Arabic reference
دَامَ
dāma
to last
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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) | dumtuI lasted; I have lasted |
| naḥnu (we) | dumnāwe lasted; we have lasted |
| anta (you, one man) | dumtayou (one man) lasted; you (one man) have lasted |
| anti (you, one woman) | dumtiyou (one woman) lasted; you (one woman) have lasted |
| antumā (you two) | dumtumāyou two lasted; you two have lasted |
| antum (you, men) | dumtumyou (plural, masculine) lasted; you (plural, masculine) have lasted |
| antunna (you, women) | dumtunnayou (plural, feminine) lasted; you (plural, feminine) have lasted |
| huwa (he) | dāmahe lasted; he has lasted |
| hiya (she) | dāmatshe lasted; she has lasted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dāmāthey two (masculine) lasted; they two (masculine) have lasted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dāmatāthey two (feminine) lasted; they two (feminine) have lasted |
| hum (they, men) | dāmūthey (masculine) lasted; they (masculine) have lasted |
| hunna (they, women) | dumnathey (feminine) lasted; they (feminine) have lasted |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adūmuI last |
| naḥnu (we) | nadūmuwe last |
| anta (you, one man) | tadūmuyou (one man) last |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadūmīnayou (one woman) last |
| antumā (you two) | tadūmāniyou two last |
| antum (you, men) | tadūmūnayou (plural, masculine) last |
| antunna (you, women) | tadumnayou (plural, feminine) last |
| huwa (he) | yadūmuhe lasts |
| hiya (she) | tadūmushe lasts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadūmānithey two (masculine) last |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadūmānithey two (feminine) last |
| hum (they, men) | yadūmūnathey (masculine) last |
| hunna (they, women) | yadumnathey (feminine) last |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adūma(that) I last |
| naḥnu (we) | nadūma(that) we last |
| anta (you, one man) | tadūma(that) you (one man) last |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadūmī(that) you (one woman) last |
| antumā (you two) | tadūmā(that) you two last |
| antum (you, men) | tadūmū(that) you (plural, masculine) last |
| antunna (you, women) | tadumna(that) you (plural, feminine) last |
| huwa (he) | yadūma(that) he lasts |
| hiya (she) | tadūma(that) she lasts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadūmā(that) they two (masculine) last |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadūmā(that) they two (feminine) last |
| hum (they, men) | yadūmū(that) they (masculine) last |
| hunna (they, women) | yadumna(that) they (feminine) last |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adumI last (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nadumwe last (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tadumyou (one man) last (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadūmīyou (one woman) last (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tadūmāyou two last (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tadūmūyou (plural, masculine) last (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tadumnayou (plural, feminine) last (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yadumhe lasts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tadumshe lasts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadūmāthey two (masculine) last (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadūmāthey two (feminine) last (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yadūmūthey (masculine) last (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yadumnathey (feminine) last (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | dumlast! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | dūmīlast! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | dūmālast! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | dūmūlast! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | dumnalast! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾadūmuI will last |
| naḥnu (we) | sanadūmuwe will last |
| anta (you, one man) | satadūmuyou (one man) will last |
| anti (you, one woman) | satadūmīnayou (one woman) will last |
| antumā (you two) | satadūmāniyou two will last |
| antum (you, men) | satadūmūnayou (plural, masculine) will last |
| antunna (you, women) | satadumnayou (plural, feminine) will last |
| huwa (he) | sayadūmuhe will last |
| hiya (she) | satadūmushe will last |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayadūmānithey two (masculine) will last |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satadūmānithey two (feminine) will last |
| hum (they, men) | sayadūmūnathey (masculine) will last |
| hunna (they, women) | sayadumnathey (feminine) will last |
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