Arabic reference
اِسْتَمَعَ
istamaʿa
to listen
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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) | istamaʿtuI listened; I have listened |
| naḥnu (we) | istamaʿnāwe listened; we have listened |
| anta (you, one man) | istamaʿtayou (one man) listened; you (one man) have listened |
| anti (you, one woman) | istamaʿtiyou (one woman) listened; you (one woman) have listened |
| antumā (you two) | istamaʿtumāyou two listened; you two have listened |
| antum (you, men) | istamaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) listened; you (plural, masculine) have listened |
| antunna (you, women) | istamaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) listened; you (plural, feminine) have listened |
| huwa (he) | istamaʿahe listened; he has listened |
| hiya (she) | istamaʿatshe listened; she has listened |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istamaʿāthey two (masculine) listened; they two (masculine) have listened |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istamaʿatāthey two (feminine) listened; they two (feminine) have listened |
| hum (they, men) | istamaʿūthey (masculine) listened; they (masculine) have listened |
| hunna (they, women) | istamaʿnathey (feminine) listened; they (feminine) have listened |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamiʿuI listen |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamiʿuwe listen |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamiʿuyou (one man) listen |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamiʿīnayou (one woman) listen |
| antumā (you two) | tastamiʿāniyou two listen |
| antum (you, men) | tastamiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) listen |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamiʿnayou (plural, feminine) listen |
| huwa (he) | yastamiʿuhe listens |
| hiya (she) | tastamiʿushe listens |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamiʿānithey two (masculine) listen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamiʿānithey two (feminine) listen |
| hum (they, men) | yastamiʿūnathey (masculine) listen |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamiʿnathey (feminine) listen |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamiʿa(that) I listen |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamiʿa(that) we listen |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamiʿa(that) you (one man) listen |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamiʿī(that) you (one woman) listen |
| antumā (you two) | tastamiʿā(that) you two listen |
| antum (you, men) | tastamiʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) listen |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamiʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) listen |
| huwa (he) | yastamiʿa(that) he listens |
| hiya (she) | tastamiʿa(that) she listens |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamiʿā(that) they two (masculine) listen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamiʿā(that) they two (feminine) listen |
| hum (they, men) | yastamiʿū(that) they (masculine) listen |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamiʿna(that) they (feminine) listen |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamiʿI listen (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamiʿwe listen (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamiʿyou (one man) listen (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamiʿīyou (one woman) listen (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastamiʿāyou two listen (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastamiʿūyou (plural, masculine) listen (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamiʿnayou (plural, feminine) listen (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastamiʿhe listens (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastamiʿshe listens (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamiʿāthey two (masculine) listen (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamiʿāthey two (feminine) listen (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastamiʿūthey (masculine) listen (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamiʿnathey (feminine) listen (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istamiʿlisten! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istamiʿīlisten! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istamiʿālisten! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istamiʿūlisten! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istamiʿnalisten! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastamiʿuI will listen |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastamiʿuwe will listen |
| anta (you, one man) | satastamiʿuyou (one man) will listen |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastamiʿīnayou (one woman) will listen |
| antumā (you two) | satastamiʿāniyou two will listen |
| antum (you, men) | satastamiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will listen |
| antunna (you, women) | satastamiʿnayou (plural, feminine) will listen |
| huwa (he) | sayastamiʿuhe will listen |
| hiya (she) | satastamiʿushe will listen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastamiʿānithey two (masculine) will listen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastamiʿānithey two (feminine) will listen |
| hum (they, men) | sayastamiʿūnathey (masculine) will listen |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastamiʿnathey (feminine) will listen |
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