Arabic reference
اِسْتَفْسَرَ
istafsara
to inquire
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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) | istafsartuI inquired; I have inquired |
| naḥnu (we) | istafsarnāwe inquired; we have inquired |
| anta (you, one man) | istafsartayou (one man) inquired; you (one man) have inquired |
| anti (you, one woman) | istafsartiyou (one woman) inquired; you (one woman) have inquired |
| antumā (you two) | istafsartumāyou two inquired; you two have inquired |
| antum (you, men) | istafsartumyou (plural, masculine) inquired; you (plural, masculine) have inquired |
| antunna (you, women) | istafsartunnayou (plural, feminine) inquired; you (plural, feminine) have inquired |
| huwa (he) | istafsarahe inquired; he has inquired |
| hiya (she) | istafsaratshe inquired; she has inquired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istafsarāthey two (masculine) inquired; they two (masculine) have inquired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istafsaratāthey two (feminine) inquired; they two (feminine) have inquired |
| hum (they, men) | istafsarūthey (masculine) inquired; they (masculine) have inquired |
| hunna (they, women) | istafsarnathey (feminine) inquired; they (feminine) have inquired |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astafsiruI inquire |
| naḥnu (we) | nastafsiruwe inquire |
| anta (you, one man) | tastafsiruyou (one man) inquire |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastafsirīnayou (one woman) inquire |
| antumā (you two) | tastafsirāniyou two inquire |
| antum (you, men) | tastafsirūnayou (plural, masculine) inquire |
| antunna (you, women) | tastafsirnayou (plural, feminine) inquire |
| huwa (he) | yastafsiruhe inquires |
| hiya (she) | tastafsirushe inquires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastafsirānithey two (masculine) inquire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastafsirānithey two (feminine) inquire |
| hum (they, men) | yastafsirūnathey (masculine) inquire |
| hunna (they, women) | yastafsirnathey (feminine) inquire |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astafsira(that) I inquire |
| naḥnu (we) | nastafsira(that) we inquire |
| anta (you, one man) | tastafsira(that) you (one man) inquire |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastafsirī(that) you (one woman) inquire |
| antumā (you two) | tastafsirā(that) you two inquire |
| antum (you, men) | tastafsirū(that) you (plural, masculine) inquire |
| antunna (you, women) | tastafsirna(that) you (plural, feminine) inquire |
| huwa (he) | yastafsira(that) he inquires |
| hiya (she) | tastafsira(that) she inquires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastafsirā(that) they two (masculine) inquire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastafsirā(that) they two (feminine) inquire |
| hum (they, men) | yastafsirū(that) they (masculine) inquire |
| hunna (they, women) | yastafsirna(that) they (feminine) inquire |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astafsirI inquire (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastafsirwe inquire (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastafsiryou (one man) inquire (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastafsirīyou (one woman) inquire (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastafsirāyou two inquire (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastafsirūyou (plural, masculine) inquire (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastafsirnayou (plural, feminine) inquire (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastafsirhe inquires (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastafsirshe inquires (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastafsirāthey two (masculine) inquire (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastafsirāthey two (feminine) inquire (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastafsirūthey (masculine) inquire (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastafsirnathey (feminine) inquire (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istafsirinquire! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istafsirīinquire! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istafsirāinquire! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istafsirūinquire! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istafsirnainquire! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastafsiruI will inquire |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastafsiruwe will inquire |
| anta (you, one man) | satastafsiruyou (one man) will inquire |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastafsirīnayou (one woman) will inquire |
| antumā (you two) | satastafsirāniyou two will inquire |
| antum (you, men) | satastafsirūnayou (plural, masculine) will inquire |
| antunna (you, women) | satastafsirnayou (plural, feminine) will inquire |
| huwa (he) | sayastafsiruhe will inquire |
| hiya (she) | satastafsirushe will inquire |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastafsirānithey two (masculine) will inquire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastafsirānithey two (feminine) will inquire |
| hum (they, men) | sayastafsirūnathey (masculine) will inquire |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastafsirnathey (feminine) will inquire |
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