two have been lit |
| antum (you, men) | ushʿiltumyou (plural, masculine) were lit; you (plural, masculine) have been lit |
| antunna (you, women) | ushʿiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were lit; you (plural, feminine) have been lit |
| huwa (he) | ushʿilahe was lit; he has been lit |
| hiya (she) | ushʿilatshe was lit; she has been lit |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ushʿilāthey two (masculine) were lit; they two (masculine) have been lit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ushʿilatāthey two (feminine) were lit; they two (feminine) have been lit |
| hum (they, men) | ushʿilūthey (masculine) were lit; they (masculine) have been lit |
| hunna (they, women) | ushʿilnathey (feminine) were lit; they (feminine) have been lit |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushʿaluI am lit |
| naḥnu (we) | nushʿaluwe are lit |
| anta (you, one man) | tushʿaluyou (one man) are lit |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushʿalīnayou (one woman) are lit |
| antumā (you two) | tushʿalāniyou two are lit |
| antum (you, men) | tushʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) are lit |
| antunna (you, women) | tushʿalnayou (plural, feminine) are lit |
| huwa (he) | yushʿaluhe is lit |
| hiya (she) | tushʿalushe is lit |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushʿalānithey two (masculine) are lit |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushʿalānithey two (feminine) are lit |
| hum (they, men) | yushʿalūnathey (masculine) are lit |
| hunna (they, women) | yushʿalnathey (feminine) are lit |
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