Arabic reference
اِقْتَبَسَ
iqtabasa
to quote
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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) | iqtabastuI quoted; I have quoted |
| naḥnu (we) | iqtabasnāwe quoted; we have quoted |
| anta (you, one man) | iqtabastayou (one man) quoted; you (one man) have quoted |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqtabastiyou (one woman) quoted; you (one woman) have quoted |
| antumā (you two) | iqtabastumāyou two quoted; you two have quoted |
| antum (you, men) | iqtabastumyou (plural, masculine) quoted; you (plural, masculine) have quoted |
| antunna (you, women) | iqtabastunnayou (plural, feminine) quoted; you (plural, feminine) have quoted |
| huwa (he) | iqtabasahe quoted; he has quoted |
| hiya (she) | iqtabasatshe quoted; she has quoted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | iqtabasāthey two (masculine) quoted; they two (masculine) have quoted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | iqtabasatāthey two (feminine) quoted; they two (feminine) have quoted |
| hum (they, men) | iqtabasūthey (masculine) quoted; they (masculine) have quoted |
| hunna (they, women) | iqtabasnathey (feminine) quoted; they (feminine) have quoted |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtabisuI quote |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtabisuwe quote |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtabisuyou (one man) quote |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtabisīnayou (one woman) quote |
| antumā (you two) | taqtabisāniyou two quote |
| antum (you, men) | taqtabisūnayou (plural, masculine) quote |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtabisnayou (plural, feminine) quote |
| huwa (he) | yaqtabisuhe quotes |
| hiya (she) | taqtabisushe quotes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtabisānithey two (masculine) quote |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtabisānithey two (feminine) quote |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtabisūnathey (masculine) quote |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtabisnathey (feminine) quote |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtabisa(that) I quote |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtabisa(that) we quote |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtabisa(that) you (one man) quote |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtabisī(that) you (one woman) quote |
| antumā (you two) | taqtabisā(that) you two quote |
| antum (you, men) | taqtabisū(that) you (plural, masculine) quote |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtabisna(that) you (plural, feminine) quote |
| huwa (he) | yaqtabisa(that) he quotes |
| hiya (she) | taqtabisa(that) she quotes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtabisā(that) they two (masculine) quote |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtabisā(that) they two (feminine) quote |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtabisū(that) they (masculine) quote |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtabisna(that) they (feminine) quote |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtabisI quote (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtabiswe quote (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtabisyou (one man) quote (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtabisīyou (one woman) quote (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqtabisāyou two quote (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqtabisūyou (plural, masculine) quote (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtabisnayou (plural, feminine) quote (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqtabishe quotes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqtabisshe quotes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtabisāthey two (masculine) quote (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtabisāthey two (feminine) quote (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtabisūthey (masculine) quote (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtabisnathey (feminine) quote (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iqtabisquote! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqtabisīquote! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iqtabisāquote! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iqtabisūquote! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iqtabisnaquote! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqtabisuI will quote |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqtabisuwe will quote |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqtabisuyou (one man) will quote |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqtabisīnayou (one woman) will quote |
| antumā (you two) | sataqtabisāniyou two will quote |
| antum (you, men) | sataqtabisūnayou (plural, masculine) will quote |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqtabisnayou (plural, feminine) will quote |
| huwa (he) | sayaqtabisuhe will quote |
| hiya (she) | sataqtabisushe will quote |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqtabisānithey two (masculine) will quote |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqtabisānithey two (feminine) will quote |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqtabisūnathey (masculine) will quote |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqtabisnathey (feminine) will quote |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqtubistuI was quoted; I have been quoted |
| naḥnu (we) | uqtubisnāwe were quoted; we have been quoted |
| anta (you, one man) | uqtubistayou (one man) were quoted; you (one man) have been quoted |
| anti (you, one woman) | uqtubistiyou (one woman) were quoted; you (one woman) have been quoted |
| antumā (you two) | uqtubistumāyou two were quoted; you two have been quoted |
| antum (you, men) | uqtubistumyou (plural, masculine) were quoted; you (plural, masculine) have been quoted |
| antunna (you, women) | uqtubistunnayou (plural, feminine) were quoted; you (plural, feminine) have been quoted |
| huwa (he) | uqtubisahe was quoted; he has been quoted |
| hiya (she) | uqtubisatshe was quoted; she has been quoted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | uqtubisāthey two (masculine) were quoted; they two (masculine) have been quoted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | uqtubisatāthey two (feminine) were quoted; they two (feminine) have been quoted |
| hum (they, men) | uqtubisūthey (masculine) were quoted; they (masculine) have been quoted |
| hunna (they, women) | uqtubisnathey (feminine) were quoted; they (feminine) have been quoted |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqtabasuI am quoted |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqtabasuwe are quoted |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqtabasuyou (one man) are quoted |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqtabasīnayou (one woman) are quoted |
| antumā (you two) | tuqtabasāniyou two are quoted |
| antum (you, men) | tuqtabasūnayou (plural, masculine) are quoted |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqtabasnayou (plural, feminine) are quoted |
| huwa (he) | yuqtabasuhe is quoted |
| hiya (she) | tuqtabasushe is quoted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqtabasānithey two (masculine) are quoted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqtabasānithey two (feminine) are quoted |
| hum (they, men) | yuqtabasūnathey (masculine) are quoted |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqtabasnathey (feminine) are quoted |
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