Arabic reference
تَحَتَّمَ
taḥattama
to be imperative
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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) | taḥattamtuI was imperative; I have been imperative |
| naḥnu (we) | taḥattamnāwe were imperative; we have been imperative |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥattamtayou (one man) were imperative; you (one man) have been imperative |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥattamtiyou (one woman) were imperative; you (one woman) have been imperative |
| antumā (you two) | taḥattamtumāyou two were imperative; you two have been imperative |
| antum (you, men) | taḥattamtumyou (plural, masculine) were imperative; you (plural, masculine) have been imperative |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥattamtunnayou (plural, feminine) were imperative; you (plural, feminine) have been imperative |
| huwa (he) | taḥattamahe was imperative; he has been imperative |
| hiya (she) | taḥattamatshe was imperative; she has been imperative |
| humā (they two, masculine) | taḥattamāthey two (masculine) were imperative; they two (masculine) have been imperative |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥattamatāthey two (feminine) were imperative; they two (feminine) have been imperative |
| hum (they, men) | taḥattamūthey (masculine) were imperative; they (masculine) have been imperative |
| hunna (they, women) | taḥattamnathey (feminine) were imperative; they (feminine) have been imperative |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥattamuI am imperative |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥattamuwe are imperative |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥattamuyou (one man) are imperative |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥattamīnayou (one woman) are imperative |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥattamāniyou two are imperative |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥattamūnayou (plural, masculine) are imperative |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥattamnayou (plural, feminine) are imperative |
| huwa (he) | yataḥattamuhe is imperative |
| hiya (she) | tataḥattamushe is imperative |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥattamānithey two (masculine) are imperative |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥattamānithey two (feminine) are imperative |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥattamūnathey (masculine) are imperative |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥattamnathey (feminine) are imperative |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥattama(that) I am imperative |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥattama(that) we are imperative |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥattama(that) you (one man) are imperative |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥattamī(that) you (one woman) are imperative |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥattamā(that) you two are imperative |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥattamū(that) you (plural, masculine) are imperative |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥattamna(that) you (plural, feminine) are imperative |
| huwa (he) | yataḥattama(that) he is imperative |
| hiya (she) | tataḥattama(that) she is imperative |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥattamā(that) they two (masculine) are imperative |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥattamā(that) they two (feminine) are imperative |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥattamū(that) they (masculine) are imperative |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥattamna(that) they (feminine) are imperative |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ataḥattamI am imperative (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nataḥattamwe are imperative (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tataḥattamyou (one man) are imperative (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tataḥattamīyou (one woman) are imperative (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tataḥattamāyou two are imperative (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tataḥattamūyou (plural, masculine) are imperative (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tataḥattamnayou (plural, feminine) are imperative (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yataḥattamhe is imperative (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tataḥattamshe is imperative (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yataḥattamāthey two (masculine) are imperative (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tataḥattamāthey two (feminine) are imperative (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yataḥattamūthey (masculine) are imperative (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yataḥattamnathey (feminine) are imperative (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾataḥattamuI will be imperative |
| naḥnu (we) | sanataḥattamuwe will be imperative |
| anta (you, one man) | satataḥattamuyou (one man) will be imperative |
| anti (you, one woman) | satataḥattamīnayou (one woman) will be imperative |
| antumā (you two) | satataḥattamāniyou two will be imperative |
| antum (you, men) | satataḥattamūnayou (plural, masculine) will be imperative |
| antunna (you, women) | satataḥattamnayou (plural, feminine) will be imperative |
| huwa (he) | sayataḥattamuhe will be imperative |
| hiya (she) | satataḥattamushe will be imperative |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayataḥattamānithey two (masculine) will be imperative |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satataḥattamānithey two (feminine) will be imperative |
| hum (they, men) | sayataḥattamūnathey (masculine) will be imperative |
| hunna (they, women) | sayataḥattamnathey (feminine) will be imperative |
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