Arabic reference
بَكَى
bakā
to cry
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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) | bakaytuI cried; I have cried |
| naḥnu (we) | bakaynāwe cried; we have cried |
| anta (you, one man) | bakaytayou (one man) cried; you (one man) have cried |
| anti (you, one woman) | bakaytiyou (one woman) cried; you (one woman) have cried |
| antumā (you two) | bakaytumāyou two cried; you two have cried |
| antum (you, men) | bakaytumyou (plural, masculine) cried; you (plural, masculine) have cried |
| antunna (you, women) | bakaytunnayou (plural, feminine) cried; you (plural, feminine) have cried |
| huwa (he) | bakāhe cried; he has cried |
| hiya (she) | bakatshe cried; she has cried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | bakayāthey two (masculine) cried; they two (masculine) have cried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | bakatāthey two (feminine) cried; they two (feminine) have cried |
| hum (they, men) | bakawthey (masculine) cried; they (masculine) have cried |
| hunna (they, women) | bakaynathey (feminine) cried; they (feminine) have cried |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abkīI cry |
| naḥnu (we) | nabkīwe cry |
| anta (you, one man) | tabkīyou (one man) cry |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabkīnayou (one woman) cry |
| antumā (you two) | tabkiyāniyou two cry |
| antum (you, men) | tabkūnayou (plural, masculine) cry |
| antunna (you, women) | tabkīnayou (plural, feminine) cry |
| huwa (he) | yabkīhe cries |
| hiya (she) | tabkīshe cries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabkiyānithey two (masculine) cry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabkiyānithey two (feminine) cry |
| hum (they, men) | yabkūnathey (masculine) cry |
| hunna (they, women) | yabkīnathey (feminine) cry |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abkiya(that) I cry |
| naḥnu (we) | nabkiya(that) we cry |
| anta (you, one man) | tabkiya(that) you (one man) cry |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabkī(that) you (one woman) cry |
| antumā (you two) | tabkiyā(that) you two cry |
| antum (you, men) | tabkū(that) you (plural, masculine) cry |
| antunna (you, women) | tabkīna(that) you (plural, feminine) cry |
| huwa (he) | yabkiya(that) he cries |
| hiya (she) | tabkiya(that) she cries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabkiyā(that) they two (masculine) cry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabkiyā(that) they two (feminine) cry |
| hum (they, men) | yabkū(that) they (masculine) cry |
| hunna (they, women) | yabkīna(that) they (feminine) cry |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | abkiI cry (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nabkiwe cry (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tabkiyou (one man) cry (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabkīyou (one woman) cry (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tabkiyāyou two cry (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tabkūyou (plural, masculine) cry (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabkīnayou (plural, feminine) cry (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yabkihe cries (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tabkishe cries (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yabkiyāthey two (masculine) cry (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabkiyāthey two (feminine) cry (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yabkūthey (masculine) cry (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yabkīnathey (feminine) cry (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ibkicry! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ibkīcry! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ibkiyācry! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ibkūcry! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ibkīnacry! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾabkīI will cry |
| naḥnu (we) | sanabkīwe will cry |
| anta (you, one man) | satabkīyou (one man) will cry |
| anti (you, one woman) | satabkīnayou (one woman) will cry |
| antumā (you two) | satabkiyāniyou two will cry |
| antum (you, men) | satabkūnayou (plural, masculine) will cry |
| antunna (you, women) | satabkīnayou (plural, feminine) will cry |
| huwa (he) | sayabkīhe will cry |
| hiya (she) | satabkīshe will cry |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayabkiyānithey two (masculine) will cry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satabkiyānithey two (feminine) will cry |
| hum (they, men) | sayabkūnathey (masculine) will cry |
| hunna (they, women) | sayabkīnathey (feminine) will cry |
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