Arabic reference
اِحْتَفَظَ
iḥtafaẓa
to keep
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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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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | iḥtafaẓtuI kept; I have kept |
| naḥnu (we) | iḥtafaẓnāwe kept; we have kept |
| anta (you, one man) | iḥtafaẓtayou (one man) kept; you (one man) have kept |
| anti (you, one woman) | iḥtafaẓtiyou (one woman) kept; you (one woman) have kept |
| antumā (you two) | iḥtafaẓtumāyou two kept; you two have kept |
| antum (you, men) | iḥtafaẓtumyou (plural, masculine) kept; you (plural, masculine) have kept |
| antunna (you, women) | iḥtafaẓtunnayou (plural, feminine) kept; you (plural, feminine) have kept |
| huwa (he) | iḥtafaẓahe kept; he has kept |
| hiya (she) | iḥtafaẓatshe kept; she has kept |
| humā (they two, masculine) | iḥtafaẓāthey two (masculine) kept; they two (masculine) have kept |
| humā (they two, feminine) | iḥtafaẓatāthey two (feminine) kept; they two (feminine) have kept |
| hum (they, men) | iḥtafaẓūthey (masculine) kept; they (masculine) have kept |
| hunna (they, women) | iḥtafaẓnathey (feminine) kept; they (feminine) have kept |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtafiẓuI keep |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtafiẓuwe keep |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtafiẓuyou (one man) keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtafiẓīnayou (one woman) keep |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtafiẓāniyou two keep |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtafiẓūnayou (plural, masculine) keep |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtafiẓnayou (plural, feminine) keep |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtafiẓuhe keeps |
| hiya (she) | taḥtafiẓushe keeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtafiẓānithey two (masculine) keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtafiẓānithey two (feminine) keep |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtafiẓūnathey (masculine) keep |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtafiẓnathey (feminine) keep |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtafiẓa(that) I keep |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtafiẓa(that) we keep |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtafiẓa(that) you (one man) keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtafiẓī(that) you (one woman) keep |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtafiẓā(that) you two keep |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtafiẓū(that) you (plural, masculine) keep |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtafiẓna(that) you (plural, feminine) keep |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtafiẓa(that) he keeps |
| hiya (she) | taḥtafiẓa(that) she keeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtafiẓā(that) they two (masculine) keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtafiẓā(that) they two (feminine) keep |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtafiẓū(that) they (masculine) keep |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtafiẓna(that) they (feminine) keep |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥtafiẓI keep (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥtafiẓwe keep (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥtafiẓyou (one man) keep (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥtafiẓīyou (one woman) keep (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taḥtafiẓāyou two keep (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taḥtafiẓūyou (plural, masculine) keep (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥtafiẓnayou (plural, feminine) keep (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaḥtafiẓhe keeps (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taḥtafiẓshe keeps (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥtafiẓāthey two (masculine) keep (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥtafiẓāthey two (feminine) keep (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥtafiẓūthey (masculine) keep (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥtafiẓnathey (feminine) keep (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iḥtafiẓkeep! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iḥtafiẓīkeep! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iḥtafiẓākeep! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iḥtafiẓūkeep! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iḥtafiẓnakeep! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaḥtafiẓuI will keep |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaḥtafiẓuwe will keep |
| anta (you, one man) | sataḥtafiẓuyou (one man) will keep |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataḥtafiẓīnayou (one woman) will keep |
| antumā (you two) | sataḥtafiẓāniyou two will keep |
| antum (you, men) | sataḥtafiẓūnayou (plural, masculine) will keep |
| antunna (you, women) | sataḥtafiẓnayou (plural, feminine) will keep |
| huwa (he) | sayaḥtafiẓuhe will keep |
| hiya (she) | sataḥtafiẓushe will keep |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaḥtafiẓānithey two (masculine) will keep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataḥtafiẓānithey two (feminine) will keep |
| hum (they, men) | sayaḥtafiẓūnathey (masculine) will keep |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaḥtafiẓnathey (feminine) will keep |
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