Arabic reference
اِقْتَرَبَ
iqtaraba
to approach
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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) | iqtarabtuI approached; I have approached |
| naḥnu (we) | iqtarabnāwe approached; we have approached |
| anta (you, one man) | iqtarabtayou (one man) approached; you (one man) have approached |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqtarabtiyou (one woman) approached; you (one woman) have approached |
| antumā (you two) | iqtarabtumāyou two approached; you two have approached |
| antum (you, men) | iqtarabtumyou (plural, masculine) approached; you (plural, masculine) have approached |
| antunna (you, women) | iqtarabtunnayou (plural, feminine) approached; you (plural, feminine) have approached |
| huwa (he) | iqtarabahe approached; he has approached |
| hiya (she) | iqtarabatshe approached; she has approached |
| humā (they two, masculine) | iqtarabāthey two (masculine) approached; they two (masculine) have approached |
| humā (they two, feminine) | iqtarabatāthey two (feminine) approached; they two (feminine) have approached |
| hum (they, men) | iqtarabūthey (masculine) approached; they (masculine) have approached |
| hunna (they, women) | iqtarabnathey (feminine) approached; they (feminine) have approached |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtaribuI approach |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtaribuwe approach |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtaribuyou (one man) approach |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtaribīnayou (one woman) approach |
| antumā (you two) | taqtaribāniyou two approach |
| antum (you, men) | taqtaribūnayou (plural, masculine) approach |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtaribnayou (plural, feminine) approach |
| huwa (he) | yaqtaribuhe approaches |
| hiya (she) | taqtaribushe approaches |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtaribānithey two (masculine) approach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtaribānithey two (feminine) approach |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtaribūnathey (masculine) approach |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtaribnathey (feminine) approach |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtariba(that) I approach |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtariba(that) we approach |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtariba(that) you (one man) approach |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtaribī(that) you (one woman) approach |
| antumā (you two) | taqtaribā(that) you two approach |
| antum (you, men) | taqtaribū(that) you (plural, masculine) approach |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtaribna(that) you (plural, feminine) approach |
| huwa (he) | yaqtariba(that) he approaches |
| hiya (she) | taqtariba(that) she approaches |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtaribā(that) they two (masculine) approach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtaribā(that) they two (feminine) approach |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtaribū(that) they (masculine) approach |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtaribna(that) they (feminine) approach |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqtaribI approach (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqtaribwe approach (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqtaribyou (one man) approach (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqtaribīyou (one woman) approach (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqtaribāyou two approach (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqtaribūyou (plural, masculine) approach (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqtaribnayou (plural, feminine) approach (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqtaribhe approaches (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqtaribshe approaches (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqtaribāthey two (masculine) approach (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqtaribāthey two (feminine) approach (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqtaribūthey (masculine) approach (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqtaribnathey (feminine) approach (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iqtaribapproach! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqtaribīapproach! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iqtaribāapproach! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iqtaribūapproach! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iqtaribnaapproach! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqtaribuI will approach |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqtaribuwe will approach |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqtaribuyou (one man) will approach |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqtaribīnayou (one woman) will approach |
| antumā (you two) | sataqtaribāniyou two will approach |
| antum (you, men) | sataqtaribūnayou (plural, masculine) will approach |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqtaribnayou (plural, feminine) will approach |
| huwa (he) | sayaqtaribuhe will approach |
| hiya (she) | sataqtaribushe will approach |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqtaribānithey two (masculine) will approach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqtaribānithey two (feminine) will approach |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqtaribūnathey (masculine) will approach |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqtaribnathey (feminine) will approach |
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