Arabic reference
جَفَّ
jaffa
to dry
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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) | jafaftuI dried; I have dried |
| naḥnu (we) | jafafnāwe dried; we have dried |
| anta (you, one man) | jafaftayou (one man) dried; you (one man) have dried |
| anti (you, one woman) | jafaftiyou (one woman) dried; you (one woman) have dried |
| antumā (you two) | jafaftumāyou two dried; you two have dried |
| antum (you, men) | jafaftumyou (plural, masculine) dried; you (plural, masculine) have dried |
| antunna (you, women) | jafaftunnayou (plural, feminine) dried; you (plural, feminine) have dried |
| huwa (he) | jaffahe dried; he has dried |
| hiya (she) | jaffatshe dried; she has dried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | jaffāthey two (masculine) dried; they two (masculine) have dried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | jaffatāthey two (feminine) dried; they two (feminine) have dried |
| hum (they, men) | jaffūthey (masculine) dried; they (masculine) have dried |
| hunna (they, women) | jafafnathey (feminine) dried; they (feminine) have dried |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajiffuI dry |
| naḥnu (we) | najiffuwe dry |
| anta (you, one man) | tajiffuyou (one man) dry |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajiffīnayou (one woman) dry |
| antumā (you two) | tajiffāniyou two dry |
| antum (you, men) | tajiffūnayou (plural, masculine) dry |
| antunna (you, women) | tajfifnayou (plural, feminine) dry |
| huwa (he) | yajiffuhe dries |
| hiya (she) | tajiffushe dries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajiffānithey two (masculine) dry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajiffānithey two (feminine) dry |
| hum (they, men) | yajiffūnathey (masculine) dry |
| hunna (they, women) | yajfifnathey (feminine) dry |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajiffa(that) I dry |
| naḥnu (we) | najiffa(that) we dry |
| anta (you, one man) | tajiffa(that) you (one man) dry |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajiffī(that) you (one woman) dry |
| antumā (you two) | tajiffā(that) you two dry |
| antum (you, men) | tajiffū(that) you (plural, masculine) dry |
| antunna (you, women) | tajfifna(that) you (plural, feminine) dry |
| huwa (he) | yajiffa(that) he dries |
| hiya (she) | tajiffa(that) she dries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajiffā(that) they two (masculine) dry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajiffā(that) they two (feminine) dry |
| hum (they, men) | yajiffū(that) they (masculine) dry |
| hunna (they, women) | yajfifna(that) they (feminine) dry |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ajiffaI dry (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | najiffawe dry (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tajiffayou (one man) dry (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tajiffīyou (one woman) dry (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tajiffāyou two dry (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tajiffūyou (plural, masculine) dry (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tajfifnayou (plural, feminine) dry (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yajiffahe dries (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tajiffashe dries (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yajiffāthey two (masculine) dry (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tajiffāthey two (feminine) dry (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yajiffūthey (masculine) dry (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yajfifnathey (feminine) dry (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | jiffadry! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | jiffīdry! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | jiffādry! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | jiffūdry! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ijfifnadry! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾajiffuI will dry |
| naḥnu (we) | sanajiffuwe will dry |
| anta (you, one man) | satajiffuyou (one man) will dry |
| anti (you, one woman) | satajiffīnayou (one woman) will dry |
| antumā (you two) | satajiffāniyou two will dry |
| antum (you, men) | satajiffūnayou (plural, masculine) will dry |
| antunna (you, women) | satajfifnayou (plural, feminine) will dry |
| huwa (he) | sayajiffuhe will dry |
| hiya (she) | satajiffushe will dry |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayajiffānithey two (masculine) will dry |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satajiffānithey two (feminine) will dry |
| hum (they, men) | sayajiffūnathey (masculine) will dry |
| hunna (they, women) | sayajfifnathey (feminine) will dry |
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