Arabic reference
أَلْزَمَ
alzama
to oblige
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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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alzamtuI obliged; I have obliged |
| naḥnu (we) | alzamnāwe obliged; we have obliged |
| anta (you, one man) | alzamtayou (one man) obliged; you (one man) have obliged |
| anti (you, one woman) | alzamtiyou (one woman) obliged; you (one woman) have obliged |
| antumā (you two) | alzamtumāyou two obliged; you two have obliged |
| antum (you, men) | alzamtumyou (plural, masculine) obliged; you (plural, masculine) have obliged |
| antunna (you, women) | alzamtunnayou (plural, feminine) obliged; you (plural, feminine) have obliged |
| huwa (he) | alzamahe obliged; he has obliged |
| hiya (she) | alzamatshe obliged; she has obliged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | alzamāthey two (masculine) obliged; they two (masculine) have obliged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | alzamatāthey two (feminine) obliged; they two (feminine) have obliged |
| hum (they, men) | alzamūthey (masculine) obliged; they (masculine) have obliged |
| hunna (they, women) | alzamnathey (feminine) obliged; they (feminine) have obliged |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulzimuI oblige |
| naḥnu (we) | nulzimuwe oblige |
| anta (you, one man) | tulzimuyou (one man) oblige |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulzimīnayou (one woman) oblige |
| antumā (you two) | tulzimāniyou two oblige |
| antum (you, men) | tulzimūnayou (plural, masculine) oblige |
| antunna (you, women) | tulzimnayou (plural, feminine) oblige |
| huwa (he) | yulzimuhe obliges |
| hiya (she) | tulzimushe obliges |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulzimānithey two (masculine) oblige |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulzimānithey two (feminine) oblige |
| hum (they, men) | yulzimūnathey (masculine) oblige |
| hunna (they, women) | yulzimnathey (feminine) oblige |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulzima(that) I oblige |
| naḥnu (we) | nulzima(that) we oblige |
| anta (you, one man) | tulzima(that) you (one man) oblige |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulzimī(that) you (one woman) oblige |
| antumā (you two) | tulzimā(that) you two oblige |
| antum (you, men) | tulzimū(that) you (plural, masculine) oblige |
| antunna (you, women) | tulzimna(that) you (plural, feminine) oblige |
| huwa (he) | yulzima(that) he obliges |
| hiya (she) | tulzima(that) she obliges |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulzimā(that) they two (masculine) oblige |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulzimā(that) they two (feminine) oblige |
| hum (they, men) | yulzimū(that) they (masculine) oblige |
| hunna (they, women) | yulzimna(that) they (feminine) oblige |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulzimI oblige (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nulzimwe oblige (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tulzimyou (one man) oblige (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulzimīyou (one woman) oblige (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tulzimāyou two oblige (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tulzimūyou (plural, masculine) oblige (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tulzimnayou (plural, feminine) oblige (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yulzimhe obliges (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tulzimshe obliges (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulzimāthey two (masculine) oblige (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulzimāthey two (feminine) oblige (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yulzimūthey (masculine) oblige (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yulzimnathey (feminine) oblige (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | alzimoblige! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | alzimīoblige! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | alzimāoblige! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | alzimūoblige! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | alzimnaoblige! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾulzimuI will oblige |
| naḥnu (we) | sanulzimuwe will oblige |
| anta (you, one man) | satulzimuyou (one man) will oblige |
| anti (you, one woman) | satulzimīnayou (one woman) will oblige |
| antumā (you two) | satulzimāniyou two will oblige |
| antum (you, men) | satulzimūnayou (plural, masculine) will oblige |
| antunna (you, women) | satulzimnayou (plural, feminine) will oblige |
| huwa (he) | sayulzimuhe will oblige |
| hiya (she) | satulzimushe will oblige |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayulzimānithey two (masculine) will oblige |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satulzimānithey two (feminine) will oblige |
| hum (they, men) | sayulzimūnathey (masculine) will oblige |
| hunna (they, women) | sayulzimnathey (feminine) will oblige |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulzimtuI was obliged; I have been obliged |
| naḥnu (we) | ulzimnāwe were obliged; we have been obliged |
| anta (you, one man) | ulzimtayou (one man) were obliged; you (one man) have been obliged |
| anti (you, one woman) | ulzimtiyou (one woman) were obliged; you (one woman) have been obliged |
| antumā (you two) | ulzimtumāyou two were obliged; you two have been obliged |
| antum (you, men) | ulzimtumyou (plural, masculine) were obliged; you (plural, masculine) have been obliged |
| antunna (you, women) | ulzimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were obliged; you (plural, feminine) have been obliged |
| huwa (he) | ulzimahe was obliged; he has been obliged |
| hiya (she) | ulzimatshe was obliged; she has been obliged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ulzimāthey two (masculine) were obliged; they two (masculine) have been obliged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ulzimatāthey two (feminine) were obliged; they two (feminine) have been obliged |
| hum (they, men) | ulzimūthey (masculine) were obliged; they (masculine) have been obliged |
| hunna (they, women) | ulzimnathey (feminine) were obliged; they (feminine) have been obliged |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulzamuI am obliged |
| naḥnu (we) | nulzamuwe are obliged |
| anta (you, one man) | tulzamuyou (one man) are obliged |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulzamīnayou (one woman) are obliged |
| antumā (you two) | tulzamāniyou two are obliged |
| antum (you, men) | tulzamūnayou (plural, masculine) are obliged |
| antunna (you, women) | tulzamnayou (plural, feminine) are obliged |
| huwa (he) | yulzamuhe is obliged |
| hiya (she) | tulzamushe is obliged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulzamānithey two (masculine) are obliged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulzamānithey two (feminine) are obliged |
| hum (they, men) | yulzamūnathey (masculine) are obliged |
| hunna (they, women) | yulzamnathey (feminine) are obliged |
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