Arabic reference
خَطَبَ
khaṭaba
to propose marriage
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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) | khaṭabtuI proposed marriage; I have proposed marriage |
| naḥnu (we) | khaṭabnāwe proposed marriage; we have proposed marriage |
| anta (you, one man) | khaṭabtayou (one man) proposed marriage; you (one man) have proposed marriage |
| anti (you, one woman) | khaṭabtiyou (one woman) proposed marriage; you (one woman) have proposed marriage |
| antumā (you two) | khaṭabtumāyou two proposed marriage; you two have proposed marriage |
| antum (you, men) | khaṭabtumyou (plural, masculine) proposed marriage; you (plural, masculine) have proposed marriage |
| antunna (you, women) | khaṭabtunnayou (plural, feminine) proposed marriage; you (plural, feminine) have proposed marriage |
| huwa (he) | khaṭabahe proposed marriage; he has proposed marriage |
| hiya (she) | khaṭabatshe proposed marriage; she has proposed marriage |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khaṭabāthey two (masculine) proposed marriage; they two (masculine) have proposed marriage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khaṭabatāthey two (feminine) proposed marriage; they two (feminine) have proposed marriage |
| hum (they, men) | khaṭabūthey (masculine) proposed marriage; they (masculine) have proposed marriage |
| hunna (they, women) | khaṭabnathey (feminine) proposed marriage; they (feminine) have proposed marriage |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhṭubuI propose marriage |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhṭubuwe propose marriage |
| anta (you, one man) | takhṭubuyou (one man) propose marriage |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhṭubīnayou (one woman) propose marriage |
| antumā (you two) | takhṭubāniyou two propose marriage |
| antum (you, men) | takhṭubūnayou (plural, masculine) propose marriage |
| antunna (you, women) | takhṭubnayou (plural, feminine) propose marriage |
| huwa (he) | yakhṭubuhe proposes marriage |
| hiya (she) | takhṭubushe proposes marriage |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhṭubānithey two (masculine) propose marriage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhṭubānithey two (feminine) propose marriage |
| hum (they, men) | yakhṭubūnathey (masculine) propose marriage |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhṭubnathey (feminine) propose marriage |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhṭuba(that) I propose marriage |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhṭuba(that) we propose marriage |
| anta (you, one man) | takhṭuba(that) you (one man) propose marriage |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhṭubī(that) you (one woman) propose marriage |
| antumā (you two) | takhṭubā(that) you two propose marriage |
| antum (you, men) | takhṭubū(that) you (plural, masculine) propose marriage |
| antunna (you, women) | takhṭubna(that) you (plural, feminine) propose marriage |
| huwa (he) | yakhṭuba(that) he proposes marriage |
| hiya (she) | takhṭuba(that) she proposes marriage |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhṭubā(that) they two (masculine) propose marriage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhṭubā(that) they two (feminine) propose marriage |
| hum (they, men) | yakhṭubū(that) they (masculine) propose marriage |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhṭubna(that) they (feminine) propose marriage |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhṭubI propose marriage (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhṭubwe propose marriage (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takhṭubyou (one man) propose marriage (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhṭubīyou (one woman) propose marriage (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takhṭubāyou two propose marriage (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takhṭubūyou (plural, masculine) propose marriage (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takhṭubnayou (plural, feminine) propose marriage (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakhṭubhe proposes marriage (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takhṭubshe proposes marriage (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhṭubāthey two (masculine) propose marriage (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhṭubāthey two (feminine) propose marriage (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakhṭubūthey (masculine) propose marriage (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhṭubnathey (feminine) propose marriage (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ukhṭubpropose marriage! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ukhṭubīpropose marriage! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ukhṭubāpropose marriage! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ukhṭubūpropose marriage! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ukhṭubnapropose marriage! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakhṭubuI will propose marriage |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakhṭubuwe will propose marriage |
| anta (you, one man) | satakhṭubuyou (one man) will propose marriage |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakhṭubīnayou (one woman) will propose marriage |
| antumā (you two) | satakhṭubāniyou two will propose marriage |
| antum (you, men) | satakhṭubūnayou (plural, masculine) will propose marriage |
| antunna (you, women) | satakhṭubnayou (plural, feminine) will propose marriage |
| huwa (he) | sayakhṭubuhe will propose marriage |
| hiya (she) | satakhṭubushe will propose marriage |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakhṭubānithey two (masculine) will propose marriage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakhṭubānithey two (feminine) will propose marriage |
| hum (they, men) | sayakhṭubūnathey (masculine) will propose marriage |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakhṭubnathey (feminine) will propose marriage |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khuṭibtuI was proposed to; I have been proposed to |
| naḥnu (we) | khuṭibnāwe were proposed to; we have been proposed to |
| anta (you, one man) | khuṭibtayou (one man) were proposed to; you (one man) have been proposed to |
| anti (you, one woman) | khuṭibtiyou (one woman) were proposed to; you (one woman) have been proposed to |
| antumā (you two) | khuṭibtumāyou two were proposed to; you two have been proposed to |
| antum (you, men) | khuṭibtumyou (plural, masculine) were proposed to; you (plural, masculine) have been proposed to |
| antunna (you, women) | khuṭibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were proposed to; you (plural, feminine) have been proposed to |
| huwa (he) | khuṭibahe was proposed to; he has been proposed to |
| hiya (she) | khuṭibatshe was proposed to; she has been proposed to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khuṭibāthey two (masculine) were proposed to; they two (masculine) have been proposed to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khuṭibatāthey two (feminine) were proposed to; they two (feminine) have been proposed to |
| hum (they, men) | khuṭibūthey (masculine) were proposed to; they (masculine) have been proposed to |
| hunna (they, women) | khuṭibnathey (feminine) were proposed to; they (feminine) have been proposed to |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhṭabuI am proposed to |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhṭabuwe are proposed to |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhṭabuyou (one man) are proposed to |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhṭabīnayou (one woman) are proposed to |
| antumā (you two) | tukhṭabāniyou two are proposed to |
| antum (you, men) | tukhṭabūnayou (plural, masculine) are proposed to |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhṭabnayou (plural, feminine) are proposed to |
| huwa (he) | yukhṭabuhe is proposed to |
| hiya (she) | tukhṭabushe is proposed to |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhṭabānithey two (masculine) are proposed to |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhṭabānithey two (feminine) are proposed to |
| hum (they, men) | yukhṭabūnathey (masculine) are proposed to |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhṭabnathey (feminine) are proposed to |
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