Arabic reference
رَبَطَ
rabaṭa
to tie
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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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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rabaṭtuI tied; I have tied |
| naḥnu (we) | rabaṭnāwe tied; we have tied |
| anta (you, one man) | rabaṭtayou (one man) tied; you (one man) have tied |
| anti (you, one woman) | rabaṭtiyou (one woman) tied; you (one woman) have tied |
| antumā (you two) | rabaṭtumāyou two tied; you two have tied |
| antum (you, men) | rabaṭtumyou (plural, masculine) tied; you (plural, masculine) have tied |
| antunna (you, women) | rabaṭtunnayou (plural, feminine) tied; you (plural, feminine) have tied |
| huwa (he) | rabaṭahe tied; he has tied |
| hiya (she) | rabaṭatshe tied; she has tied |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rabaṭāthey two (masculine) tied; they two (masculine) have tied |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rabaṭatāthey two (feminine) tied; they two (feminine) have tied |
| hum (they, men) | rabaṭūthey (masculine) tied; they (masculine) have tied |
| hunna (they, women) | rabaṭnathey (feminine) tied; they (feminine) have tied |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arbuṭuI tie |
| naḥnu (we) | narbuṭuwe tie |
| anta (you, one man) | tarbuṭuyou (one man) tie |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarbuṭīnayou (one woman) tie |
| antumā (you two) | tarbuṭāniyou two tie |
| antum (you, men) | tarbuṭūnayou (plural, masculine) tie |
| antunna (you, women) | tarbuṭnayou (plural, feminine) tie |
| huwa (he) | yarbuṭuhe ties |
| hiya (she) | tarbuṭushe ties |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarbuṭānithey two (masculine) tie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarbuṭānithey two (feminine) tie |
| hum (they, men) | yarbuṭūnathey (masculine) tie |
| hunna (they, women) | yarbuṭnathey (feminine) tie |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arbuṭa(that) I tie |
| naḥnu (we) | narbuṭa(that) we tie |
| anta (you, one man) | tarbuṭa(that) you (one man) tie |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarbuṭī(that) you (one woman) tie |
| antumā (you two) | tarbuṭā(that) you two tie |
| antum (you, men) | tarbuṭū(that) you (plural, masculine) tie |
| antunna (you, women) | tarbuṭna(that) you (plural, feminine) tie |
| huwa (he) | yarbuṭa(that) he ties |
| hiya (she) | tarbuṭa(that) she ties |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarbuṭā(that) they two (masculine) tie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarbuṭā(that) they two (feminine) tie |
| hum (they, men) | yarbuṭū(that) they (masculine) tie |
| hunna (they, women) | yarbuṭna(that) they (feminine) tie |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arbuṭI tie (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | narbuṭwe tie (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tarbuṭyou (one man) tie (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarbuṭīyou (one woman) tie (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tarbuṭāyou two tie (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tarbuṭūyou (plural, masculine) tie (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tarbuṭnayou (plural, feminine) tie (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yarbuṭhe ties (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tarbuṭshe ties (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarbuṭāthey two (masculine) tie (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarbuṭāthey two (feminine) tie (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yarbuṭūthey (masculine) tie (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yarbuṭnathey (feminine) tie (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | urbuṭtie! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | urbuṭītie! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | urbuṭātie! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | urbuṭūtie! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | urbuṭnatie! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarbuṭuI will tie |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarbuṭuwe will tie |
| anta (you, one man) | satarbuṭuyou (one man) will tie |
| anti (you, one woman) | satarbuṭīnayou (one woman) will tie |
| antumā (you two) | satarbuṭāniyou two will tie |
| antum (you, men) | satarbuṭūnayou (plural, masculine) will tie |
| antunna (you, women) | satarbuṭnayou (plural, feminine) will tie |
| huwa (he) | sayarbuṭuhe will tie |
| hiya (she) | satarbuṭushe will tie |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayarbuṭānithey two (masculine) will tie |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satarbuṭānithey two (feminine) will tie |
| hum (they, men) | sayarbuṭūnathey (masculine) will tie |
| hunna (they, women) | sayarbuṭnathey (feminine) will tie |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | rubiṭtuI was tied; I have been tied |
| naḥnu (we) | rubiṭnāwe were tied; we have been tied |
| anta (you, one man) | rubiṭtayou (one man) were tied; you (one man) have been tied |
| anti (you, one woman) | rubiṭtiyou (one woman) were tied; you (one woman) have been tied |
| antumā (you two) | rubiṭtumāyou two were tied; you two have been tied |
| antum (you, men) | rubiṭtumyou (plural, masculine) were tied; you (plural, masculine) have been tied |
| antunna (you, women) | rubiṭtunnayou (plural, feminine) were tied; you (plural, feminine) have been tied |
| huwa (he) | rubiṭahe was tied; he has been tied |
| hiya (she) | rubiṭatshe was tied; she has been tied |
| humā (they two, masculine) | rubiṭāthey two (masculine) were tied; they two (masculine) have been tied |
| humā (they two, feminine) | rubiṭatāthey two (feminine) were tied; they two (feminine) have been tied |
| hum (they, men) | rubiṭūthey (masculine) were tied; they (masculine) have been tied |
| hunna (they, women) | rubiṭnathey (feminine) were tied; they (feminine) have been tied |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | urbaṭuI am tied |
| naḥnu (we) | nurbaṭuwe are tied |
| anta (you, one man) | turbaṭuyou (one man) are tied |
| anti (you, one woman) | turbaṭīnayou (one woman) are tied |
| antumā (you two) | turbaṭāniyou two are tied |
| antum (you, men) | turbaṭūnayou (plural, masculine) are tied |
| antunna (you, women) | turbaṭnayou (plural, feminine) are tied |
| huwa (he) | yurbaṭuhe is tied |
| hiya (she) | turbaṭushe is tied |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yurbaṭānithey two (masculine) are tied |
| humā (they two, feminine) | turbaṭānithey two (feminine) are tied |
| hum (they, men) | yurbaṭūnathey (masculine) are tied |
| hunna (they, women) | yurbaṭnathey (feminine) are tied |
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