Arabic reference
اِنْعَطَفَ
inʿaṭafa
to turn
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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) | inʿaṭaftuI turned; I have turned |
| naḥnu (we) | inʿaṭafnāwe turned; we have turned |
| anta (you, one man) | inʿaṭaftayou (one man) turned; you (one man) have turned |
| anti (you, one woman) | inʿaṭaftiyou (one woman) turned; you (one woman) have turned |
| antumā (you two) | inʿaṭaftumāyou two turned; you two have turned |
| antum (you, men) | inʿaṭaftumyou (plural, masculine) turned; you (plural, masculine) have turned |
| antunna (you, women) | inʿaṭaftunnayou (plural, feminine) turned; you (plural, feminine) have turned |
| huwa (he) | inʿaṭafahe turned; he has turned |
| hiya (she) | inʿaṭafatshe turned; she has turned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | inʿaṭafāthey two (masculine) turned; they two (masculine) have turned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | inʿaṭafatāthey two (feminine) turned; they two (feminine) have turned |
| hum (they, men) | inʿaṭafūthey (masculine) turned; they (masculine) have turned |
| hunna (they, women) | inʿaṭafnathey (feminine) turned; they (feminine) have turned |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anʿaṭifuI turn |
| naḥnu (we) | nanʿaṭifuwe turn |
| anta (you, one man) | tanʿaṭifuyou (one man) turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanʿaṭifīnayou (one woman) turn |
| antumā (you two) | tanʿaṭifāniyou two turn |
| antum (you, men) | tanʿaṭifūnayou (plural, masculine) turn |
| antunna (you, women) | tanʿaṭifnayou (plural, feminine) turn |
| huwa (he) | yanʿaṭifuhe turns |
| hiya (she) | tanʿaṭifushe turns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanʿaṭifānithey two (masculine) turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanʿaṭifānithey two (feminine) turn |
| hum (they, men) | yanʿaṭifūnathey (masculine) turn |
| hunna (they, women) | yanʿaṭifnathey (feminine) turn |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anʿaṭifa(that) I turn |
| naḥnu (we) | nanʿaṭifa(that) we turn |
| anta (you, one man) | tanʿaṭifa(that) you (one man) turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanʿaṭifī(that) you (one woman) turn |
| antumā (you two) | tanʿaṭifā(that) you two turn |
| antum (you, men) | tanʿaṭifū(that) you (plural, masculine) turn |
| antunna (you, women) | tanʿaṭifna(that) you (plural, feminine) turn |
| huwa (he) | yanʿaṭifa(that) he turns |
| hiya (she) | tanʿaṭifa(that) she turns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanʿaṭifā(that) they two (masculine) turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanʿaṭifā(that) they two (feminine) turn |
| hum (they, men) | yanʿaṭifū(that) they (masculine) turn |
| hunna (they, women) | yanʿaṭifna(that) they (feminine) turn |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anʿaṭifI turn (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nanʿaṭifwe turn (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tanʿaṭifyou (one man) turn (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanʿaṭifīyou (one woman) turn (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tanʿaṭifāyou two turn (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tanʿaṭifūyou (plural, masculine) turn (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanʿaṭifnayou (plural, feminine) turn (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yanʿaṭifhe turns (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tanʿaṭifshe turns (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanʿaṭifāthey two (masculine) turn (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanʿaṭifāthey two (feminine) turn (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yanʿaṭifūthey (masculine) turn (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yanʿaṭifnathey (feminine) turn (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | inʿaṭifturn! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | inʿaṭifīturn! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | inʿaṭifāturn! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | inʿaṭifūturn! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | inʿaṭifnaturn! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾanʿaṭifuI will turn |
| naḥnu (we) | sananʿaṭifuwe will turn |
| anta (you, one man) | satanʿaṭifuyou (one man) will turn |
| anti (you, one woman) | satanʿaṭifīnayou (one woman) will turn |
| antumā (you two) | satanʿaṭifāniyou two will turn |
| antum (you, men) | satanʿaṭifūnayou (plural, masculine) will turn |
| antunna (you, women) | satanʿaṭifnayou (plural, feminine) will turn |
| huwa (he) | sayanʿaṭifuhe will turn |
| hiya (she) | satanʿaṭifushe will turn |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayanʿaṭifānithey two (masculine) will turn |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satanʿaṭifānithey two (feminine) will turn |
| hum (they, men) | sayanʿaṭifūnathey (masculine) will turn |
| hunna (they, women) | sayanʿaṭifnathey (feminine) will turn |
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