Arabic reference
رَغِبَ
raghiba
to desire
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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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | raghibtuI desired; I have desired |
| naḥnu (we) | raghibnāwe desired; we have desired |
| anta (you, one man) | raghibtayou (one man) desired; you (one man) have desired |
| anti (you, one woman) | raghibtiyou (one woman) desired; you (one woman) have desired |
| antumā (you two) | raghibtumāyou two desired; you two have desired |
| antum (you, men) | raghibtumyou (plural, masculine) desired; you (plural, masculine) have desired |
| antunna (you, women) | raghibtunnayou (plural, feminine) desired; you (plural, feminine) have desired |
| huwa (he) | raghibahe desired; he has desired |
| hiya (she) | raghibatshe desired; she has desired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | raghibāthey two (masculine) desired; they two (masculine) have desired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | raghibatāthey two (feminine) desired; they two (feminine) have desired |
| hum (they, men) | raghibūthey (masculine) desired; they (masculine) have desired |
| hunna (they, women) | raghibnathey (feminine) desired; they (feminine) have desired |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arghabuI desire |
| naḥnu (we) | narghabuwe desire |
| anta (you, one man) | targhabuyou (one man) desire |
| anti (you, one woman) | targhabīnayou (one woman) desire |
| antumā (you two) | targhabāniyou two desire |
| antum (you, men) | targhabūnayou (plural, masculine) desire |
| antunna (you, women) | targhabnayou (plural, feminine) desire |
| huwa (he) | yarghabuhe desires |
| hiya (she) | targhabushe desires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarghabānithey two (masculine) desire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | targhabānithey two (feminine) desire |
| hum (they, men) | yarghabūnathey (masculine) desire |
| hunna (they, women) | yarghabnathey (feminine) desire |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arghaba(that) I desire |
| naḥnu (we) | narghaba(that) we desire |
| anta (you, one man) | targhaba(that) you (one man) desire |
| anti (you, one woman) | targhabī(that) you (one woman) desire |
| antumā (you two) | targhabā(that) you two desire |
| antum (you, men) | targhabū(that) you (plural, masculine) desire |
| antunna (you, women) | targhabna(that) you (plural, feminine) desire |
| huwa (he) | yarghaba(that) he desires |
| hiya (she) | targhaba(that) she desires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarghabā(that) they two (masculine) desire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | targhabā(that) they two (feminine) desire |
| hum (they, men) | yarghabū(that) they (masculine) desire |
| hunna (they, women) | yarghabna(that) they (feminine) desire |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arghabI desire (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | narghabwe desire (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | targhabyou (one man) desire (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | targhabīyou (one woman) desire (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | targhabāyou two desire (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | targhabūyou (plural, masculine) desire (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | targhabnayou (plural, feminine) desire (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yarghabhe desires (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | targhabshe desires (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarghabāthey two (masculine) desire (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | targhabāthey two (feminine) desire (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yarghabūthey (masculine) desire (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yarghabnathey (feminine) desire (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | irghabdesire! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | irghabīdesire! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | irghabādesire! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | irghabūdesire! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | irghabnadesire! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarghabuI will desire |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarghabuwe will desire |
| anta (you, one man) | satarghabuyou (one man) will desire |
| anti (you, one woman) | satarghabīnayou (one woman) will desire |
| antumā (you two) | satarghabāniyou two will desire |
| antum (you, men) | satarghabūnayou (plural, masculine) will desire |
| antunna (you, women) | satarghabnayou (plural, feminine) will desire |
| huwa (he) | sayarghabuhe will desire |
| hiya (she) | satarghabushe will desire |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayarghabānithey two (masculine) will desire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satarghabānithey two (feminine) will desire |
| hum (they, men) | sayarghabūnathey (masculine) will desire |
| hunna (they, women) | sayarghabnathey (feminine) will desire |
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