Arabic reference
رَاقَبَ
rāqaba
to observe
Regular · 8 form tables
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rāqabtuI observed; I have observed |
| naḥnu (we) | rāqabnāwe observed; we have observed |
| anta (you, one man) | rāqabtayou (one man) observed; you (one man) have observed |
| anti (you, one woman) | rāqabtiyou (one woman) observed; you (one woman) have observed |
| antumā (you two) | rāqabtumāyou two observed; you two have observed |
| antum (you, men) | rāqabtumyou (plural, masculine) observed; you (plural, masculine) have observed |
| antunna (you, women) | rāqabtunnayou (plural, feminine) observed; you (plural, feminine) have observed |
| huwa (he) | rāqabahe observed; he has observed |
| hiya (she) | rāqabatshe observed; she has observed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rāqabāthey two (masculine) observed; they two (masculine) have observed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rāqabatāthey two (feminine) observed; they two (feminine) have observed |
| hum (they, men) | rāqabūthey (masculine) observed; they (masculine) have observed |
| hunna (they, women) | rāqabnathey (feminine) observed; they (feminine) have observed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urāqibuI observe |
| naḥnu (we) | nurāqibuwe observe |
| anta (you, one man) | turāqibuyou (one man) observe |
| anti (you, one woman) | turāqibīnayou (one woman) observe |
| antumā (you two) | turāqibāniyou two observe |
| antum (you, men) | turāqibūnayou (plural, masculine) observe |
| antunna (you, women) | turāqibnayou (plural, feminine) observe |
| huwa (he) | yurāqibuhe observes |
| hiya (she) | turāqibushe observes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurāqibānithey two (masculine) observe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turāqibānithey two (feminine) observe |
| hum (they, men) | yurāqibūnathey (masculine) observe |
| hunna (they, women) | yurāqibnathey (feminine) observe |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urāqiba(that) I observe |
| naḥnu (we) | nurāqiba(that) we observe |
| anta (you, one man) | turāqiba(that) you (one man) observe |
| anti (you, one woman) | turāqibī(that) you (one woman) observe |
| antumā (you two) | turāqibā(that) you two observe |
| antum (you, men) | turāqibū(that) you (plural, masculine) observe |
| antunna (you, women) | turāqibna(that) you (plural, feminine) observe |
| huwa (he) | yurāqiba(that) he observes |
| hiya (she) | turāqiba(that) she observes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurāqibā(that) they two (masculine) observe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turāqibā(that) they two (feminine) observe |
| hum (they, men) | yurāqibū(that) they (masculine) observe |
| hunna (they, women) | yurāqibna(that) they (feminine) observe |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urāqibI observe (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nurāqibwe observe (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | turāqibyou (one man) observe (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | turāqibīyou (one woman) observe (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | turāqibāyou two observe (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | turāqibūyou (plural, masculine) observe (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | turāqibnayou (plural, feminine) observe (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yurāqibhe observes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | turāqibshe observes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurāqibāthey two (masculine) observe (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turāqibāthey two (feminine) observe (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yurāqibūthey (masculine) observe (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yurāqibnathey (feminine) observe (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | rāqibobserve! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | rāqibīobserve! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | rāqibāobserve! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | rāqibūobserve! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | rāqibnaobserve! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾurāqibuI will observe |
| naḥnu (we) | sanurāqibuwe will observe |
| anta (you, one man) | saturāqibuyou (one man) will observe |
| anti (you, one woman) | saturāqibīnayou (one woman) will observe |
| antumā (you two) | saturāqibāniyou two will observe |
| antum (you, men) | saturāqibūnayou (plural, masculine) will observe |
| antunna (you, women) | saturāqibnayou (plural, feminine) will observe |
| huwa (he) | sayurāqibuhe will observe |
| hiya (she) | saturāqibushe will observe |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayurāqibānithey two (masculine) will observe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | saturāqibānithey two (feminine) will observe |
| hum (they, men) | sayurāqibūnathey (masculine) will observe |
| hunna (they, women) | sayurāqibnathey (feminine) will observe |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rūqibtuI was observed; I have been observed |
| naḥnu (we) | rūqibnāwe were observed; we have been observed |
| anta (you, one man) | rūqibtayou (one man) were observed; you (one man) have been observed |
| anti (you, one woman) | rūqibtiyou (one woman) were observed; you (one woman) have been observed |
| antumā (you two) | rūqibtumāyou two were observed; you two have been observed |
| antum (you, men) | rūqibtumyou (plural, masculine) were observed; you (plural, masculine) have been observed |
| antunna (you, women) | rūqibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were observed; you (plural, feminine) have been observed |
| huwa (he) | rūqibahe was observed; he has been observed |
| hiya (she) | rūqibatshe was observed; she has been observed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rūqibāthey two (masculine) were observed; they two (masculine) have been observed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rūqibatāthey two (feminine) were observed; they two (feminine) have been observed |
| hum (they, men) | rūqibūthey (masculine) were observed; they (masculine) have been observed |
| hunna (they, women) | rūqibnathey (feminine) were observed; they (feminine) have been observed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urāqabuI am observed |
| naḥnu (we) | nurāqabuwe are observed |
| anta (you, one man) | turāqabuyou (one man) are observed |
| anti (you, one woman) | turāqabīnayou (one woman) are observed |
| antumā (you two) | turāqabāniyou two are observed |
| antum (you, men) | turāqabūnayou (plural, masculine) are observed |
| antunna (you, women) | turāqabnayou (plural, feminine) are observed |
| huwa (he) | yurāqabuhe is observed |
| hiya (she) | turāqabushe is observed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurāqabānithey two (masculine) are observed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turāqabānithey two (feminine) are observed |
| hum (they, men) | yurāqabūnathey (masculine) are observed |
| hunna (they, women) | yurāqabnathey (feminine) are observed |
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