Arabic reference
اِنْحَنَى
inḥanā
to bow
Irregular · 6 form tables
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) | inḥanaytuI bowed; I have bowed |
| naḥnu (we) | inḥanaynāwe bowed; we have bowed |
| anta (you, one man) | inḥanaytayou (one man) bowed; you (one man) have bowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | inḥanaytiyou (one woman) bowed; you (one woman) have bowed |
| antumā (you two) | inḥanaytumāyou two bowed; you two have bowed |
| antum (you, men) | inḥanaytumyou (plural, masculine) bowed; you (plural, masculine) have bowed |
| antunna (you, women) | inḥanaytunnayou (plural, feminine) bowed; you (plural, feminine) have bowed |
| huwa (he) | inḥanāhe bowed; he has bowed |
| hiya (she) | inḥanatshe bowed; she has bowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | inḥanayāthey two (masculine) bowed; they two (masculine) have bowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | inḥanatāthey two (feminine) bowed; they two (feminine) have bowed |
| hum (they, men) | inḥanawthey (masculine) bowed; they (masculine) have bowed |
| hunna (they, women) | inḥanaynathey (feminine) bowed; they (feminine) have bowed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anḥanīI bow |
| naḥnu (we) | nanḥanīwe bow |
| anta (you, one man) | tanḥanīyou (one man) bow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanḥanīnayou (one woman) bow |
| antumā (you two) | tanḥaniyāniyou two bow |
| antum (you, men) | tanḥanūnayou (plural, masculine) bow |
| antunna (you, women) | tanḥanīnayou (plural, feminine) bow |
| huwa (he) | yanḥanīhe bows |
| hiya (she) | tanḥanīshe bows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanḥaniyānithey two (masculine) bow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanḥaniyānithey two (feminine) bow |
| hum (they, men) | yanḥanūnathey (masculine) bow |
| hunna (they, women) | yanḥanīnathey (feminine) bow |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anḥaniya(that) I bow |
| naḥnu (we) | nanḥaniya(that) we bow |
| anta (you, one man) | tanḥaniya(that) you (one man) bow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanḥanī(that) you (one woman) bow |
| antumā (you two) | tanḥaniyā(that) you two bow |
| antum (you, men) | tanḥanū(that) you (plural, masculine) bow |
| antunna (you, women) | tanḥanīna(that) you (plural, feminine) bow |
| huwa (he) | yanḥaniya(that) he bows |
| hiya (she) | tanḥaniya(that) she bows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanḥaniyā(that) they two (masculine) bow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanḥaniyā(that) they two (feminine) bow |
| hum (they, men) | yanḥanū(that) they (masculine) bow |
| hunna (they, women) | yanḥanīna(that) they (feminine) bow |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anḥaniI bow (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nanḥaniwe bow (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tanḥaniyou (one man) bow (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanḥanīyou (one woman) bow (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tanḥaniyāyou two bow (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tanḥanūyou (plural, masculine) bow (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanḥanīnayou (plural, feminine) bow (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yanḥanihe bows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tanḥanishe bows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanḥaniyāthey two (masculine) bow (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanḥaniyāthey two (feminine) bow (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yanḥanūthey (masculine) bow (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yanḥanīnathey (feminine) bow (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | inḥanibow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | inḥanībow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | inḥaniyābow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | inḥanūbow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | inḥanīnabow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾanḥanīI will bow |
| naḥnu (we) | sananḥanīwe will bow |
| anta (you, one man) | satanḥanīyou (one man) will bow |
| anti (you, one woman) | satanḥanīnayou (one woman) will bow |
| antumā (you two) | satanḥaniyāniyou two will bow |
| antum (you, men) | satanḥanūnayou (plural, masculine) will bow |
| antunna (you, women) | satanḥanīnayou (plural, feminine) will bow |
| huwa (he) | sayanḥanīhe will bow |
| hiya (she) | satanḥanīshe will bow |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayanḥaniyānithey two (masculine) will bow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satanḥaniyānithey two (feminine) will bow |
| hum (they, men) | sayanḥanūnathey (masculine) will bow |
| hunna (they, women) | sayanḥanīnathey (feminine) will bow |
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