Arabic reference
حَامَ
ḥāma
to hover
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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) | ḥumtuI hovered; I have hovered |
| naḥnu (we) | ḥumnāwe hovered; we have hovered |
| anta (you, one man) | ḥumtayou (one man) hovered; you (one man) have hovered |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥumtiyou (one woman) hovered; you (one woman) have hovered |
| antumā (you two) | ḥumtumāyou two hovered; you two have hovered |
| antum (you, men) | ḥumtumyou (plural, masculine) hovered; you (plural, masculine) have hovered |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥumtunnayou (plural, feminine) hovered; you (plural, feminine) have hovered |
| huwa (he) | ḥāmahe hovered; he has hovered |
| hiya (she) | ḥāmatshe hovered; she has hovered |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḥāmāthey two (masculine) hovered; they two (masculine) have hovered |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḥāmatāthey two (feminine) hovered; they two (feminine) have hovered |
| hum (they, men) | ḥāmūthey (masculine) hovered; they (masculine) have hovered |
| hunna (they, women) | ḥumnathey (feminine) hovered; they (feminine) have hovered |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥūmuI hover |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥūmuwe hover |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥūmuyou (one man) hover |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥūmīnayou (one woman) hover |
| antumā (you two) | taḥūmāniyou two hover |
| antum (you, men) | taḥūmūnayou (plural, masculine) hover |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥumnayou (plural, feminine) hover |
| huwa (he) | yaḥūmuhe hovers |
| hiya (she) | taḥūmushe hovers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥūmānithey two (masculine) hover |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥūmānithey two (feminine) hover |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥūmūnathey (masculine) hover |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥumnathey (feminine) hover |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥūma(that) I hover |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥūma(that) we hover |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥūma(that) you (one man) hover |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥūmī(that) you (one woman) hover |
| antumā (you two) | taḥūmā(that) you two hover |
| antum (you, men) | taḥūmū(that) you (plural, masculine) hover |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥumna(that) you (plural, feminine) hover |
| huwa (he) | yaḥūma(that) he hovers |
| hiya (she) | taḥūma(that) she hovers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥūmā(that) they two (masculine) hover |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥūmā(that) they two (feminine) hover |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥūmū(that) they (masculine) hover |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥumna(that) they (feminine) hover |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḥumI hover (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naḥumwe hover (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taḥumyou (one man) hover (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḥūmīyou (one woman) hover (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taḥūmāyou two hover (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taḥūmūyou (plural, masculine) hover (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḥumnayou (plural, feminine) hover (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaḥumhe hovers (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taḥumshe hovers (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḥūmāthey two (masculine) hover (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḥūmāthey two (feminine) hover (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaḥūmūthey (masculine) hover (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḥumnathey (feminine) hover (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ḥumhover! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḥūmīhover! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ḥūmāhover! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ḥūmūhover! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ḥumnahover! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaḥūmuI will hover |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaḥūmuwe will hover |
| anta (you, one man) | sataḥūmuyou (one man) will hover |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataḥūmīnayou (one woman) will hover |
| antumā (you two) | sataḥūmāniyou two will hover |
| antum (you, men) | sataḥūmūnayou (plural, masculine) will hover |
| antunna (you, women) | sataḥumnayou (plural, feminine) will hover |
| huwa (he) | sayaḥūmuhe will hover |
| hiya (she) | sataḥūmushe will hover |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaḥūmānithey two (masculine) will hover |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataḥūmānithey two (feminine) will hover |
| hum (they, men) | sayaḥūmūnathey (masculine) will hover |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaḥumnathey (feminine) will hover |
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