Arabic reference
اِخْتَبَأَ
ikhtabaʾa
to hide
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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) | ikhtabaʾtuI hid; I have hidden |
| naḥnu (we) | ikhtabaʾnāwe hid; we have hidden |
| anta (you, one man) | ikhtabaʾtayou (one man) hid; you (one man) have hidden |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikhtabaʾtiyou (one woman) hid; you (one woman) have hidden |
| antumā (you two) | ikhtabaʾtumāyou two hid; you two have hidden |
| antum (you, men) | ikhtabaʾtumyou (plural, masculine) hid; you (plural, masculine) have hidden |
| antunna (you, women) | ikhtabaʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) hid; you (plural, feminine) have hidden |
| huwa (he) | ikhtabaʾahe hid; he has hidden |
| hiya (she) | ikhtabaʾatshe hid; she has hidden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ikhtabaʾāthey two (masculine) hid; they two (masculine) have hidden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ikhtabaʾatāthey two (feminine) hid; they two (feminine) have hidden |
| hum (they, men) | ikhtabaʾūthey (masculine) hid; they (masculine) have hidden |
| hunna (they, women) | ikhtabaʾnathey (feminine) hid; they (feminine) have hidden |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtabiʾuI hide |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtabiʾuwe hide |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtabiʾuyou (one man) hide |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtabiʾīnayou (one woman) hide |
| antumā (you two) | takhtabiʾāniyou two hide |
| antum (you, men) | takhtabiʾūnayou (plural, masculine) hide |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtabiʾnayou (plural, feminine) hide |
| huwa (he) | yakhtabiʾuhe hides |
| hiya (she) | takhtabiʾushe hides |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtabiʾānithey two (masculine) hide |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtabiʾānithey two (feminine) hide |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtabiʾūnathey (masculine) hide |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtabiʾnathey (feminine) hide |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtabiʾa(that) I hide |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtabiʾa(that) we hide |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtabiʾa(that) you (one man) hide |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtabiʾī(that) you (one woman) hide |
| antumā (you two) | takhtabiʾā(that) you two hide |
| antum (you, men) | takhtabiʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) hide |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtabiʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) hide |
| huwa (he) | yakhtabiʾa(that) he hides |
| hiya (she) | takhtabiʾa(that) she hides |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtabiʾā(that) they two (masculine) hide |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtabiʾā(that) they two (feminine) hide |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtabiʾū(that) they (masculine) hide |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtabiʾna(that) they (feminine) hide |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhtabiʾI hide (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhtabiʾwe hide (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takhtabiʾyou (one man) hide (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhtabiʾīyou (one woman) hide (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takhtabiʾāyou two hide (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takhtabiʾūyou (plural, masculine) hide (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takhtabiʾnayou (plural, feminine) hide (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakhtabiʾhe hides (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takhtabiʾshe hides (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhtabiʾāthey two (masculine) hide (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhtabiʾāthey two (feminine) hide (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakhtabiʾūthey (masculine) hide (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhtabiʾnathey (feminine) hide (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ikhtabiʾhide! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikhtabiʾīhide! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ikhtabiʾāhide! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ikhtabiʾūhide! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ikhtabiʾnahide! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakhtabiʾuI will hide |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakhtabiʾuwe will hide |
| anta (you, one man) | satakhtabiʾuyou (one man) will hide |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakhtabiʾīnayou (one woman) will hide |
| antumā (you two) | satakhtabiʾāniyou two will hide |
| antum (you, men) | satakhtabiʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will hide |
| antunna (you, women) | satakhtabiʾnayou (plural, feminine) will hide |
| huwa (he) | sayakhtabiʾuhe will hide |
| hiya (she) | satakhtabiʾushe will hide |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakhtabiʾānithey two (masculine) will hide |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakhtabiʾānithey two (feminine) will hide |
| hum (they, men) | sayakhtabiʾūnathey (masculine) will hide |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakhtabiʾnathey (feminine) will hide |
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