Arabic reference
اِسْتَعَارَ
istaʿāra
to borrow
Irregular · 8 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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | istaʿartuI borrowed; I have borrowed |
| naḥnu (we) | istaʿarnāwe borrowed; we have borrowed |
| anta (you, one man) | istaʿartayou (one man) borrowed; you (one man) have borrowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | istaʿartiyou (one woman) borrowed; you (one woman) have borrowed |
| antumā (you two) | istaʿartumāyou two borrowed; you two have borrowed |
| antum (you, men) | istaʿartumyou (plural, masculine) borrowed; you (plural, masculine) have borrowed |
| antunna (you, women) | istaʿartunnayou (plural, feminine) borrowed; you (plural, feminine) have borrowed |
| huwa (he) | istaʿārahe borrowed; he has borrowed |
| hiya (she) | istaʿāratshe borrowed; she has borrowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istaʿārāthey two (masculine) borrowed; they two (masculine) have borrowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istaʿāratāthey two (feminine) borrowed; they two (feminine) have borrowed |
| hum (they, men) | istaʿārūthey (masculine) borrowed; they (masculine) have borrowed |
| hunna (they, women) | istaʿarnathey (feminine) borrowed; they (feminine) have borrowed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astaʿīruI borrow |
| naḥnu (we) | nastaʿīruwe borrow |
| anta (you, one man) | tastaʿīruyou (one man) borrow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastaʿīrīnayou (one woman) borrow |
| antumā (you two) | tastaʿīrāniyou two borrow |
| antum (you, men) | tastaʿīrūnayou (plural, masculine) borrow |
| antunna (you, women) | tastaʿirnayou (plural, feminine) borrow |
| huwa (he) | yastaʿīruhe borrows |
| hiya (she) | tastaʿīrushe borrows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastaʿīrānithey two (masculine) borrow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastaʿīrānithey two (feminine) borrow |
| hum (they, men) | yastaʿīrūnathey (masculine) borrow |
| hunna (they, women) | yastaʿirnathey (feminine) borrow |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astaʿīra(that) I borrow |
| naḥnu (we) | nastaʿīra(that) we borrow |
| anta (you, one man) | tastaʿīra(that) you (one man) borrow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastaʿīrī(that) you (one woman) borrow |
| antumā (you two) | tastaʿīrā(that) you two borrow |
| antum (you, men) | tastaʿīrū(that) you (plural, masculine) borrow |
| antunna (you, women) | tastaʿirna(that) you (plural, feminine) borrow |
| huwa (he) | yastaʿīra(that) he borrows |
| hiya (she) | tastaʿīra(that) she borrows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastaʿīrā(that) they two (masculine) borrow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastaʿīrā(that) they two (feminine) borrow |
| hum (they, men) | yastaʿīrū(that) they (masculine) borrow |
| hunna (they, women) | yastaʿirna(that) they (feminine) borrow |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astaʿirI borrow (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastaʿirwe borrow (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastaʿiryou (one man) borrow (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastaʿīrīyou (one woman) borrow (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastaʿīrāyou two borrow (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastaʿīrūyou (plural, masculine) borrow (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastaʿirnayou (plural, feminine) borrow (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastaʿirhe borrows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastaʿirshe borrows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastaʿīrāthey two (masculine) borrow (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastaʿīrāthey two (feminine) borrow (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastaʿīrūthey (masculine) borrow (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastaʿirnathey (feminine) borrow (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istaʿirborrow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istaʿīrīborrow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istaʿīrāborrow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istaʿīrūborrow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istaʿirnaborrow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastaʿīruI will borrow |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastaʿīruwe will borrow |
| anta (you, one man) | satastaʿīruyou (one man) will borrow |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastaʿīrīnayou (one woman) will borrow |
| antumā (you two) | satastaʿīrāniyou two will borrow |
| antum (you, men) | satastaʿīrūnayou (plural, masculine) will borrow |
| antunna (you, women) | satastaʿirnayou (plural, feminine) will borrow |
| huwa (he) | sayastaʿīruhe will borrow |
| hiya (she) | satastaʿīrushe will borrow |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastaʿīrānithey two (masculine) will borrow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastaʿīrānithey two (feminine) will borrow |
| hum (they, men) | sayastaʿīrūnathey (masculine) will borrow |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastaʿirnathey (feminine) will borrow |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustuʿirtuI was borrowed; I have been borrowed |
| naḥnu (we) | ustuʿirnāwe were borrowed; we have been borrowed |
| anta (you, one man) | ustuʿirtayou (one man) were borrowed; you (one man) have been borrowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ustuʿirtiyou (one woman) were borrowed; you (one woman) have been borrowed |
| antumā (you two) | ustuʿirtumāyou two were borrowed; you two have been borrowed |
| antum (you, men) | ustuʿirtumyou (plural, masculine) were borrowed; you (plural, masculine) have been borrowed |
| antunna (you, women) | ustuʿirtunnayou (plural, feminine) were borrowed; you (plural, feminine) have been borrowed |
| huwa (he) | ustuʿīrahe was borrowed; he has been borrowed |
| hiya (she) | ustuʿīratshe was borrowed; she has been borrowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ustuʿīrāthey two (masculine) were borrowed; they two (masculine) have been borrowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ustuʿīratāthey two (feminine) were borrowed; they two (feminine) have been borrowed |
| hum (they, men) | ustuʿīrūthey (masculine) were borrowed; they (masculine) have been borrowed |
| hunna (they, women) | ustuʿirnathey (feminine) were borrowed; they (feminine) have been borrowed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ustaʿāruI am borrowed |
| naḥnu (we) | nustaʿāruwe are borrowed |
| anta (you, one man) | tustaʿāruyou (one man) are borrowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tustaʿārīnayou (one woman) are borrowed |
| antumā (you two) | tustaʿārāniyou two are borrowed |
| antum (you, men) | tustaʿārūnayou (plural, masculine) are borrowed |
| antunna (you, women) | tustaʿarnayou (plural, feminine) are borrowed |
| huwa (he) | yustaʿāruhe is borrowed |
| hiya (she) | tustaʿārushe is borrowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yustaʿārānithey two (masculine) are borrowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tustaʿārānithey two (feminine) are borrowed |
| hum (they, men) | yustaʿārūnathey (masculine) are borrowed |
| hunna (they, women) | yustaʿarnathey (feminine) are borrowed |
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