Arabic reference
تَبَاطَأَ
tabāṭaʾa
to slow down
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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) | tabāṭaʾtuI slowed down; I have slowed down |
| naḥnu (we) | tabāṭaʾnāwe slowed down; we have slowed down |
| anta (you, one man) | tabāṭaʾtayou (one man) slowed down; you (one man) have slowed down |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabāṭaʾtiyou (one woman) slowed down; you (one woman) have slowed down |
| antumā (you two) | tabāṭaʾtumāyou two slowed down; you two have slowed down |
| antum (you, men) | tabāṭaʾtumyou (plural, masculine) slowed down; you (plural, masculine) have slowed down |
| antunna (you, women) | tabāṭaʾtunnayou (plural, feminine) slowed down; you (plural, feminine) have slowed down |
| huwa (he) | tabāṭaʾahe slowed down; he has slowed down |
| hiya (she) | tabāṭaʾatshe slowed down; she has slowed down |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tabāṭaʾāthey two (masculine) slowed down; they two (masculine) have slowed down |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabāṭaʾatāthey two (feminine) slowed down; they two (feminine) have slowed down |
| hum (they, men) | tabāṭaʾūthey (masculine) slowed down; they (masculine) have slowed down |
| hunna (they, women) | tabāṭaʾnathey (feminine) slowed down; they (feminine) have slowed down |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabāṭaʾuI slow down |
| naḥnu (we) | natabāṭaʾuwe slow down |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabāṭaʾuyou (one man) slow down |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabāṭaʾīnayou (one woman) slow down |
| antumā (you two) | tatabāṭaʾāniyou two slow down |
| antum (you, men) | tatabāṭaʾūnayou (plural, masculine) slow down |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabāṭaʾnayou (plural, feminine) slow down |
| huwa (he) | yatabāṭaʾuhe slows down |
| hiya (she) | tatabāṭaʾushe slows down |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabāṭaʾānithey two (masculine) slow down |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabāṭaʾānithey two (feminine) slow down |
| hum (they, men) | yatabāṭaʾūnathey (masculine) slow down |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabāṭaʾnathey (feminine) slow down |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabāṭaʾa(that) I slow down |
| naḥnu (we) | natabāṭaʾa(that) we slow down |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabāṭaʾa(that) you (one man) slow down |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabāṭaʾī(that) you (one woman) slow down |
| antumā (you two) | tatabāṭaʾā(that) you two slow down |
| antum (you, men) | tatabāṭaʾū(that) you (plural, masculine) slow down |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabāṭaʾna(that) you (plural, feminine) slow down |
| huwa (he) | yatabāṭaʾa(that) he slows down |
| hiya (she) | tatabāṭaʾa(that) she slows down |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabāṭaʾā(that) they two (masculine) slow down |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabāṭaʾā(that) they two (feminine) slow down |
| hum (they, men) | yatabāṭaʾū(that) they (masculine) slow down |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabāṭaʾna(that) they (feminine) slow down |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabāṭaʾI slow down (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natabāṭaʾwe slow down (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabāṭaʾyou (one man) slow down (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabāṭaʾīyou (one woman) slow down (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatabāṭaʾāyou two slow down (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatabāṭaʾūyou (plural, masculine) slow down (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabāṭaʾnayou (plural, feminine) slow down (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatabāṭaʾhe slows down (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatabāṭaʾshe slows down (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabāṭaʾāthey two (masculine) slow down (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabāṭaʾāthey two (feminine) slow down (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatabāṭaʾūthey (masculine) slow down (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabāṭaʾnathey (feminine) slow down (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tabāṭaʾslow down! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabāṭaʾīslow down! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tabāṭaʾāslow down! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tabāṭaʾūslow down! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabāṭaʾnaslow down! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatabāṭaʾuI will slow down |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatabāṭaʾuwe will slow down |
| anta (you, one man) | satatabāṭaʾuyou (one man) will slow down |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatabāṭaʾīnayou (one woman) will slow down |
| antumā (you two) | satatabāṭaʾāniyou two will slow down |
| antum (you, men) | satatabāṭaʾūnayou (plural, masculine) will slow down |
| antunna (you, women) | satatabāṭaʾnayou (plural, feminine) will slow down |
| huwa (he) | sayatabāṭaʾuhe will slow down |
| hiya (she) | satatabāṭaʾushe will slow down |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatabāṭaʾānithey two (masculine) will slow down |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatabāṭaʾānithey two (feminine) will slow down |
| hum (they, men) | sayatabāṭaʾūnathey (masculine) will slow down |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatabāṭaʾnathey (feminine) will slow down |
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