Arabic reference
أَوْمَأَ
awmaʾa
to nod
Irregular · 6 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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | awmaʾtuI nodded; I have nodded |
| naḥnu (we) | awmaʾnāwe nodded; we have nodded |
| anta (you, one man) | awmaʾtayou (one man) nodded; you (one man) have nodded |
| anti (you, one woman) | awmaʾtiyou (one woman) nodded; you (one woman) have nodded |
| antumā (you two) | awmaʾtumāyou two nodded; you two have nodded |
| antum (you, men) | awmaʾtumyou (plural, masculine) nodded; you (plural, masculine) have nodded |
| antunna (you, women) | awmaʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) nodded; you (plural, feminine) have nodded |
| huwa (he) | awmaʾahe nodded; he has nodded |
| hiya (she) | awmaʾatshe nodded; she has nodded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | awmaʾāthey two (masculine) nodded; they two (masculine) have nodded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | awmaʾatāthey two (feminine) nodded; they two (feminine) have nodded |
| hum (they, men) | awmaʾūthey (masculine) nodded; they (masculine) have nodded |
| hunna (they, women) | awmaʾnathey (feminine) nodded; they (feminine) have nodded |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūmiʾuI nod |
| naḥnu (we) | nūmiʾuwe nod |
| anta (you, one man) | tūmiʾuyou (one man) nod |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūmiʾīnayou (one woman) nod |
| antumā (you two) | tūmiʾāniyou two nod |
| antum (you, men) | tūmiʾūnayou (plural, masculine) nod |
| antunna (you, women) | tūmiʾnayou (plural, feminine) nod |
| huwa (he) | yūmiʾuhe nods |
| hiya (she) | tūmiʾushe nods |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūmiʾānithey two (masculine) nod |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūmiʾānithey two (feminine) nod |
| hum (they, men) | yūmiʾūnathey (masculine) nod |
| hunna (they, women) | yūmiʾnathey (feminine) nod |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūmiʾa(that) I nod |
| naḥnu (we) | nūmiʾa(that) we nod |
| anta (you, one man) | tūmiʾa(that) you (one man) nod |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūmiʾī(that) you (one woman) nod |
| antumā (you two) | tūmiʾā(that) you two nod |
| antum (you, men) | tūmiʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) nod |
| antunna (you, women) | tūmiʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) nod |
| huwa (he) | yūmiʾa(that) he nods |
| hiya (she) | tūmiʾa(that) she nods |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūmiʾā(that) they two (masculine) nod |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūmiʾā(that) they two (feminine) nod |
| hum (they, men) | yūmiʾū(that) they (masculine) nod |
| hunna (they, women) | yūmiʾna(that) they (feminine) nod |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūmiʾI nod (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nūmiʾwe nod (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tūmiʾyou (one man) nod (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūmiʾīyou (one woman) nod (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tūmiʾāyou two nod (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tūmiʾūyou (plural, masculine) nod (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tūmiʾnayou (plural, feminine) nod (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yūmiʾhe nods (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tūmiʾshe nods (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūmiʾāthey two (masculine) nod (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūmiʾāthey two (feminine) nod (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yūmiʾūthey (masculine) nod (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yūmiʾnathey (feminine) nod (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | awmiʾnod! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | awmiʾīnod! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | awmiʾānod! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | awmiʾūnod! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | awmiʾnanod! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾūmiʾuI will nod |
| naḥnu (we) | sanūmiʾuwe will nod |
| anta (you, one man) | satūmiʾuyou (one man) will nod |
| anti (you, one woman) | satūmiʾīnayou (one woman) will nod |
| antumā (you two) | satūmiʾāniyou two will nod |
| antum (you, men) | satūmiʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will nod |
| antunna (you, women) | satūmiʾnayou (plural, feminine) will nod |
| huwa (he) | sayūmiʾuhe will nod |
| hiya (she) | satūmiʾushe will nod |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayūmiʾānithey two (masculine) will nod |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satūmiʾānithey two (feminine) will nod |
| hum (they, men) | sayūmiʾūnathey (masculine) will nod |
| hunna (they, women) | sayūmiʾnathey (feminine) will nod |
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