Arabic reference
دَفَعَ
dafaʿa
to pay
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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) | dafaʿtuI paid; I have paid |
| naḥnu (we) | dafaʿnāwe paid; we have paid |
| anta (you, one man) | dafaʿtayou (one man) paid; you (one man) have paid |
| anti (you, one woman) | dafaʿtiyou (one woman) paid; you (one woman) have paid |
| antumā (you two) | dafaʿtumāyou two paid; you two have paid |
| antum (you, men) | dafaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) paid; you (plural, masculine) have paid |
| antunna (you, women) | dafaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) paid; you (plural, feminine) have paid |
| huwa (he) | dafaʿahe paid; he has paid |
| hiya (she) | dafaʿatshe paid; she has paid |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dafaʿāthey two (masculine) paid; they two (masculine) have paid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dafaʿatāthey two (feminine) paid; they two (feminine) have paid |
| hum (they, men) | dafaʿūthey (masculine) paid; they (masculine) have paid |
| hunna (they, women) | dafaʿnathey (feminine) paid; they (feminine) have paid |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfaʿuI pay |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfaʿuwe pay |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfaʿuyou (one man) pay |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfaʿīnayou (one woman) pay |
| antumā (you two) | tadfaʿāniyou two pay |
| antum (you, men) | tadfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) pay |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) pay |
| huwa (he) | yadfaʿuhe pays |
| hiya (she) | tadfaʿushe pays |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfaʿānithey two (masculine) pay |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfaʿānithey two (feminine) pay |
| hum (they, men) | yadfaʿūnathey (masculine) pay |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfaʿnathey (feminine) pay |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfaʿa(that) I pay |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfaʿa(that) we pay |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfaʿa(that) you (one man) pay |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfaʿī(that) you (one woman) pay |
| antumā (you two) | tadfaʿā(that) you two pay |
| antum (you, men) | tadfaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) pay |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) pay |
| huwa (he) | yadfaʿa(that) he pays |
| hiya (she) | tadfaʿa(that) she pays |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfaʿā(that) they two (masculine) pay |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfaʿā(that) they two (feminine) pay |
| hum (they, men) | yadfaʿū(that) they (masculine) pay |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfaʿna(that) they (feminine) pay |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfaʿI pay (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfaʿwe pay (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfaʿyou (one man) pay (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfaʿīyou (one woman) pay (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tadfaʿāyou two pay (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tadfaʿūyou (plural, masculine) pay (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) pay (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yadfaʿhe pays (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tadfaʿshe pays (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfaʿāthey two (masculine) pay (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfaʿāthey two (feminine) pay (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yadfaʿūthey (masculine) pay (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfaʿnathey (feminine) pay (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | idfaʿpay! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | idfaʿīpay! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | idfaʿāpay! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | idfaʿūpay! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | idfaʿnapay! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾadfaʿuI will pay |
| naḥnu (we) | sanadfaʿuwe will pay |
| anta (you, one man) | satadfaʿuyou (one man) will pay |
| anti (you, one woman) | satadfaʿīnayou (one woman) will pay |
| antumā (you two) | satadfaʿāniyou two will pay |
| antum (you, men) | satadfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will pay |
| antunna (you, women) | satadfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will pay |
| huwa (he) | sayadfaʿuhe will pay |
| hiya (she) | satadfaʿushe will pay |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayadfaʿānithey two (masculine) will pay |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satadfaʿānithey two (feminine) will pay |
| hum (they, men) | sayadfaʿūnathey (masculine) will pay |
| hunna (they, women) | sayadfaʿnathey (feminine) will pay |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | dufiʿtuI was paid; I have been paid |
| naḥnu (we) | dufiʿnāwe were paid; we have been paid |
| anta (you, one man) | dufiʿtayou (one man) were paid; you (one man) have been paid |
| anti (you, one woman) | dufiʿtiyou (one woman) were paid; you (one woman) have been paid |
| antumā (you two) | dufiʿtumāyou two were paid; you two have been paid |
| antum (you, men) | dufiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were paid; you (plural, masculine) have been paid |
| antunna (you, women) | dufiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were paid; you (plural, feminine) have been paid |
| huwa (he) | dufiʿahe was paid; he has been paid |
| hiya (she) | dufiʿatshe was paid; she has been paid |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dufiʿāthey two (masculine) were paid; they two (masculine) have been paid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dufiʿatāthey two (feminine) were paid; they two (feminine) have been paid |
| hum (they, men) | dufiʿūthey (masculine) were paid; they (masculine) have been paid |
| hunna (they, women) | dufiʿnathey (feminine) were paid; they (feminine) have been paid |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udfaʿuI am paid |
| naḥnu (we) | nudfaʿuwe are paid |
| anta (you, one man) | tudfaʿuyou (one man) are paid |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudfaʿīnayou (one woman) are paid |
| antumā (you two) | tudfaʿāniyou two are paid |
| antum (you, men) | tudfaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are paid |
| antunna (you, women) | tudfaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are paid |
| huwa (he) | yudfaʿuhe is paid |
| hiya (she) | tudfaʿushe is paid |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudfaʿānithey two (masculine) are paid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudfaʿānithey two (feminine) are paid |
| hum (they, men) | yudfaʿūnathey (masculine) are paid |
| hunna (they, women) | yudfaʿnathey (feminine) are paid |
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