Arabic reference
اِسْتَدَارَ
istadāra
to turn around
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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) | istadartuI turned around; I have turned around |
| naḥnu (we) | istadarnāwe turned around; we have turned around |
| anta (you, one man) | istadartayou (one man) turned around; you (one man) have turned around |
| anti (you, one woman) | istadartiyou (one woman) turned around; you (one woman) have turned around |
| antumā (you two) | istadartumāyou two turned around; you two have turned around |
| antum (you, men) | istadartumyou (plural, masculine) turned around; you (plural, masculine) have turned around |
| antunna (you, women) | istadartunnayou (plural, feminine) turned around; you (plural, feminine) have turned around |
| huwa (he) | istadārahe turned around; he has turned around |
| hiya (she) | istadāratshe turned around; she has turned around |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istadārāthey two (masculine) turned around; they two (masculine) have turned around |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istadāratāthey two (feminine) turned around; they two (feminine) have turned around |
| hum (they, men) | istadārūthey (masculine) turned around; they (masculine) have turned around |
| hunna (they, women) | istadarnathey (feminine) turned around; they (feminine) have turned around |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astadīruI turn around |
| naḥnu (we) | nastadīruwe turn around |
| anta (you, one man) | tastadīruyou (one man) turn around |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastadīrīnayou (one woman) turn around |
| antumā (you two) | tastadīrāniyou two turn around |
| antum (you, men) | tastadīrūnayou (plural, masculine) turn around |
| antunna (you, women) | tastadirnayou (plural, feminine) turn around |
| huwa (he) | yastadīruhe turns around |
| hiya (she) | tastadīrushe turns around |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastadīrānithey two (masculine) turn around |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastadīrānithey two (feminine) turn around |
| hum (they, men) | yastadīrūnathey (masculine) turn around |
| hunna (they, women) | yastadirnathey (feminine) turn around |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astadīra(that) I turn around |
| naḥnu (we) | nastadīra(that) we turn around |
| anta (you, one man) | tastadīra(that) you (one man) turn around |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastadīrī(that) you (one woman) turn around |
| antumā (you two) | tastadīrā(that) you two turn around |
| antum (you, men) | tastadīrū(that) you (plural, masculine) turn around |
| antunna (you, women) | tastadirna(that) you (plural, feminine) turn around |
| huwa (he) | yastadīra(that) he turns around |
| hiya (she) | tastadīra(that) she turns around |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastadīrā(that) they two (masculine) turn around |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastadīrā(that) they two (feminine) turn around |
| hum (they, men) | yastadīrū(that) they (masculine) turn around |
| hunna (they, women) | yastadirna(that) they (feminine) turn around |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astadirI turn around (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastadirwe turn around (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastadiryou (one man) turn around (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastadīrīyou (one woman) turn around (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastadīrāyou two turn around (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastadīrūyou (plural, masculine) turn around (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastadirnayou (plural, feminine) turn around (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastadirhe turns around (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastadirshe turns around (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastadīrāthey two (masculine) turn around (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastadīrāthey two (feminine) turn around (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastadīrūthey (masculine) turn around (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastadirnathey (feminine) turn around (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istadirturn around! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istadīrīturn around! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istadīrāturn around! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istadīrūturn around! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istadirnaturn around! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastadīruI will turn around |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastadīruwe will turn around |
| anta (you, one man) | satastadīruyou (one man) will turn around |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastadīrīnayou (one woman) will turn around |
| antumā (you two) | satastadīrāniyou two will turn around |
| antum (you, men) | satastadīrūnayou (plural, masculine) will turn around |
| antunna (you, women) | satastadirnayou (plural, feminine) will turn around |
| huwa (he) | sayastadīruhe will turn around |
| hiya (she) | satastadīrushe will turn around |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastadīrānithey two (masculine) will turn around |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastadīrānithey two (feminine) will turn around |
| hum (they, men) | sayastadīrūnathey (masculine) will turn around |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastadirnathey (feminine) will turn around |
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