Arabic reference
بَاعَ
bāʿa
to sell
Irregular · 8 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) | biʿtuI sold; I have sold |
| naḥnu (we) | biʿnāwe sold; we have sold |
| anta (you, one man) | biʿtayou (one man) sold; you (one man) have sold |
| anti (you, one woman) | biʿtiyou (one woman) sold; you (one woman) have sold |
| antumā (you two) | biʿtumāyou two sold; you two have sold |
| antum (you, men) | biʿtumyou (plural, masculine) sold; you (plural, masculine) have sold |
| antunna (you, women) | biʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) sold; you (plural, feminine) have sold |
| huwa (he) | bāʿahe sold; he has sold |
| hiya (she) | bāʿatshe sold; she has sold |
| humā (they two, masculine) | bāʿāthey two (masculine) sold; they two (masculine) have sold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | bāʿatāthey two (feminine) sold; they two (feminine) have sold |
| hum (they, men) | bāʿūthey (masculine) sold; they (masculine) have sold |
| hunna (they, women) | biʿnathey (feminine) sold; they (feminine) have sold |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abīʿuI sell |
| naḥnu (we) | nabīʿuwe sell |
| anta (you, one man) | tabīʿuyou (one man) sell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabīʿīnayou (one woman) sell |
| antumā (you two) | tabīʿāniyou two sell |
| antum (you, men) | tabīʿūnayou (plural, masculine) sell |
| antunna (you, women) | tabiʿnayou (plural, feminine) sell |
| huwa (he) | yabīʿuhe sells |
| hiya (she) | tabīʿushe sells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabīʿānithey two (masculine) sell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabīʿānithey two (feminine) sell |
| hum (they, men) | yabīʿūnathey (masculine) sell |
| hunna (they, women) | yabiʿnathey (feminine) sell |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abīʿa(that) I sell |
| naḥnu (we) | nabīʿa(that) we sell |
| anta (you, one man) | tabīʿa(that) you (one man) sell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabīʿī(that) you (one woman) sell |
| antumā (you two) | tabīʿā(that) you two sell |
| antum (you, men) | tabīʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) sell |
| antunna (you, women) | tabiʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) sell |
| huwa (he) | yabīʿa(that) he sells |
| hiya (she) | tabīʿa(that) she sells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabīʿā(that) they two (masculine) sell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabīʿā(that) they two (feminine) sell |
| hum (they, men) | yabīʿū(that) they (masculine) sell |
| hunna (they, women) | yabiʿna(that) they (feminine) sell |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abiʿI sell (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nabiʿwe sell (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tabiʿyou (one man) sell (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabīʿīyou (one woman) sell (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tabīʿāyou two sell (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tabīʿūyou (plural, masculine) sell (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabiʿnayou (plural, feminine) sell (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yabiʿhe sells (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tabiʿshe sells (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabīʿāthey two (masculine) sell (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabīʿāthey two (feminine) sell (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yabīʿūthey (masculine) sell (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yabiʿnathey (feminine) sell (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | biʿsell! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | bīʿīsell! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | bīʿāsell! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | bīʿūsell! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | biʿnasell! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾabīʿuI will sell |
| naḥnu (we) | sanabīʿuwe will sell |
| anta (you, one man) | satabīʿuyou (one man) will sell |
| anti (you, one woman) | satabīʿīnayou (one woman) will sell |
| antumā (you two) | satabīʿāniyou two will sell |
| antum (you, men) | satabīʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will sell |
| antunna (you, women) | satabiʿnayou (plural, feminine) will sell |
| huwa (he) | sayabīʿuhe will sell |
| hiya (she) | satabīʿushe will sell |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayabīʿānithey two (masculine) will sell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satabīʿānithey two (feminine) will sell |
| hum (they, men) | sayabīʿūnathey (masculine) will sell |
| hunna (they, women) | sayabiʿnathey (feminine) will sell |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | biʿtuI was sold; I have been sold |
| naḥnu (we) | biʿnāwe were sold; we have been sold |
| anta (you, one man) | biʿtayou (one man) were sold; you (one man) have been sold |
| anti (you, one woman) | biʿtiyou (one woman) were sold; you (one woman) have been sold |
| antumā (you two) | biʿtumāyou two were sold; you two have been sold |
| antum (you, men) | biʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were sold; you (plural, masculine) have been sold |
| antunna (you, women) | biʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were sold; you (plural, feminine) have been sold |
| huwa (he) | bīʿahe was sold; he has been sold |
| hiya (she) | bīʿatshe was sold; she has been sold |
| humā (they two, masculine) | bīʿāthey two (masculine) were sold; they two (masculine) have been sold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | bīʿatāthey two (feminine) were sold; they two (feminine) have been sold |
| hum (they, men) | bīʿūthey (masculine) were sold; they (masculine) have been sold |
| hunna (they, women) | biʿnathey (feminine) were sold; they (feminine) have been sold |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ubāʿuI am sold |
| naḥnu (we) | nubāʿuwe are sold |
| anta (you, one man) | tubāʿuyou (one man) are sold |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubāʿīnayou (one woman) are sold |
| antumā (you two) | tubāʿāniyou two are sold |
| antum (you, men) | tubāʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are sold |
| antunna (you, women) | tubaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are sold |
| huwa (he) | yubāʿuhe is sold |
| hiya (she) | tubāʿushe is sold |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yubāʿānithey two (masculine) are sold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubāʿānithey two (feminine) are sold |
| hum (they, men) | yubāʿūnathey (masculine) are sold |
| hunna (they, women) | yubaʿnathey (feminine) are sold |
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