Arabic reference
حَافَظَ
ḥāfaẓa
to preserve
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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) | ḥāfaẓtuI preserved; I have preserved |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥāfaẓnāwe preserved; we have preserved |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥāfaẓtayou (one man) preserved; you (one man) have preserved |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥāfaẓtiyou (one woman) preserved; you (one woman) have preserved |
| antumā (you two) | ḥāfaẓtumāyou two preserved; you two have preserved |
| antum (you, men) | ḥāfaẓtumyou (plural, masculine) preserved; you (plural, masculine) have preserved |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥāfaẓtunnayou (plural, feminine) preserved; you (plural, feminine) have preserved |
| huwa (he) | ḥāfaẓahe preserved; he has preserved |
| hiya (she) | ḥāfaẓatshe preserved; she has preserved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥāfaẓāthey two (masculine) preserved; they two (masculine) have preserved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥāfaẓatāthey two (feminine) preserved; they two (feminine) have preserved |
| hum (they, men) | ḥāfaẓūthey (masculine) preserved; they (masculine) have preserved |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥāfaẓnathey (feminine) preserved; they (feminine) have preserved |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāfiẓuI preserve |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāfiẓuwe preserve |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāfiẓuyou (one man) preserve |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāfiẓīnayou (one woman) preserve |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāfiẓāniyou two preserve |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāfiẓūnayou (plural, masculine) preserve |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāfiẓnayou (plural, feminine) preserve |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāfiẓuhe preserves |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāfiẓushe preserves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāfiẓānithey two (masculine) preserve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāfiẓānithey two (feminine) preserve |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāfiẓūnathey (masculine) preserve |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāfiẓnathey (feminine) preserve |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāfiẓa(that) I preserve |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāfiẓa(that) we preserve |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāfiẓa(that) you (one man) preserve |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāfiẓī(that) you (one woman) preserve |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāfiẓā(that) you two preserve |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāfiẓū(that) you (plural, masculine) preserve |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāfiẓna(that) you (plural, feminine) preserve |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāfiẓa(that) he preserves |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāfiẓa(that) she preserves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāfiẓā(that) they two (masculine) preserve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāfiẓā(that) they two (feminine) preserve |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāfiẓū(that) they (masculine) preserve |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāfiẓna(that) they (feminine) preserve |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uḥāfiẓI preserve (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuḥāfiẓwe preserve (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuḥāfiẓyou (one man) preserve (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuḥāfiẓīyou (one woman) preserve (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuḥāfiẓāyou two preserve (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuḥāfiẓūyou (plural, masculine) preserve (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuḥāfiẓnayou (plural, feminine) preserve (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuḥāfiẓhe preserves (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuḥāfiẓshe preserves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuḥāfiẓāthey two (masculine) preserve (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuḥāfiẓāthey two (feminine) preserve (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuḥāfiẓūthey (masculine) preserve (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuḥāfiẓnathey (feminine) preserve (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ḥāfiẓpreserve! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥāfiẓīpreserve! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ḥāfiẓāpreserve! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ḥāfiẓūpreserve! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥāfiẓnapreserve! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuḥāfiẓuI will preserve |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuḥāfiẓuwe will preserve |
| anta (you, one man) | satuḥāfiẓuyou (one man) will preserve |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuḥāfiẓīnayou (one woman) will preserve |
| antumā (you two) | satuḥāfiẓāniyou two will preserve |
| antum (you, men) | satuḥāfiẓūnayou (plural, masculine) will preserve |
| antunna (you, women) | satuḥāfiẓnayou (plural, feminine) will preserve |
| huwa (he) | sayuḥāfiẓuhe will preserve |
| hiya (she) | satuḥāfiẓushe will preserve |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuḥāfiẓānithey two (masculine) will preserve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuḥāfiẓānithey two (feminine) will preserve |
| hum (they, men) | sayuḥāfiẓūnathey (masculine) will preserve |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuḥāfiẓnathey (feminine) will preserve |
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