Arabic reference
ذَابَ
dhāba
to melt
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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) | dhubtuI melted; I have melted |
| naḥnu (we) | dhubnāwe melted; we have melted |
| anta (you, one man) | dhubtayou (one man) melted; you (one man) have melted |
| anti (you, one woman) | dhubtiyou (one woman) melted; you (one woman) have melted |
| antumā (you two) | dhubtumāyou two melted; you two have melted |
| antum (you, men) | dhubtumyou (plural, masculine) melted; you (plural, masculine) have melted |
| antunna (you, women) | dhubtunnayou (plural, feminine) melted; you (plural, feminine) have melted |
| huwa (he) | dhābahe melted; he has melted |
| hiya (she) | dhābatshe melted; she has melted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | dhābāthey two (masculine) melted; they two (masculine) have melted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | dhābatāthey two (feminine) melted; they two (feminine) have melted |
| hum (they, men) | dhābūthey (masculine) melted; they (masculine) have melted |
| hunna (they, women) | dhubnathey (feminine) melted; they (feminine) have melted |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adhūbuI melt |
| naḥnu (we) | nadhūbuwe melt |
| anta (you, one man) | tadhūbuyou (one man) melt |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadhūbīnayou (one woman) melt |
| antumā (you two) | tadhūbāniyou two melt |
| antum (you, men) | tadhūbūnayou (plural, masculine) melt |
| antunna (you, women) | tadhubnayou (plural, feminine) melt |
| huwa (he) | yadhūbuhe melts |
| hiya (she) | tadhūbushe melts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadhūbānithey two (masculine) melt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadhūbānithey two (feminine) melt |
| hum (they, men) | yadhūbūnathey (masculine) melt |
| hunna (they, women) | yadhubnathey (feminine) melt |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adhūba(that) I melt |
| naḥnu (we) | nadhūba(that) we melt |
| anta (you, one man) | tadhūba(that) you (one man) melt |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadhūbī(that) you (one woman) melt |
| antumā (you two) | tadhūbā(that) you two melt |
| antum (you, men) | tadhūbū(that) you (plural, masculine) melt |
| antunna (you, women) | tadhubna(that) you (plural, feminine) melt |
| huwa (he) | yadhūba(that) he melts |
| hiya (she) | tadhūba(that) she melts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadhūbā(that) they two (masculine) melt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadhūbā(that) they two (feminine) melt |
| hum (they, men) | yadhūbū(that) they (masculine) melt |
| hunna (they, women) | yadhubna(that) they (feminine) melt |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | adhubI melt (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nadhubwe melt (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tadhubyou (one man) melt (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tadhūbīyou (one woman) melt (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tadhūbāyou two melt (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tadhūbūyou (plural, masculine) melt (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tadhubnayou (plural, feminine) melt (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yadhubhe melts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tadhubshe melts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yadhūbāthey two (masculine) melt (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tadhūbāthey two (feminine) melt (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yadhūbūthey (masculine) melt (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yadhubnathey (feminine) melt (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | dhubmelt! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | dhūbīmelt! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | dhūbāmelt! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | dhūbūmelt! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | dhubnamelt! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾadhūbuI will melt |
| naḥnu (we) | sanadhūbuwe will melt |
| anta (you, one man) | satadhūbuyou (one man) will melt |
| anti (you, one woman) | satadhūbīnayou (one woman) will melt |
| antumā (you two) | satadhūbāniyou two will melt |
| antum (you, men) | satadhūbūnayou (plural, masculine) will melt |
| antunna (you, women) | satadhubnayou (plural, feminine) will melt |
| huwa (he) | sayadhūbuhe will melt |
| hiya (she) | satadhūbushe will melt |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayadhūbānithey two (masculine) will melt |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satadhūbānithey two (feminine) will melt |
| hum (they, men) | sayadhūbūnathey (masculine) will melt |
| hunna (they, women) | sayadhubnathey (feminine) will melt |
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