Arabic reference
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
to make
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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) | jaʿaltuI made; I have made |
| naḥnu (we) | jaʿalnāwe made; we have made |
| anta (you, one man) | jaʿaltayou (one man) made; you (one man) have made |
| anti (you, one woman) | jaʿaltiyou (one woman) made; you (one woman) have made |
| antumā (you two) | jaʿaltumāyou two made; you two have made |
| antum (you, men) | jaʿaltumyou (plural, masculine) made; you (plural, masculine) have made |
| antunna (you, women) | jaʿaltunnayou (plural, feminine) made; you (plural, feminine) have made |
| huwa (he) | jaʿalahe made; he has made |
| hiya (she) | jaʿalatshe made; she has made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jaʿalāthey two (masculine) made; they two (masculine) have made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jaʿalatāthey two (feminine) made; they two (feminine) have made |
| hum (they, men) | jaʿalūthey (masculine) made; they (masculine) have made |
| hunna (they, women) | jaʿalnathey (feminine) made; they (feminine) have made |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajʿaluI make |
| naḥnu (we) | najʿaluwe make |
| anta (you, one man) | tajʿaluyou (one man) make |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajʿalīnayou (one woman) make |
| antumā (you two) | tajʿalāniyou two make |
| antum (you, men) | tajʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) make |
| antunna (you, women) | tajʿalnayou (plural, feminine) make |
| huwa (he) | yajʿaluhe makes |
| hiya (she) | tajʿalushe makes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajʿalānithey two (masculine) make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajʿalānithey two (feminine) make |
| hum (they, men) | yajʿalūnathey (masculine) make |
| hunna (they, women) | yajʿalnathey (feminine) make |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajʿala(that) I make |
| naḥnu (we) | najʿala(that) we make |
| anta (you, one man) | tajʿala(that) you (one man) make |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajʿalī(that) you (one woman) make |
| antumā (you two) | tajʿalā(that) you two make |
| antum (you, men) | tajʿalū(that) you (plural, masculine) make |
| antunna (you, women) | tajʿalna(that) you (plural, feminine) make |
| huwa (he) | yajʿala(that) he makes |
| hiya (she) | tajʿala(that) she makes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajʿalā(that) they two (masculine) make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajʿalā(that) they two (feminine) make |
| hum (they, men) | yajʿalū(that) they (masculine) make |
| hunna (they, women) | yajʿalna(that) they (feminine) make |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajʿalI make (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najʿalwe make (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajʿalyou (one man) make (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajʿalīyou (one woman) make (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajʿalāyou two make (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajʿalūyou (plural, masculine) make (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajʿalnayou (plural, feminine) make (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajʿalhe makes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajʿalshe makes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajʿalāthey two (masculine) make (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajʿalāthey two (feminine) make (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajʿalūthey (masculine) make (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajʿalnathey (feminine) make (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ijʿalmake! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ijʿalīmake! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ijʿalāmake! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ijʿalūmake! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ijʿalnamake! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajʿaluI will make |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajʿaluwe will make |
| anta (you, one man) | satajʿaluyou (one man) will make |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajʿalīnayou (one woman) will make |
| antumā (you two) | satajʿalāniyou two will make |
| antum (you, men) | satajʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) will make |
| antunna (you, women) | satajʿalnayou (plural, feminine) will make |
| huwa (he) | sayajʿaluhe will make |
| hiya (she) | satajʿalushe will make |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajʿalānithey two (masculine) will make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajʿalānithey two (feminine) will make |
| hum (they, men) | sayajʿalūnathey (masculine) will make |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajʿalnathey (feminine) will make |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | juʿiltuI was made; I have been made |
| naḥnu (we) | juʿilnāwe were made; we have been made |
| anta (you, one man) | juʿiltayou (one man) were made; you (one man) have been made |
| anti (you, one woman) | juʿiltiyou (one woman) were made; you (one woman) have been made |
| antumā (you two) | juʿiltumāyou two were made; you two have been made |
| antum (you, men) | juʿiltumyou (plural, masculine) were made; you (plural, masculine) have been made |
| antunna (you, women) | juʿiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were made; you (plural, feminine) have been made |
| huwa (he) | juʿilahe was made; he has been made |
| hiya (she) | juʿilatshe was made; she has been made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | juʿilāthey two (masculine) were made; they two (masculine) have been made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | juʿilatāthey two (feminine) were made; they two (feminine) have been made |
| hum (they, men) | juʿilūthey (masculine) were made; they (masculine) have been made |
| hunna (they, women) | juʿilnathey (feminine) were made; they (feminine) have been made |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ujʿaluI am made |
| naḥnu (we) | nujʿaluwe are made |
| anta (you, one man) | tujʿaluyou (one man) are made |
| anti (you, one woman) | tujʿalīnayou (one woman) are made |
| antumā (you two) | tujʿalāniyou two are made |
| antum (you, men) | tujʿalūnayou (plural, masculine) are made |
| antunna (you, women) | tujʿalnayou (plural, feminine) are made |
| huwa (he) | yujʿaluhe is made |
| hiya (she) | tujʿalushe is made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yujʿalānithey two (masculine) are made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tujʿalānithey two (feminine) are made |
| hum (they, men) | yujʿalūnathey (masculine) are made |
| hunna (they, women) | yujʿalnathey (feminine) are made |
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