Arabic reference
اِسْتَمْتَعَ
istamtaʿa
to enjoy oneself
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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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | istamtaʿtuI enjoyed myself; I have enjoyed myself |
| naḥnu (we) | istamtaʿnāwe enjoyed ourselves; we have enjoyed ourselves |
| anta (you, one man) | istamtaʿtayou (one man) enjoyed yourself; you (one man) have enjoyed yourself |
| anti (you, one woman) | istamtaʿtiyou (one woman) enjoyed yourself; you (one woman) have enjoyed yourself |
| antumā (you two) | istamtaʿtumāyou two enjoyed yourselves; you two have enjoyed yourselves |
| antum (you, men) | istamtaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) enjoyed yourselves; you (plural, masculine) have enjoyed yourselves |
| antunna (you, women) | istamtaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) enjoyed yourselves; you (plural, feminine) have enjoyed yourselves |
| huwa (he) | istamtaʿahe enjoyed himself; he has enjoyed himself |
| hiya (she) | istamtaʿatshe enjoyed herself; she has enjoyed herself |
| humā (they two, masculine) | istamtaʿāthey two (masculine) enjoyed themselves; they two (masculine) have enjoyed themselves |
| humā (they two, feminine) | istamtaʿatāthey two (feminine) enjoyed themselves; they two (feminine) have enjoyed themselves |
| hum (they, men) | istamtaʿūthey (masculine) enjoyed themselves; they (masculine) have enjoyed themselves |
| hunna (they, women) | istamtaʿnathey (feminine) enjoyed themselves; they (feminine) have enjoyed themselves |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamtiʿuI enjoy myself |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamtiʿuwe enjoy ourselves |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamtiʿuyou (one man) enjoy yourself |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamtiʿīnayou (one woman) enjoy yourself |
| antumā (you two) | tastamtiʿāniyou two enjoy yourselves |
| antum (you, men) | tastamtiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) enjoy yourselves |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamtiʿnayou (plural, feminine) enjoy yourselves |
| huwa (he) | yastamtiʿuhe enjoys himself |
| hiya (she) | tastamtiʿushe enjoys herself |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamtiʿānithey two (masculine) enjoy themselves |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamtiʿānithey two (feminine) enjoy themselves |
| hum (they, men) | yastamtiʿūnathey (masculine) enjoy themselves |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamtiʿnathey (feminine) enjoy themselves |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamtiʿa(that) I enjoy myself |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamtiʿa(that) we enjoy ourselves |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamtiʿa(that) you (one man) enjoy yourself |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamtiʿī(that) you (one woman) enjoy yourself |
| antumā (you two) | tastamtiʿā(that) you two enjoy yourselves |
| antum (you, men) | tastamtiʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) enjoy yourselves |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamtiʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) enjoy yourselves |
| huwa (he) | yastamtiʿa(that) he enjoys himself |
| hiya (she) | tastamtiʿa(that) she enjoys herself |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamtiʿā(that) they two (masculine) enjoy themselves |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamtiʿā(that) they two (feminine) enjoy themselves |
| hum (they, men) | yastamtiʿū(that) they (masculine) enjoy themselves |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamtiʿna(that) they (feminine) enjoy themselves |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | astamtiʿI enjoy myself (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nastamtiʿwe enjoy ourselves (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tastamtiʿyou (one man) enjoy yourself (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tastamtiʿīyou (one woman) enjoy yourself (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tastamtiʿāyou two enjoy yourselves (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tastamtiʿūyou (plural, masculine) enjoy yourselves (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tastamtiʿnayou (plural, feminine) enjoy yourselves (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yastamtiʿhe enjoys himself (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tastamtiʿshe enjoys herself (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yastamtiʿāthey two (masculine) enjoy themselves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tastamtiʿāthey two (feminine) enjoy themselves (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yastamtiʿūthey (masculine) enjoy themselves (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yastamtiʿnathey (feminine) enjoy themselves (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | istamtiʿenjoy yourself! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | istamtiʿīenjoy yourself! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | istamtiʿāenjoy yourselves! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | istamtiʿūenjoy yourselves! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | istamtiʿnaenjoy yourselves! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾastamtiʿuI will enjoy myself |
| naḥnu (we) | sanastamtiʿuwe will enjoy ourselves |
| anta (you, one man) | satastamtiʿuyou (one man) will enjoy yourself |
| anti (you, one woman) | satastamtiʿīnayou (one woman) will enjoy yourself |
| antumā (you two) | satastamtiʿāniyou two will enjoy yourselves |
| antum (you, men) | satastamtiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will enjoy yourselves |
| antunna (you, women) | satastamtiʿnayou (plural, feminine) will enjoy yourselves |
| huwa (he) | sayastamtiʿuhe will enjoy himself |
| hiya (she) | satastamtiʿushe will enjoy herself |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayastamtiʿānithey two (masculine) will enjoy themselves |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satastamtiʿānithey two (feminine) will enjoy themselves |
| hum (they, men) | sayastamtiʿūnathey (masculine) will enjoy themselves |
| hunna (they, women) | sayastamtiʿnathey (feminine) will enjoy themselves |
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