Arabic reference
تَوَلَّى
tawallā
to take charge
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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) | tawallaytuI took charge; I have taken charge |
| naḥnu (we) | tawallaynāwe took charge; we have taken charge |
| anta (you, one man) | tawallaytayou (one man) took charge; you (one man) have taken charge |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawallaytiyou (one woman) took charge; you (one woman) have taken charge |
| antumā (you two) | tawallaytumāyou two took charge; you two have taken charge |
| antum (you, men) | tawallaytumyou (plural, masculine) took charge; you (plural, masculine) have taken charge |
| antunna (you, women) | tawallaytunnayou (plural, feminine) took charge; you (plural, feminine) have taken charge |
| huwa (he) | tawallāhe took charge; he has taken charge |
| hiya (she) | tawallatshe took charge; she has taken charge |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tawallayāthey two (masculine) took charge; they two (masculine) have taken charge |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tawallatāthey two (feminine) took charge; they two (feminine) have taken charge |
| hum (they, men) | tawallawthey (masculine) took charge; they (masculine) have taken charge |
| hunna (they, women) | tawallaynathey (feminine) took charge; they (feminine) have taken charge |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawallāI take charge |
| naḥnu (we) | natawallāwe take charge |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawallāyou (one man) take charge |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawallaynayou (one woman) take charge |
| antumā (you two) | tatawallayāniyou two take charge |
| antum (you, men) | tatawallawnayou (plural, masculine) take charge |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawallaynayou (plural, feminine) take charge |
| huwa (he) | yatawallāhe takes charge |
| hiya (she) | tatawallāshe takes charge |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawallayānithey two (masculine) take charge |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawallayānithey two (feminine) take charge |
| hum (they, men) | yatawallawnathey (masculine) take charge |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawallaynathey (feminine) take charge |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawallā(that) I take charge |
| naḥnu (we) | natawallā(that) we take charge |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawallā(that) you (one man) take charge |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawallay(that) you (one woman) take charge |
| antumā (you two) | tatawallayā(that) you two take charge |
| antum (you, men) | tatawallaw(that) you (plural, masculine) take charge |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawallayna(that) you (plural, feminine) take charge |
| huwa (he) | yatawallā(that) he takes charge |
| hiya (she) | tatawallā(that) she takes charge |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawallayā(that) they two (masculine) take charge |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawallayā(that) they two (feminine) take charge |
| hum (they, men) | yatawallaw(that) they (masculine) take charge |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawallayna(that) they (feminine) take charge |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | atawallaI take charge (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | natawallawe take charge (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tatawallayou (one man) take charge (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tatawallayyou (one woman) take charge (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tatawallayāyou two take charge (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tatawallawyou (plural, masculine) take charge (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tatawallaynayou (plural, feminine) take charge (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yatawallahe takes charge (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tatawallashe takes charge (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yatawallayāthey two (masculine) take charge (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tatawallayāthey two (feminine) take charge (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yatawallawthey (masculine) take charge (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yatawallaynathey (feminine) take charge (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | tawallatake charge! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tawallaytake charge! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | tawallayātake charge! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | tawallawtake charge! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | tawallaynatake charge! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾatawallāI will take charge |
| naḥnu (we) | sanatawallāwe will take charge |
| anta (you, one man) | satatawallāyou (one man) will take charge |
| anti (you, one woman) | satatawallaynayou (one woman) will take charge |
| antumā (you two) | satatawallayāniyou two will take charge |
| antum (you, men) | satatawallawnayou (plural, masculine) will take charge |
| antunna (you, women) | satatawallaynayou (plural, feminine) will take charge |
| huwa (he) | sayatawallāhe will take charge |
| hiya (she) | satatawallāshe will take charge |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayatawallayānithey two (masculine) will take charge |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satatawallayānithey two (feminine) will take charge |
| hum (they, men) | sayatawallawnathey (masculine) will take charge |
| hunna (they, women) | sayatawallaynathey (feminine) will take charge |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | tuwullītuI was taken charge of; I have been taken charge of |
| naḥnu (we) | tuwullīnāwe were taken charge of; we have been taken charge of |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwullītayou (one man) were taken charge of; you (one man) have been taken charge of |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwullītiyou (one woman) were taken charge of; you (one woman) have been taken charge of |
| antumā (you two) | tuwullītumāyou two were taken charge of; you two have been taken charge of |
| antum (you, men) | tuwullītumyou (plural, masculine) were taken charge of; you (plural, masculine) have been taken charge of |
| antunna (you, women) | tuwullītunnayou (plural, feminine) were taken charge of; you (plural, feminine) have been taken charge of |
| huwa (he) | tuwulliyahe was taken charge of; he has been taken charge of |
| hiya (she) | tuwulliyatshe was taken charge of; she has been taken charge of |
| humā (they two, masculine) | tuwulliyāthey two (masculine) were taken charge of; they two (masculine) have been taken charge of |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwulliyatāthey two (feminine) were taken charge of; they two (feminine) have been taken charge of |
| hum (they, men) | tuwullūthey (masculine) were taken charge of; they (masculine) have been taken charge of |
| hunna (they, women) | tuwullīnathey (feminine) were taken charge of; they (feminine) have been taken charge of |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | utawallāI am taken charge of |
| naḥnu (we) | nutawallāwe are taken charge of |
| anta (you, one man) | tutawallāyou (one man) are taken charge of |
| anti (you, one woman) | tutawallaynayou (one woman) are taken charge of |
| antumā (you two) | tutawallayāniyou two are taken charge of |
| antum (you, men) | tutawallawnayou (plural, masculine) are taken charge of |
| antunna (you, women) | tutawallaynayou (plural, feminine) are taken charge of |
| huwa (he) | yutawallāhe is taken charge of |
| hiya (she) | tutawallāshe is taken charge of |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yutawallayānithey two (masculine) are taken charge of |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tutawallayānithey two (feminine) are taken charge of |
| hum (they, men) | yutawallawnathey (masculine) are taken charge of |
| hunna (they, women) | yutawallaynathey (feminine) are taken charge of |
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