Arabic reference
جَازَ
jāza
to be permissible
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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) | juztuI was permissible; I have been permissible |
| naḥnu (we) | juznāwe were permissible; we have been permissible |
| anta (you, one man) | juztayou (one man) were permissible; you (one man) have been permissible |
| anti (you, one woman) | juztiyou (one woman) were permissible; you (one woman) have been permissible |
| antumā (you two) | juztumāyou two were permissible; you two have been permissible |
| antum (you, men) | juztumyou (plural, masculine) were permissible; you (plural, masculine) have been permissible |
| antunna (you, women) | juztunnayou (plural, feminine) were permissible; you (plural, feminine) have been permissible |
| huwa (he) | jāzahe was permissible; he has been permissible |
| hiya (she) | jāzatshe was permissible; she has been permissible |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jāzāthey two (masculine) were permissible; they two (masculine) have been permissible |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jāzatāthey two (feminine) were permissible; they two (feminine) have been permissible |
| hum (they, men) | jāzūthey (masculine) were permissible; they (masculine) have been permissible |
| hunna (they, women) | juznathey (feminine) were permissible; they (feminine) have been permissible |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajūzuI am permissible |
| naḥnu (we) | najūzuwe are permissible |
| anta (you, one man) | tajūzuyou (one man) are permissible |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūzīnayou (one woman) are permissible |
| antumā (you two) | tajūzāniyou two are permissible |
| antum (you, men) | tajūzūnayou (plural, masculine) are permissible |
| antunna (you, women) | tajuznayou (plural, feminine) are permissible |
| huwa (he) | yajūzuhe is permissible |
| hiya (she) | tajūzushe is permissible |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūzānithey two (masculine) are permissible |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūzānithey two (feminine) are permissible |
| hum (they, men) | yajūzūnathey (masculine) are permissible |
| hunna (they, women) | yajuznathey (feminine) are permissible |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajūza(that) I am permissible |
| naḥnu (we) | najūza(that) we are permissible |
| anta (you, one man) | tajūza(that) you (one man) are permissible |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūzī(that) you (one woman) are permissible |
| antumā (you two) | tajūzā(that) you two are permissible |
| antum (you, men) | tajūzū(that) you (plural, masculine) are permissible |
| antunna (you, women) | tajuzna(that) you (plural, feminine) are permissible |
| huwa (he) | yajūza(that) he is permissible |
| hiya (she) | tajūza(that) she is permissible |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūzā(that) they two (masculine) are permissible |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūzā(that) they two (feminine) are permissible |
| hum (they, men) | yajūzū(that) they (masculine) are permissible |
| hunna (they, women) | yajuzna(that) they (feminine) are permissible |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajuzI am permissible (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najuzwe are permissible (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajuzyou (one man) are permissible (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajūzīyou (one woman) are permissible (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajūzāyou two are permissible (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajūzūyou (plural, masculine) are permissible (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajuznayou (plural, feminine) are permissible (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajuzhe is permissible (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajuzshe is permissible (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajūzāthey two (masculine) are permissible (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajūzāthey two (feminine) are permissible (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajūzūthey (masculine) are permissible (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajuznathey (feminine) are permissible (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | juzbe permissible! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | jūzībe permissible! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | jūzābe permissible! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | jūzūbe permissible! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | juznabe permissible! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajūzuI will be permissible |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajūzuwe will be permissible |
| anta (you, one man) | satajūzuyou (one man) will be permissible |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajūzīnayou (one woman) will be permissible |
| antumā (you two) | satajūzāniyou two will be permissible |
| antum (you, men) | satajūzūnayou (plural, masculine) will be permissible |
| antunna (you, women) | satajuznayou (plural, feminine) will be permissible |
| huwa (he) | sayajūzuhe will be permissible |
| hiya (she) | satajūzushe will be permissible |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajūzānithey two (masculine) will be permissible |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajūzānithey two (feminine) will be permissible |
| hum (they, men) | sayajūzūnathey (masculine) will be permissible |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajuznathey (feminine) will be permissible |
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