Arabic reference
دَانَ
dāna
to owe
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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) | dintuI owed; I have owed |
| naḥnu (we) | dinnāwe owed; we have owed |
| anta (you, one man) | dintayou (one man) owed; you (one man) have owed |
| anti (you, one woman) | dintiyou (one woman) owed; you (one woman) have owed |
| antumā (you two) | dintumāyou two owed; you two have owed |
| antum (you, men) | dintumyou (plural, masculine) owed; you (plural, masculine) have owed |
| antunna (you, women) | dintunnayou (plural, feminine) owed; you (plural, feminine) have owed |
| huwa (he) | dānahe owed; he has owed |
| hiya (she) | dānatshe owed; she has owed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dānāthey two (masculine) owed; they two (masculine) have owed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dānatāthey two (feminine) owed; they two (feminine) have owed |
| hum (they, men) | dānūthey (masculine) owed; they (masculine) have owed |
| hunna (they, women) | dinnathey (feminine) owed; they (feminine) have owed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adīnuI owe |
| naḥnu (we) | nadīnuwe owe |
| anta (you, one man) | tadīnuyou (one man) owe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadīnīnayou (one woman) owe |
| antumā (you two) | tadīnāniyou two owe |
| antum (you, men) | tadīnūnayou (plural, masculine) owe |
| antunna (you, women) | tadinnayou (plural, feminine) owe |
| huwa (he) | yadīnuhe owes |
| hiya (she) | tadīnushe owes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadīnānithey two (masculine) owe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadīnānithey two (feminine) owe |
| hum (they, men) | yadīnūnathey (masculine) owe |
| hunna (they, women) | yadinnathey (feminine) owe |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adīna(that) I owe |
| naḥnu (we) | nadīna(that) we owe |
| anta (you, one man) | tadīna(that) you (one man) owe |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadīnī(that) you (one woman) owe |
| antumā (you two) | tadīnā(that) you two owe |
| antum (you, men) | tadīnū(that) you (plural, masculine) owe |
| antunna (you, women) | tadinna(that) you (plural, feminine) owe |
| huwa (he) | yadīna(that) he owes |
| hiya (she) | tadīna(that) she owes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadīnā(that) they two (masculine) owe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadīnā(that) they two (feminine) owe |
| hum (they, men) | yadīnū(that) they (masculine) owe |
| hunna (they, women) | yadinna(that) they (feminine) owe |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adinI owe (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nadinwe owe (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tadinyou (one man) owe (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadīnīyou (one woman) owe (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tadīnāyou two owe (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tadīnūyou (plural, masculine) owe (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tadinnayou (plural, feminine) owe (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yadinhe owes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tadinshe owes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadīnāthey two (masculine) owe (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadīnāthey two (feminine) owe (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yadīnūthey (masculine) owe (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yadinnathey (feminine) owe (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | dinowe! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | dīnīowe! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | dīnāowe! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | dīnūowe! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | dinnaowe! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾadīnuI will owe |
| naḥnu (we) | sanadīnuwe will owe |
| anta (you, one man) | satadīnuyou (one man) will owe |
| anti (you, one woman) | satadīnīnayou (one woman) will owe |
| antumā (you two) | satadīnāniyou two will owe |
| antum (you, men) | satadīnūnayou (plural, masculine) will owe |
| antunna (you, women) | satadinnayou (plural, feminine) will owe |
| huwa (he) | sayadīnuhe will owe |
| hiya (she) | satadīnushe will owe |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayadīnānithey two (masculine) will owe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satadīnānithey two (feminine) will owe |
| hum (they, men) | sayadīnūnathey (masculine) will owe |
| hunna (they, women) | sayadinnathey (feminine) will owe |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | dintuI was owed; I have been owed |
| naḥnu (we) | dinnāwe were owed; we have been owed |
| anta (you, one man) | dintayou (one man) were owed; you (one man) have been owed |
| anti (you, one woman) | dintiyou (one woman) were owed; you (one woman) have been owed |
| antumā (you two) | dintumāyou two were owed; you two have been owed |
| antum (you, men) | dintumyou (plural, masculine) were owed; you (plural, masculine) have been owed |
| antunna (you, women) | dintunnayou (plural, feminine) were owed; you (plural, feminine) have been owed |
| huwa (he) | dīnahe was owed; he has been owed |
| hiya (she) | dīnatshe was owed; she has been owed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dīnāthey two (masculine) were owed; they two (masculine) have been owed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dīnatāthey two (feminine) were owed; they two (feminine) have been owed |
| hum (they, men) | dīnūthey (masculine) were owed; they (masculine) have been owed |
| hunna (they, women) | dinnathey (feminine) were owed; they (feminine) have been owed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udānuI am owed |
| naḥnu (we) | nudānuwe are owed |
| anta (you, one man) | tudānuyou (one man) are owed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudānīnayou (one woman) are owed |
| antumā (you two) | tudānāniyou two are owed |
| antum (you, men) | tudānūnayou (plural, masculine) are owed |
| antunna (you, women) | tudannayou (plural, feminine) are owed |
| huwa (he) | yudānuhe is owed |
| hiya (she) | tudānushe is owed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudānānithey two (masculine) are owed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudānānithey two (feminine) are owed |
| hum (they, men) | yudānūnathey (masculine) are owed |
| hunna (they, women) | yudannathey (feminine) are owed |
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