Arabic reference
دَافَعَ
dāfaʿa
to defend
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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) | dāfaʿtuI defended; I have defended |
| naḥnu (we) | dāfaʿnāwe defended; we have defended |
| anta (you, one man) | dāfaʿtayou (one man) defended; you (one man) have defended |
| anti (you, one woman) | dāfaʿtiyou (one woman) defended; you (one woman) have defended |
| antumā (you two) | dāfaʿtumāyou two defended; you two have defended |
| antum (you, men) | dāfaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) defended; you (plural, masculine) have defended |
| antunna (you, women) | dāfaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) defended; you (plural, feminine) have defended |
| huwa (he) | dāfaʿahe defended; he has defended |
| hiya (she) | dāfaʿatshe defended; she has defended |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dāfaʿāthey two (masculine) defended; they two (masculine) have defended |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dāfaʿatāthey two (feminine) defended; they two (feminine) have defended |
| hum (they, men) | dāfaʿūthey (masculine) defended; they (masculine) have defended |
| hunna (they, women) | dāfaʿnathey (feminine) defended; they (feminine) have defended |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udāfiʿuI defend |
| naḥnu (we) | nudāfiʿuwe defend |
| anta (you, one man) | tudāfiʿuyou (one man) defend |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudāfiʿīnayou (one woman) defend |
| antumā (you two) | tudāfiʿāniyou two defend |
| antum (you, men) | tudāfiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) defend |
| antunna (you, women) | tudāfiʿnayou (plural, feminine) defend |
| huwa (he) | yudāfiʿuhe defends |
| hiya (she) | tudāfiʿushe defends |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudāfiʿānithey two (masculine) defend |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudāfiʿānithey two (feminine) defend |
| hum (they, men) | yudāfiʿūnathey (masculine) defend |
| hunna (they, women) | yudāfiʿnathey (feminine) defend |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udāfiʿa(that) I defend |
| naḥnu (we) | nudāfiʿa(that) we defend |
| anta (you, one man) | tudāfiʿa(that) you (one man) defend |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudāfiʿī(that) you (one woman) defend |
| antumā (you two) | tudāfiʿā(that) you two defend |
| antum (you, men) | tudāfiʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) defend |
| antunna (you, women) | tudāfiʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) defend |
| huwa (he) | yudāfiʿa(that) he defends |
| hiya (she) | tudāfiʿa(that) she defends |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudāfiʿā(that) they two (masculine) defend |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudāfiʿā(that) they two (feminine) defend |
| hum (they, men) | yudāfiʿū(that) they (masculine) defend |
| hunna (they, women) | yudāfiʿna(that) they (feminine) defend |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udāfiʿI defend (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nudāfiʿwe defend (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tudāfiʿyou (one man) defend (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudāfiʿīyou (one woman) defend (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tudāfiʿāyou two defend (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tudāfiʿūyou (plural, masculine) defend (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tudāfiʿnayou (plural, feminine) defend (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yudāfiʿhe defends (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tudāfiʿshe defends (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudāfiʿāthey two (masculine) defend (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudāfiʿāthey two (feminine) defend (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yudāfiʿūthey (masculine) defend (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yudāfiʿnathey (feminine) defend (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | dāfiʿdefend! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | dāfiʿīdefend! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | dāfiʿādefend! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | dāfiʿūdefend! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | dāfiʿnadefend! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾudāfiʿuI will defend |
| naḥnu (we) | sanudāfiʿuwe will defend |
| anta (you, one man) | satudāfiʿuyou (one man) will defend |
| anti (you, one woman) | satudāfiʿīnayou (one woman) will defend |
| antumā (you two) | satudāfiʿāniyou two will defend |
| antum (you, men) | satudāfiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will defend |
| antunna (you, women) | satudāfiʿnayou (plural, feminine) will defend |
| huwa (he) | sayudāfiʿuhe will defend |
| hiya (she) | satudāfiʿushe will defend |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayudāfiʿānithey two (masculine) will defend |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satudāfiʿānithey two (feminine) will defend |
| hum (they, men) | sayudāfiʿūnathey (masculine) will defend |
| hunna (they, women) | sayudāfiʿnathey (feminine) will defend |
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