Arabic reference
تَبَنَّى
tabannā
to adopt
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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) | tabannaytuI adopted; I have adopted |
| naḥnu (we) | tabannaynāwe adopted; we have adopted |
| anta (you, one man) | tabannaytayou (one man) adopted; you (one man) have adopted |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabannaytiyou (one woman) adopted; you (one woman) have adopted |
| antumā (you two) | tabannaytumāyou two adopted; you two have adopted |
| antum (you, men) | tabannaytumyou (plural, masculine) adopted; you (plural, masculine) have adopted |
| antunna (you, women) | tabannaytunnayou (plural, feminine) adopted; you (plural, feminine) have adopted |
| huwa (he) | tabannāhe adopted; he has adopted |
| hiya (she) | tabannatshe adopted; she has adopted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tabannayāthey two (masculine) adopted; they two (masculine) have adopted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabannatāthey two (feminine) adopted; they two (feminine) have adopted |
| hum (they, men) | tabannawthey (masculine) adopted; they (masculine) have adopted |
| hunna (they, women) | tabannaynathey (feminine) adopted; they (feminine) have adopted |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabannāI adopt |
| naḥnu (we) | natabannāwe adopt |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabannāyou (one man) adopt |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabannaynayou (one woman) adopt |
| antumā (you two) | tatabannayāniyou two adopt |
| antum (you, men) | tatabannawnayou (plural, masculine) adopt |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabannaynayou (plural, feminine) adopt |
| huwa (he) | yatabannāhe adopts |
| hiya (she) | tatabannāshe adopts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabannayānithey two (masculine) adopt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabannayānithey two (feminine) adopt |
| hum (they, men) | yatabannawnathey (masculine) adopt |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabannaynathey (feminine) adopt |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabannā(that) I adopt |
| naḥnu (we) | natabannā(that) we adopt |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabannā(that) you (one man) adopt |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabannay(that) you (one woman) adopt |
| antumā (you two) | tatabannayā(that) you two adopt |
| antum (you, men) | tatabannaw(that) you (plural, masculine) adopt |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabannayna(that) you (plural, feminine) adopt |
| huwa (he) | yatabannā(that) he adopts |
| hiya (she) | tatabannā(that) she adopts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabannayā(that) they two (masculine) adopt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabannayā(that) they two (feminine) adopt |
| hum (they, men) | yatabannaw(that) they (masculine) adopt |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabannayna(that) they (feminine) adopt |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atabannaI adopt (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natabannawe adopt (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatabannayou (one man) adopt (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatabannayyou (one woman) adopt (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatabannayāyou two adopt (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatabannawyou (plural, masculine) adopt (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatabannaynayou (plural, feminine) adopt (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatabannahe adopts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatabannashe adopts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatabannayāthey two (masculine) adopt (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatabannayāthey two (feminine) adopt (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatabannawthey (masculine) adopt (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatabannaynathey (feminine) adopt (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tabannaadopt! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabannayadopt! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tabannayāadopt! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tabannawadopt! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tabannaynaadopt! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatabannāI will adopt |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatabannāwe will adopt |
| anta (you, one man) | satatabannāyou (one man) will adopt |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatabannaynayou (one woman) will adopt |
| antumā (you two) | satatabannayāniyou two will adopt |
| antum (you, men) | satatabannawnayou (plural, masculine) will adopt |
| antunna (you, women) | satatabannaynayou (plural, feminine) will adopt |
| huwa (he) | sayatabannāhe will adopt |
| hiya (she) | satatabannāshe will adopt |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatabannayānithey two (masculine) will adopt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatabannayānithey two (feminine) will adopt |
| hum (they, men) | sayatabannawnathey (masculine) will adopt |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatabannaynathey (feminine) will adopt |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | tubunnītuI was adopted; I have been adopted |
| naḥnu (we) | tubunnīnāwe were adopted; we have been adopted |
| anta (you, one man) | tubunnītayou (one man) were adopted; you (one man) have been adopted |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubunnītiyou (one woman) were adopted; you (one woman) have been adopted |
| antumā (you two) | tubunnītumāyou two were adopted; you two have been adopted |
| antum (you, men) | tubunnītumyou (plural, masculine) were adopted; you (plural, masculine) have been adopted |
| antunna (you, women) | tubunnītunnayou (plural, feminine) were adopted; you (plural, feminine) have been adopted |
| huwa (he) | tubunniyahe was adopted; he has been adopted |
| hiya (she) | tubunniyatshe was adopted; she has been adopted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tubunniyāthey two (masculine) were adopted; they two (masculine) have been adopted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubunniyatāthey two (feminine) were adopted; they two (feminine) have been adopted |
| hum (they, men) | tubunnūthey (masculine) were adopted; they (masculine) have been adopted |
| hunna (they, women) | tubunnīnathey (feminine) were adopted; they (feminine) have been adopted |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | utabannāI am adopted |
| naḥnu (we) | nutabannāwe are adopted |
| anta (you, one man) | tutabannāyou (one man) are adopted |
| anti (you, one woman) | tutabannaynayou (one woman) are adopted |
| antumā (you two) | tutabannayāniyou two are adopted |
| antum (you, men) | tutabannawnayou (plural, masculine) are adopted |
| antunna (you, women) | tutabannaynayou (plural, feminine) are adopted |
| huwa (he) | yutabannāhe is adopted |
| hiya (she) | tutabannāshe is adopted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yutabannayānithey two (masculine) are adopted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tutabannayānithey two (feminine) are adopted |
| hum (they, men) | yutabannawnathey (masculine) are adopted |
| hunna (they, women) | yutabannaynathey (feminine) are adopted |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Arabic entries.