Arabic reference
جَابَ
jāba
to traverse
Irregular · 8 form tables
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) | jubtuI traversed; I have traversed |
| naḥnu (we) | jubnāwe traversed; we have traversed |
| anta (you, one man) | jubtayou (one man) traversed; you (one man) have traversed |
| anti (you, one woman) | jubtiyou (one woman) traversed; you (one woman) have traversed |
| antumā (you two) | jubtumāyou two traversed; you two have traversed |
| antum (you, men) | jubtumyou (plural, masculine) traversed; you (plural, masculine) have traversed |
| antunna (you, women) | jubtunnayou (plural, feminine) traversed; you (plural, feminine) have traversed |
| huwa (he) | jābahe traversed; he has traversed |
| hiya (she) | jābatshe traversed; she has traversed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jābāthey two (masculine) traversed; they two (masculine) have traversed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jābatāthey two (feminine) traversed; they two (feminine) have traversed |
| hum (they, men) | jābūthey (masculine) traversed; they (masculine) have traversed |
| hunna (they, women) | jubnathey (feminine) traversed; they (feminine) have traversed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajūbuI traverse |
| naḥnu (we) | najūbuwe traverse |
| anta (you, one man) | tajūbuyou (one man) traverse |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūbīnayou (one woman) traverse |
| antumā (you two) | tajūbāniyou two traverse |
| antum (you, men) | tajūbūnayou (plural, masculine) traverse |
| antunna (you, women) | tajubnayou (plural, feminine) traverse |
| huwa (he) | yajūbuhe traverses |
| hiya (she) | tajūbushe traverses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūbānithey two (masculine) traverse |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūbānithey two (feminine) traverse |
| hum (they, men) | yajūbūnathey (masculine) traverse |
| hunna (they, women) | yajubnathey (feminine) traverse |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajūba(that) I traverse |
| naḥnu (we) | najūba(that) we traverse |
| anta (you, one man) | tajūba(that) you (one man) traverse |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūbī(that) you (one woman) traverse |
| antumā (you two) | tajūbā(that) you two traverse |
| antum (you, men) | tajūbū(that) you (plural, masculine) traverse |
| antunna (you, women) | tajubna(that) you (plural, feminine) traverse |
| huwa (he) | yajūba(that) he traverses |
| hiya (she) | tajūba(that) she traverses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūbā(that) they two (masculine) traverse |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūbā(that) they two (feminine) traverse |
| hum (they, men) | yajūbū(that) they (masculine) traverse |
| hunna (they, women) | yajubna(that) they (feminine) traverse |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajubI traverse (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najubwe traverse (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajubyou (one man) traverse (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūbīyou (one woman) traverse (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajūbāyou two traverse (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajūbūyou (plural, masculine) traverse (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajubnayou (plural, feminine) traverse (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajubhe traverses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajubshe traverses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūbāthey two (masculine) traverse (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūbāthey two (feminine) traverse (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajūbūthey (masculine) traverse (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajubnathey (feminine) traverse (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | jubtraverse! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | jūbītraverse! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | jūbātraverse! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | jūbūtraverse! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | jubnatraverse! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajūbuI will traverse |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajūbuwe will traverse |
| anta (you, one man) | satajūbuyou (one man) will traverse |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajūbīnayou (one woman) will traverse |
| antumā (you two) | satajūbāniyou two will traverse |
| antum (you, men) | satajūbūnayou (plural, masculine) will traverse |
| antunna (you, women) | satajubnayou (plural, feminine) will traverse |
| huwa (he) | sayajūbuhe will traverse |
| hiya (she) | satajūbushe will traverse |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajūbānithey two (masculine) will traverse |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajūbānithey two (feminine) will traverse |
| hum (they, men) | sayajūbūnathey (masculine) will traverse |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajubnathey (feminine) will traverse |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | jibtuI was traversed; I have been traversed |
| naḥnu (we) | jibnāwe were traversed; we have been traversed |
| anta (you, one man) | jibtayou (one man) were traversed; you (one man) have been traversed |
| anti (you, one woman) | jibtiyou (one woman) were traversed; you (one woman) have been traversed |
| antumā (you two) | jibtumāyou two were traversed; you two have been traversed |
| antum (you, men) | jibtumyou (plural, masculine) were traversed; you (plural, masculine) have been traversed |
| antunna (you, women) | jibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were traversed; you (plural, feminine) have been traversed |
| huwa (he) | jībahe was traversed; he has been traversed |
| hiya (she) | jībatshe was traversed; she has been traversed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jībāthey two (masculine) were traversed; they two (masculine) have been traversed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jībatāthey two (feminine) were traversed; they two (feminine) have been traversed |
| hum (they, men) | jībūthey (masculine) were traversed; they (masculine) have been traversed |
| hunna (they, women) | jibnathey (feminine) were traversed; they (feminine) have been traversed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujābuI am traversed |
| naḥnu (we) | nujābuwe are traversed |
| anta (you, one man) | tujābuyou (one man) are traversed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujābīnayou (one woman) are traversed |
| antumā (you two) | tujābāniyou two are traversed |
| antum (you, men) | tujābūnayou (plural, masculine) are traversed |
| antunna (you, women) | tujabnayou (plural, feminine) are traversed |
| huwa (he) | yujābuhe is traversed |
| hiya (she) | tujābushe is traversed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujābānithey two (masculine) are traversed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujābānithey two (feminine) are traversed |
| hum (they, men) | yujābūnathey (masculine) are traversed |
| hunna (they, women) | yujabnathey (feminine) are traversed |
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