Arabic reference
خَدَمَ
khadama
to serve
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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) | khadamtuI served; I have served |
| naḥnu (we) | khadamnāwe served; we have served |
| anta (you, one man) | khadamtayou (one man) served; you (one man) have served |
| anti (you, one woman) | khadamtiyou (one woman) served; you (one woman) have served |
| antumā (you two) | khadamtumāyou two served; you two have served |
| antum (you, men) | khadamtumyou (plural, masculine) served; you (plural, masculine) have served |
| antunna (you, women) | khadamtunnayou (plural, feminine) served; you (plural, feminine) have served |
| huwa (he) | khadamahe served; he has served |
| hiya (she) | khadamatshe served; she has served |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khadamāthey two (masculine) served; they two (masculine) have served |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khadamatāthey two (feminine) served; they two (feminine) have served |
| hum (they, men) | khadamūthey (masculine) served; they (masculine) have served |
| hunna (they, women) | khadamnathey (feminine) served; they (feminine) have served |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhdumuI serve |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhdumuwe serve |
| anta (you, one man) | takhdumuyou (one man) serve |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhdumīnayou (one woman) serve |
| antumā (you two) | takhdumāniyou two serve |
| antum (you, men) | takhdumūnayou (plural, masculine) serve |
| antunna (you, women) | takhdumnayou (plural, feminine) serve |
| huwa (he) | yakhdumuhe serves |
| hiya (she) | takhdumushe serves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhdumānithey two (masculine) serve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhdumānithey two (feminine) serve |
| hum (they, men) | yakhdumūnathey (masculine) serve |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhdumnathey (feminine) serve |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhduma(that) I serve |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhduma(that) we serve |
| anta (you, one man) | takhduma(that) you (one man) serve |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhdumī(that) you (one woman) serve |
| antumā (you two) | takhdumā(that) you two serve |
| antum (you, men) | takhdumū(that) you (plural, masculine) serve |
| antunna (you, women) | takhdumna(that) you (plural, feminine) serve |
| huwa (he) | yakhduma(that) he serves |
| hiya (she) | takhduma(that) she serves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhdumā(that) they two (masculine) serve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhdumā(that) they two (feminine) serve |
| hum (they, men) | yakhdumū(that) they (masculine) serve |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhdumna(that) they (feminine) serve |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhdumI serve (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhdumwe serve (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takhdumyou (one man) serve (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhdumīyou (one woman) serve (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takhdumāyou two serve (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takhdumūyou (plural, masculine) serve (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takhdumnayou (plural, feminine) serve (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakhdumhe serves (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takhdumshe serves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhdumāthey two (masculine) serve (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhdumāthey two (feminine) serve (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakhdumūthey (masculine) serve (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhdumnathey (feminine) serve (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ukhdumserve! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukhdumīserve! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ukhdumāserve! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ukhdumūserve! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ukhdumnaserve! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakhdumuI will serve |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakhdumuwe will serve |
| anta (you, one man) | satakhdumuyou (one man) will serve |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakhdumīnayou (one woman) will serve |
| antumā (you two) | satakhdumāniyou two will serve |
| antum (you, men) | satakhdumūnayou (plural, masculine) will serve |
| antunna (you, women) | satakhdumnayou (plural, feminine) will serve |
| huwa (he) | sayakhdumuhe will serve |
| hiya (she) | satakhdumushe will serve |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakhdumānithey two (masculine) will serve |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakhdumānithey two (feminine) will serve |
| hum (they, men) | sayakhdumūnathey (masculine) will serve |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakhdumnathey (feminine) will serve |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khudimtuI was served; I have been served |
| naḥnu (we) | khudimnāwe were served; we have been served |
| anta (you, one man) | khudimtayou (one man) were served; you (one man) have been served |
| anti (you, one woman) | khudimtiyou (one woman) were served; you (one woman) have been served |
| antumā (you two) | khudimtumāyou two were served; you two have been served |
| antum (you, men) | khudimtumyou (plural, masculine) were served; you (plural, masculine) have been served |
| antunna (you, women) | khudimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were served; you (plural, feminine) have been served |
| huwa (he) | khudimahe was served; he has been served |
| hiya (she) | khudimatshe was served; she has been served |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khudimāthey two (masculine) were served; they two (masculine) have been served |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khudimatāthey two (feminine) were served; they two (feminine) have been served |
| hum (they, men) | khudimūthey (masculine) were served; they (masculine) have been served |
| hunna (they, women) | khudimnathey (feminine) were served; they (feminine) have been served |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhdamuI am served |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhdamuwe are served |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhdamuyou (one man) are served |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhdamīnayou (one woman) are served |
| antumā (you two) | tukhdamāniyou two are served |
| antum (you, men) | tukhdamūnayou (plural, masculine) are served |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhdamnayou (plural, feminine) are served |
| huwa (he) | yukhdamuhe is served |
| hiya (she) | tukhdamushe is served |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhdamānithey two (masculine) are served |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhdamānithey two (feminine) are served |
| hum (they, men) | yukhdamūnathey (masculine) are served |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhdamnathey (feminine) are served |
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