Arabic reference
أَمْسَكَ
amsaka
to hold
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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) | amsaktuI held; I have held |
| naḥnu (we) | amsaknāwe held; we have held |
| anta (you, one man) | amsaktayou (one man) held; you (one man) have held |
| anti (you, one woman) | amsaktiyou (one woman) held; you (one woman) have held |
| antumā (you two) | amsaktumāyou two held; you two have held |
| antum (you, men) | amsaktumyou (plural, masculine) held; you (plural, masculine) have held |
| antunna (you, women) | amsaktunnayou (plural, feminine) held; you (plural, feminine) have held |
| huwa (he) | amsakahe held; he has held |
| hiya (she) | amsakatshe held; she has held |
| humā (they two, masculine) | amsakāthey two (masculine) held; they two (masculine) have held |
| humā (they two, feminine) | amsakatāthey two (feminine) held; they two (feminine) have held |
| hum (they, men) | amsakūthey (masculine) held; they (masculine) have held |
| hunna (they, women) | amsaknathey (feminine) held; they (feminine) have held |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umsikuI hold |
| naḥnu (we) | numsikuwe hold |
| anta (you, one man) | tumsikuyou (one man) hold |
| anti (you, one woman) | tumsikīnayou (one woman) hold |
| antumā (you two) | tumsikāniyou two hold |
| antum (you, men) | tumsikūnayou (plural, masculine) hold |
| antunna (you, women) | tumsiknayou (plural, feminine) hold |
| huwa (he) | yumsikuhe holds |
| hiya (she) | tumsikushe holds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yumsikānithey two (masculine) hold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tumsikānithey two (feminine) hold |
| hum (they, men) | yumsikūnathey (masculine) hold |
| hunna (they, women) | yumsiknathey (feminine) hold |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umsika(that) I hold |
| naḥnu (we) | numsika(that) we hold |
| anta (you, one man) | tumsika(that) you (one man) hold |
| anti (you, one woman) | tumsikī(that) you (one woman) hold |
| antumā (you two) | tumsikā(that) you two hold |
| antum (you, men) | tumsikū(that) you (plural, masculine) hold |
| antunna (you, women) | tumsikna(that) you (plural, feminine) hold |
| huwa (he) | yumsika(that) he holds |
| hiya (she) | tumsika(that) she holds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yumsikā(that) they two (masculine) hold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tumsikā(that) they two (feminine) hold |
| hum (they, men) | yumsikū(that) they (masculine) hold |
| hunna (they, women) | yumsikna(that) they (feminine) hold |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umsikI hold (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | numsikwe hold (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tumsikyou (one man) hold (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tumsikīyou (one woman) hold (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tumsikāyou two hold (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tumsikūyou (plural, masculine) hold (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tumsiknayou (plural, feminine) hold (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yumsikhe holds (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tumsikshe holds (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yumsikāthey two (masculine) hold (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tumsikāthey two (feminine) hold (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yumsikūthey (masculine) hold (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yumsiknathey (feminine) hold (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | amsikhold! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | amsikīhold! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | amsikāhold! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | amsikūhold! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | amsiknahold! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾumsikuI will hold |
| naḥnu (we) | sanumsikuwe will hold |
| anta (you, one man) | satumsikuyou (one man) will hold |
| anti (you, one woman) | satumsikīnayou (one woman) will hold |
| antumā (you two) | satumsikāniyou two will hold |
| antum (you, men) | satumsikūnayou (plural, masculine) will hold |
| antunna (you, women) | satumsiknayou (plural, feminine) will hold |
| huwa (he) | sayumsikuhe will hold |
| hiya (she) | satumsikushe will hold |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayumsikānithey two (masculine) will hold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satumsikānithey two (feminine) will hold |
| hum (they, men) | sayumsikūnathey (masculine) will hold |
| hunna (they, women) | sayumsiknathey (feminine) will hold |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umsiktuI was held; I have been held |
| naḥnu (we) | umsiknāwe were held; we have been held |
| anta (you, one man) | umsiktayou (one man) were held; you (one man) have been held |
| anti (you, one woman) | umsiktiyou (one woman) were held; you (one woman) have been held |
| antumā (you two) | umsiktumāyou two were held; you two have been held |
| antum (you, men) | umsiktumyou (plural, masculine) were held; you (plural, masculine) have been held |
| antunna (you, women) | umsiktunnayou (plural, feminine) were held; you (plural, feminine) have been held |
| huwa (he) | umsikahe was held; he has been held |
| hiya (she) | umsikatshe was held; she has been held |
| humā (they two, masculine) | umsikāthey two (masculine) were held; they two (masculine) have been held |
| humā (they two, feminine) | umsikatāthey two (feminine) were held; they two (feminine) have been held |
| hum (they, men) | umsikūthey (masculine) were held; they (masculine) have been held |
| hunna (they, women) | umsiknathey (feminine) were held; they (feminine) have been held |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umsakuI am held |
| naḥnu (we) | numsakuwe are held |
| anta (you, one man) | tumsakuyou (one man) are held |
| anti (you, one woman) | tumsakīnayou (one woman) are held |
| antumā (you two) | tumsakāniyou two are held |
| antum (you, men) | tumsakūnayou (plural, masculine) are held |
| antunna (you, women) | tumsaknayou (plural, feminine) are held |
| huwa (he) | yumsakuhe is held |
| hiya (she) | tumsakushe is held |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yumsakānithey two (masculine) are held |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tumsakānithey two (feminine) are held |
| hum (they, men) | yumsakūnathey (masculine) are held |
| hunna (they, women) | yumsaknathey (feminine) are held |
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