Arabic reference
خَاطَبَ
khāṭaba
to address
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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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khāṭabtuI addressed; I have addressed |
| naḥnu (we) | khāṭabnāwe addressed; we have addressed |
| anta (you, one man) | khāṭabtayou (one man) addressed; you (one man) have addressed |
| anti (you, one woman) | khāṭabtiyou (one woman) addressed; you (one woman) have addressed |
| antumā (you two) | khāṭabtumāyou two addressed; you two have addressed |
| antum (you, men) | khāṭabtumyou (plural, masculine) addressed; you (plural, masculine) have addressed |
| antunna (you, women) | khāṭabtunnayou (plural, feminine) addressed; you (plural, feminine) have addressed |
| huwa (he) | khāṭabahe addressed; he has addressed |
| hiya (she) | khāṭabatshe addressed; she has addressed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khāṭabāthey two (masculine) addressed; they two (masculine) have addressed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khāṭabatāthey two (feminine) addressed; they two (feminine) have addressed |
| hum (they, men) | khāṭabūthey (masculine) addressed; they (masculine) have addressed |
| hunna (they, women) | khāṭabnathey (feminine) addressed; they (feminine) have addressed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāṭibuI address |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāṭibuwe address |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāṭibuyou (one man) address |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāṭibīnayou (one woman) address |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāṭibāniyou two address |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāṭibūnayou (plural, masculine) address |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhāṭibnayou (plural, feminine) address |
| huwa (he) | yukhāṭibuhe addresses |
| hiya (she) | tukhāṭibushe addresses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāṭibānithey two (masculine) address |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāṭibānithey two (feminine) address |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāṭibūnathey (masculine) address |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhāṭibnathey (feminine) address |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāṭiba(that) I address |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāṭiba(that) we address |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāṭiba(that) you (one man) address |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāṭibī(that) you (one woman) address |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāṭibā(that) you two address |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāṭibū(that) you (plural, masculine) address |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhāṭibna(that) you (plural, feminine) address |
| huwa (he) | yukhāṭiba(that) he addresses |
| hiya (she) | tukhāṭiba(that) she addresses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāṭibā(that) they two (masculine) address |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāṭibā(that) they two (feminine) address |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāṭibū(that) they (masculine) address |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhāṭibna(that) they (feminine) address |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāṭibI address (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāṭibwe address (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāṭibyou (one man) address (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāṭibīyou (one woman) address (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāṭibāyou two address (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāṭibūyou (plural, masculine) address (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhāṭibnayou (plural, feminine) address (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yukhāṭibhe addresses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tukhāṭibshe addresses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāṭibāthey two (masculine) address (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāṭibāthey two (feminine) address (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāṭibūthey (masculine) address (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhāṭibnathey (feminine) address (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | khāṭibaddress! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | khāṭibīaddress! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | khāṭibāaddress! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | khāṭibūaddress! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | khāṭibnaaddress! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾukhāṭibuI will address |
| naḥnu (we) | sanukhāṭibuwe will address |
| anta (you, one man) | satukhāṭibuyou (one man) will address |
| anti (you, one woman) | satukhāṭibīnayou (one woman) will address |
| antumā (you two) | satukhāṭibāniyou two will address |
| antum (you, men) | satukhāṭibūnayou (plural, masculine) will address |
| antunna (you, women) | satukhāṭibnayou (plural, feminine) will address |
| huwa (he) | sayukhāṭibuhe will address |
| hiya (she) | satukhāṭibushe will address |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayukhāṭibānithey two (masculine) will address |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satukhāṭibānithey two (feminine) will address |
| hum (they, men) | sayukhāṭibūnathey (masculine) will address |
| hunna (they, women) | sayukhāṭibnathey (feminine) will address |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khūṭibtuI was addressed; I have been addressed |
| naḥnu (we) | khūṭibnāwe were addressed; we have been addressed |
| anta (you, one man) | khūṭibtayou (one man) were addressed; you (one man) have been addressed |
| anti (you, one woman) | khūṭibtiyou (one woman) were addressed; you (one woman) have been addressed |
| antumā (you two) | khūṭibtumāyou two were addressed; you two have been addressed |
| antum (you, men) | khūṭibtumyou (plural, masculine) were addressed; you (plural, masculine) have been addressed |
| antunna (you, women) | khūṭibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were addressed; you (plural, feminine) have been addressed |
| huwa (he) | khūṭibahe was addressed; he has been addressed |
| hiya (she) | khūṭibatshe was addressed; she has been addressed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khūṭibāthey two (masculine) were addressed; they two (masculine) have been addressed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khūṭibatāthey two (feminine) were addressed; they two (feminine) have been addressed |
| hum (they, men) | khūṭibūthey (masculine) were addressed; they (masculine) have been addressed |
| hunna (they, women) | khūṭibnathey (feminine) were addressed; they (feminine) have been addressed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāṭabuI am addressed |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāṭabuwe are addressed |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāṭabuyou (one man) are addressed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāṭabīnayou (one woman) are addressed |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāṭabāniyou two are addressed |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāṭabūnayou (plural, masculine) are addressed |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhāṭabnayou (plural, feminine) are addressed |
| huwa (he) | yukhāṭabuhe is addressed |
| hiya (she) | tukhāṭabushe is addressed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāṭabānithey two (masculine) are addressed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāṭabānithey two (feminine) are addressed |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāṭabūnathey (masculine) are addressed |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhāṭabnathey (feminine) are addressed |
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