Arabic reference
دَفَنَ
dafana
to bury
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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) | dafantuI buried; I have buried |
| naḥnu (we) | dafannāwe buried; we have buried |
| anta (you, one man) | dafantayou (one man) buried; you (one man) have buried |
| anti (you, one woman) | dafantiyou (one woman) buried; you (one woman) have buried |
| antumā (you two) | dafantumāyou two buried; you two have buried |
| antum (you, men) | dafantumyou (plural, masculine) buried; you (plural, masculine) have buried |
| antunna (you, women) | dafantunnayou (plural, feminine) buried; you (plural, feminine) have buried |
| huwa (he) | dafanahe buried; he has buried |
| hiya (she) | dafanatshe buried; she has buried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dafanāthey two (masculine) buried; they two (masculine) have buried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dafanatāthey two (feminine) buried; they two (feminine) have buried |
| hum (they, men) | dafanūthey (masculine) buried; they (masculine) have buried |
| hunna (they, women) | dafannathey (feminine) buried; they (feminine) have buried |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfinuI bury |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfinuwe bury |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfinuyou (one man) bury |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfinīnayou (one woman) bury |
| antumā (you two) | tadfināniyou two bury |
| antum (you, men) | tadfinūnayou (plural, masculine) bury |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfinnayou (plural, feminine) bury |
| huwa (he) | yadfinuhe buries |
| hiya (she) | tadfinushe buries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfinānithey two (masculine) bury |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfinānithey two (feminine) bury |
| hum (they, men) | yadfinūnathey (masculine) bury |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfinnathey (feminine) bury |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfina(that) I bury |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfina(that) we bury |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfina(that) you (one man) bury |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfinī(that) you (one woman) bury |
| antumā (you two) | tadfinā(that) you two bury |
| antum (you, men) | tadfinū(that) you (plural, masculine) bury |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfinna(that) you (plural, feminine) bury |
| huwa (he) | yadfina(that) he buries |
| hiya (she) | tadfina(that) she buries |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfinā(that) they two (masculine) bury |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfinā(that) they two (feminine) bury |
| hum (they, men) | yadfinū(that) they (masculine) bury |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfinna(that) they (feminine) bury |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adfinI bury (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nadfinwe bury (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tadfinyou (one man) bury (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadfinīyou (one woman) bury (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tadfināyou two bury (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tadfinūyou (plural, masculine) bury (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tadfinnayou (plural, feminine) bury (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yadfinhe buries (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tadfinshe buries (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadfināthey two (masculine) bury (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadfināthey two (feminine) bury (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yadfinūthey (masculine) bury (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yadfinnathey (feminine) bury (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | idfinbury! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | idfinībury! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | idfinābury! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | idfinūbury! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | idfinnabury! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾadfinuI will bury |
| naḥnu (we) | sanadfinuwe will bury |
| anta (you, one man) | satadfinuyou (one man) will bury |
| anti (you, one woman) | satadfinīnayou (one woman) will bury |
| antumā (you two) | satadfināniyou two will bury |
| antum (you, men) | satadfinūnayou (plural, masculine) will bury |
| antunna (you, women) | satadfinnayou (plural, feminine) will bury |
| huwa (he) | sayadfinuhe will bury |
| hiya (she) | satadfinushe will bury |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayadfinānithey two (masculine) will bury |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satadfinānithey two (feminine) will bury |
| hum (they, men) | sayadfinūnathey (masculine) will bury |
| hunna (they, women) | sayadfinnathey (feminine) will bury |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | dufintuI was buried; I have been buried |
| naḥnu (we) | dufinnāwe were buried; we have been buried |
| anta (you, one man) | dufintayou (one man) were buried; you (one man) have been buried |
| anti (you, one woman) | dufintiyou (one woman) were buried; you (one woman) have been buried |
| antumā (you two) | dufintumāyou two were buried; you two have been buried |
| antum (you, men) | dufintumyou (plural, masculine) were buried; you (plural, masculine) have been buried |
| antunna (you, women) | dufintunnayou (plural, feminine) were buried; you (plural, feminine) have been buried |
| huwa (he) | dufinahe was buried; he has been buried |
| hiya (she) | dufinatshe was buried; she has been buried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dufināthey two (masculine) were buried; they two (masculine) have been buried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dufinatāthey two (feminine) were buried; they two (feminine) have been buried |
| hum (they, men) | dufinūthey (masculine) were buried; they (masculine) have been buried |
| hunna (they, women) | dufinnathey (feminine) were buried; they (feminine) have been buried |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | udfanuI am buried |
| naḥnu (we) | nudfanuwe are buried |
| anta (you, one man) | tudfanuyou (one man) are buried |
| anti (you, one woman) | tudfanīnayou (one woman) are buried |
| antumā (you two) | tudfanāniyou two are buried |
| antum (you, men) | tudfanūnayou (plural, masculine) are buried |
| antunna (you, women) | tudfannayou (plural, feminine) are buried |
| huwa (he) | yudfanuhe is buried |
| hiya (she) | tudfanushe is buried |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yudfanānithey two (masculine) are buried |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tudfanānithey two (feminine) are buried |
| hum (they, men) | yudfanūnathey (masculine) are buried |
| hunna (they, women) | yudfannathey (feminine) are buried |
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