Arabic reference
تَبِعَ
tabiʿa
to follow
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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) | tabiʿtuI followed; I have followed |
| naḥnu (we) | tabiʿnāwe followed; we have followed |
| anta (you, one man) | tabiʿtayou (one man) followed; you (one man) have followed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tabiʿtiyou (one woman) followed; you (one woman) have followed |
| antumā (you two) | tabiʿtumāyou two followed; you two have followed |
| antum (you, men) | tabiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) followed; you (plural, masculine) have followed |
| antunna (you, women) | tabiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) followed; you (plural, feminine) have followed |
| huwa (he) | tabiʿahe followed; he has followed |
| hiya (she) | tabiʿatshe followed; she has followed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tabiʿāthey two (masculine) followed; they two (masculine) have followed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tabiʿatāthey two (feminine) followed; they two (feminine) have followed |
| hum (they, men) | tabiʿūthey (masculine) followed; they (masculine) have followed |
| hunna (they, women) | tabiʿnathey (feminine) followed; they (feminine) have followed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atbaʿuI follow |
| naḥnu (we) | natbaʿuwe follow |
| anta (you, one man) | tatbaʿuyou (one man) follow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatbaʿīnayou (one woman) follow |
| antumā (you two) | tatbaʿāniyou two follow |
| antum (you, men) | tatbaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) follow |
| antunna (you, women) | tatbaʿnayou (plural, feminine) follow |
| huwa (he) | yatbaʿuhe follows |
| hiya (she) | tatbaʿushe follows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatbaʿānithey two (masculine) follow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatbaʿānithey two (feminine) follow |
| hum (they, men) | yatbaʿūnathey (masculine) follow |
| hunna (they, women) | yatbaʿnathey (feminine) follow |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atbaʿa(that) I follow |
| naḥnu (we) | natbaʿa(that) we follow |
| anta (you, one man) | tatbaʿa(that) you (one man) follow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatbaʿī(that) you (one woman) follow |
| antumā (you two) | tatbaʿā(that) you two follow |
| antum (you, men) | tatbaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) follow |
| antunna (you, women) | tatbaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) follow |
| huwa (he) | yatbaʿa(that) he follows |
| hiya (she) | tatbaʿa(that) she follows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatbaʿā(that) they two (masculine) follow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatbaʿā(that) they two (feminine) follow |
| hum (they, men) | yatbaʿū(that) they (masculine) follow |
| hunna (they, women) | yatbaʿna(that) they (feminine) follow |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atbaʿI follow (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natbaʿwe follow (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatbaʿyou (one man) follow (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatbaʿīyou (one woman) follow (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatbaʿāyou two follow (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatbaʿūyou (plural, masculine) follow (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatbaʿnayou (plural, feminine) follow (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatbaʿhe follows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatbaʿshe follows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatbaʿāthey two (masculine) follow (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatbaʿāthey two (feminine) follow (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatbaʿūthey (masculine) follow (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatbaʿnathey (feminine) follow (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | itbaʿfollow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | itbaʿīfollow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | itbaʿāfollow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | itbaʿūfollow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | itbaʿnafollow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatbaʿuI will follow |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatbaʿuwe will follow |
| anta (you, one man) | satatbaʿuyou (one man) will follow |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatbaʿīnayou (one woman) will follow |
| antumā (you two) | satatbaʿāniyou two will follow |
| antum (you, men) | satatbaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will follow |
| antunna (you, women) | satatbaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will follow |
| huwa (he) | sayatbaʿuhe will follow |
| hiya (she) | satatbaʿushe will follow |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatbaʿānithey two (masculine) will follow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatbaʿānithey two (feminine) will follow |
| hum (they, men) | sayatbaʿūnathey (masculine) will follow |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatbaʿnathey (feminine) will follow |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | tubiʿtuI was followed; I have been followed |
| naḥnu (we) | tubiʿnāwe were followed; we have been followed |
| anta (you, one man) | tubiʿtayou (one man) were followed; you (one man) have been followed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tubiʿtiyou (one woman) were followed; you (one woman) have been followed |
| antumā (you two) | tubiʿtumāyou two were followed; you two have been followed |
| antum (you, men) | tubiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were followed; you (plural, masculine) have been followed |
| antunna (you, women) | tubiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were followed; you (plural, feminine) have been followed |
| huwa (he) | tubiʿahe was followed; he has been followed |
| hiya (she) | tubiʿatshe was followed; she has been followed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tubiʿāthey two (masculine) were followed; they two (masculine) have been followed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tubiʿatāthey two (feminine) were followed; they two (feminine) have been followed |
| hum (they, men) | tubiʿūthey (masculine) were followed; they (masculine) have been followed |
| hunna (they, women) | tubiʿnathey (feminine) were followed; they (feminine) have been followed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | utbaʿuI am followed |
| naḥnu (we) | nutbaʿuwe are followed |
| anta (you, one man) | tutbaʿuyou (one man) are followed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tutbaʿīnayou (one woman) are followed |
| antumā (you two) | tutbaʿāniyou two are followed |
| antum (you, men) | tutbaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are followed |
| antunna (you, women) | tutbaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are followed |
| huwa (he) | yutbaʿuhe is followed |
| hiya (she) | tutbaʿushe is followed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yutbaʿānithey two (masculine) are followed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tutbaʿānithey two (feminine) are followed |
| hum (they, men) | yutbaʿūnathey (masculine) are followed |
| hunna (they, women) | yutbaʿnathey (feminine) are followed |
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