Arabic reference
بَلَعَ
balaʿa
to swallow
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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) | balaʿtuI swallowed; I have swallowed |
| naḥnu (we) | balaʿnāwe swallowed; we have swallowed |
| anta (you, one man) | balaʿtayou (one man) swallowed; you (one man) have swallowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | balaʿtiyou (one woman) swallowed; you (one woman) have swallowed |
| antumā (you two) | balaʿtumāyou two swallowed; you two have swallowed |
| antum (you, men) | balaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) swallowed; you (plural, masculine) have swallowed |
| antunna (you, women) | balaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) swallowed; you (plural, feminine) have swallowed |
| huwa (he) | balaʿahe swallowed; he has swallowed |
| hiya (she) | balaʿatshe swallowed; she has swallowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | balaʿāthey two (masculine) swallowed; they two (masculine) have swallowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | balaʿatāthey two (feminine) swallowed; they two (feminine) have swallowed |
| hum (they, men) | balaʿūthey (masculine) swallowed; they (masculine) have swallowed |
| hunna (they, women) | balaʿnathey (feminine) swallowed; they (feminine) have swallowed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ablaʿuI swallow |
| naḥnu (we) | nablaʿuwe swallow |
| anta (you, one man) | tablaʿuyou (one man) swallow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tablaʿīnayou (one woman) swallow |
| antumā (you two) | tablaʿāniyou two swallow |
| antum (you, men) | tablaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) swallow |
| antunna (you, women) | tablaʿnayou (plural, feminine) swallow |
| huwa (he) | yablaʿuhe swallows |
| hiya (she) | tablaʿushe swallows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yablaʿānithey two (masculine) swallow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tablaʿānithey two (feminine) swallow |
| hum (they, men) | yablaʿūnathey (masculine) swallow |
| hunna (they, women) | yablaʿnathey (feminine) swallow |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ablaʿa(that) I swallow |
| naḥnu (we) | nablaʿa(that) we swallow |
| anta (you, one man) | tablaʿa(that) you (one man) swallow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tablaʿī(that) you (one woman) swallow |
| antumā (you two) | tablaʿā(that) you two swallow |
| antum (you, men) | tablaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) swallow |
| antunna (you, women) | tablaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) swallow |
| huwa (he) | yablaʿa(that) he swallows |
| hiya (she) | tablaʿa(that) she swallows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yablaʿā(that) they two (masculine) swallow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tablaʿā(that) they two (feminine) swallow |
| hum (they, men) | yablaʿū(that) they (masculine) swallow |
| hunna (they, women) | yablaʿna(that) they (feminine) swallow |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ablaʿI swallow (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nablaʿwe swallow (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tablaʿyou (one man) swallow (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tablaʿīyou (one woman) swallow (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tablaʿāyou two swallow (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tablaʿūyou (plural, masculine) swallow (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tablaʿnayou (plural, feminine) swallow (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yablaʿhe swallows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tablaʿshe swallows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yablaʿāthey two (masculine) swallow (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tablaʿāthey two (feminine) swallow (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yablaʿūthey (masculine) swallow (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yablaʿnathey (feminine) swallow (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iblaʿswallow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iblaʿīswallow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iblaʿāswallow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iblaʿūswallow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iblaʿnaswallow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾablaʿuI will swallow |
| naḥnu (we) | sanablaʿuwe will swallow |
| anta (you, one man) | satablaʿuyou (one man) will swallow |
| anti (you, one woman) | satablaʿīnayou (one woman) will swallow |
| antumā (you two) | satablaʿāniyou two will swallow |
| antum (you, men) | satablaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will swallow |
| antunna (you, women) | satablaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will swallow |
| huwa (he) | sayablaʿuhe will swallow |
| hiya (she) | satablaʿushe will swallow |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayablaʿānithey two (masculine) will swallow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satablaʿānithey two (feminine) will swallow |
| hum (they, men) | sayablaʿūnathey (masculine) will swallow |
| hunna (they, women) | sayablaʿnathey (feminine) will swallow |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | buliʿtuI was swallowed; I have been swallowed |
| naḥnu (we) | buliʿnāwe were swallowed; we have been swallowed |
| anta (you, one man) | buliʿtayou (one man) were swallowed; you (one man) have been swallowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | buliʿtiyou (one woman) were swallowed; you (one woman) have been swallowed |
| antumā (you two) | buliʿtumāyou two were swallowed; you two have been swallowed |
| antum (you, men) | buliʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were swallowed; you (plural, masculine) have been swallowed |
| antunna (you, women) | buliʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were swallowed; you (plural, feminine) have been swallowed |
| huwa (he) | buliʿahe was swallowed; he has been swallowed |
| hiya (she) | buliʿatshe was swallowed; she has been swallowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | buliʿāthey two (masculine) were swallowed; they two (masculine) have been swallowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | buliʿatāthey two (feminine) were swallowed; they two (feminine) have been swallowed |
| hum (they, men) | buliʿūthey (masculine) were swallowed; they (masculine) have been swallowed |
| hunna (they, women) | buliʿnathey (feminine) were swallowed; they (feminine) have been swallowed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ublaʿuI am swallowed |
| naḥnu (we) | nublaʿuwe are swallowed |
| anta (you, one man) | tublaʿuyou (one man) are swallowed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tublaʿīnayou (one woman) are swallowed |
| antumā (you two) | tublaʿāniyou two are swallowed |
| antum (you, men) | tublaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are swallowed |
| antunna (you, women) | tublaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are swallowed |
| huwa (he) | yublaʿuhe is swallowed |
| hiya (she) | tublaʿushe is swallowed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yublaʿānithey two (masculine) are swallowed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tublaʿānithey two (feminine) are swallowed |
| hum (they, men) | yublaʿūnathey (masculine) are swallowed |
| hunna (they, women) | yublaʿnathey (feminine) are swallowed |
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