Arabic reference
بَدَا
badā
to seem
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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) | badawtuI seemed; I have seemed |
| naḥnu (we) | badawnāwe seemed; we have seemed |
| anta (you, one man) | badawtayou (one man) seemed; you (one man) have seemed |
| anti (you, one woman) | badawtiyou (one woman) seemed; you (one woman) have seemed |
| antumā (you two) | badawtumāyou two seemed; you two have seemed |
| antum (you, men) | badawtumyou (plural, masculine) seemed; you (plural, masculine) have seemed |
| antunna (you, women) | badawtunnayou (plural, feminine) seemed; you (plural, feminine) have seemed |
| huwa (he) | badāhe seemed; he has seemed |
| hiya (she) | badatshe seemed; she has seemed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | badawāthey two (masculine) seemed; they two (masculine) have seemed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | badatāthey two (feminine) seemed; they two (feminine) have seemed |
| hum (they, men) | badawthey (masculine) seemed; they (masculine) have seemed |
| hunna (they, women) | badawnathey (feminine) seemed; they (feminine) have seemed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abdūI seem |
| naḥnu (we) | nabdūwe seem |
| anta (you, one man) | tabdūyou (one man) seem |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdīnayou (one woman) seem |
| antumā (you two) | tabduwāniyou two seem |
| antum (you, men) | tabdūnayou (plural, masculine) seem |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdūnayou (plural, feminine) seem |
| huwa (he) | yabdūhe seems |
| hiya (she) | tabdūshe seems |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabduwānithey two (masculine) seem |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabduwānithey two (feminine) seem |
| hum (they, men) | yabdūnathey (masculine) seem |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdūnathey (feminine) seem |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abduwa(that) I seem |
| naḥnu (we) | nabduwa(that) we seem |
| anta (you, one man) | tabduwa(that) you (one man) seem |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdī(that) you (one woman) seem |
| antumā (you two) | tabduwā(that) you two seem |
| antum (you, men) | tabdū(that) you (plural, masculine) seem |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdūna(that) you (plural, feminine) seem |
| huwa (he) | yabduwa(that) he seems |
| hiya (she) | tabduwa(that) she seems |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabduwā(that) they two (masculine) seem |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabduwā(that) they two (feminine) seem |
| hum (they, men) | yabdū(that) they (masculine) seem |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdūna(that) they (feminine) seem |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abduI seem (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nabduwe seem (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tabduyou (one man) seem (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabdīyou (one woman) seem (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tabduwāyou two seem (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tabdūyou (plural, masculine) seem (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabdūnayou (plural, feminine) seem (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yabduhe seems (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tabdushe seems (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabduwāthey two (masculine) seem (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabduwāthey two (feminine) seem (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yabdūthey (masculine) seem (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yabdūnathey (feminine) seem (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ubduseem! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ubdīseem! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ubduwāseem! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ubdūseem! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ubdūnaseem! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾabdūI will seem |
| naḥnu (we) | sanabdūwe will seem |
| anta (you, one man) | satabdūyou (one man) will seem |
| anti (you, one woman) | satabdīnayou (one woman) will seem |
| antumā (you two) | satabduwāniyou two will seem |
| antum (you, men) | satabdūnayou (plural, masculine) will seem |
| antunna (you, women) | satabdūnayou (plural, feminine) will seem |
| huwa (he) | sayabdūhe will seem |
| hiya (she) | satabdūshe will seem |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayabduwānithey two (masculine) will seem |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satabduwānithey two (feminine) will seem |
| hum (they, men) | sayabdūnathey (masculine) will seem |
| hunna (they, women) | sayabdūnathey (feminine) will seem |
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