Arabic reference
تَوَسَّلَ
tawassala
to beg
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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) | tawassaltuI begged; I have begged |
| naḥnu (we) | tawassalnāwe begged; we have begged |
| anta (you, one man) | tawassaltayou (one man) begged; you (one man) have begged |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawassaltiyou (one woman) begged; you (one woman) have begged |
| antumā (you two) | tawassaltumāyou two begged; you two have begged |
| antum (you, men) | tawassaltumyou (plural, masculine) begged; you (plural, masculine) have begged |
| antunna (you, women) | tawassaltunnayou (plural, feminine) begged; you (plural, feminine) have begged |
| huwa (he) | tawassalahe begged; he has begged |
| hiya (she) | tawassalatshe begged; she has begged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tawassalāthey two (masculine) begged; they two (masculine) have begged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawassalatāthey two (feminine) begged; they two (feminine) have begged |
| hum (they, men) | tawassalūthey (masculine) begged; they (masculine) have begged |
| hunna (they, women) | tawassalnathey (feminine) begged; they (feminine) have begged |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawassaluI beg |
| naḥnu (we) | natawassaluwe beg |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawassaluyou (one man) beg |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawassalīnayou (one woman) beg |
| antumā (you two) | tatawassalāniyou two beg |
| antum (you, men) | tatawassalūnayou (plural, masculine) beg |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawassalnayou (plural, feminine) beg |
| huwa (he) | yatawassaluhe begs |
| hiya (she) | tatawassalushe begs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawassalānithey two (masculine) beg |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawassalānithey two (feminine) beg |
| hum (they, men) | yatawassalūnathey (masculine) beg |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawassalnathey (feminine) beg |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawassala(that) I beg |
| naḥnu (we) | natawassala(that) we beg |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawassala(that) you (one man) beg |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawassalī(that) you (one woman) beg |
| antumā (you two) | tatawassalā(that) you two beg |
| antum (you, men) | tatawassalū(that) you (plural, masculine) beg |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawassalna(that) you (plural, feminine) beg |
| huwa (he) | yatawassala(that) he begs |
| hiya (she) | tatawassala(that) she begs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawassalā(that) they two (masculine) beg |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawassalā(that) they two (feminine) beg |
| hum (they, men) | yatawassalū(that) they (masculine) beg |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawassalna(that) they (feminine) beg |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawassalI beg (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natawassalwe beg (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawassalyou (one man) beg (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawassalīyou (one woman) beg (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatawassalāyou two beg (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatawassalūyou (plural, masculine) beg (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawassalnayou (plural, feminine) beg (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatawassalhe begs (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatawassalshe begs (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawassalāthey two (masculine) beg (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawassalāthey two (feminine) beg (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatawassalūthey (masculine) beg (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawassalnathey (feminine) beg (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tawassalbeg! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawassalībeg! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tawassalābeg! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tawassalūbeg! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tawassalnabeg! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatawassaluI will beg |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatawassaluwe will beg |
| anta (you, one man) | satatawassaluyou (one man) will beg |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatawassalīnayou (one woman) will beg |
| antumā (you two) | satatawassalāniyou two will beg |
| antum (you, men) | satatawassalūnayou (plural, masculine) will beg |
| antunna (you, women) | satatawassalnayou (plural, feminine) will beg |
| huwa (he) | sayatawassaluhe will beg |
| hiya (she) | satatawassalushe will beg |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatawassalānithey two (masculine) will beg |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatawassalānithey two (feminine) will beg |
| hum (they, men) | sayatawassalūnathey (masculine) will beg |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatawassalnathey (feminine) will beg |
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