Arabic reference
رَقَصَ
raqaṣa
to dance
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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) | raqaṣtuI danced; I have danced |
| naḥnu (we) | raqaṣnāwe danced; we have danced |
| anta (you, one man) | raqaṣtayou (one man) danced; you (one man) have danced |
| anti (you, one woman) | raqaṣtiyou (one woman) danced; you (one woman) have danced |
| antumā (you two) | raqaṣtumāyou two danced; you two have danced |
| antum (you, men) | raqaṣtumyou (plural, masculine) danced; you (plural, masculine) have danced |
| antunna (you, women) | raqaṣtunnayou (plural, feminine) danced; you (plural, feminine) have danced |
| huwa (he) | raqaṣahe danced; he has danced |
| hiya (she) | raqaṣatshe danced; she has danced |
| humā (they two, masculine) | raqaṣāthey two (masculine) danced; they two (masculine) have danced |
| humā (they two, feminine) | raqaṣatāthey two (feminine) danced; they two (feminine) have danced |
| hum (they, men) | raqaṣūthey (masculine) danced; they (masculine) have danced |
| hunna (they, women) | raqaṣnathey (feminine) danced; they (feminine) have danced |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arquṣuI dance |
| naḥnu (we) | narquṣuwe dance |
| anta (you, one man) | tarquṣuyou (one man) dance |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarquṣīnayou (one woman) dance |
| antumā (you two) | tarquṣāniyou two dance |
| antum (you, men) | tarquṣūnayou (plural, masculine) dance |
| antunna (you, women) | tarquṣnayou (plural, feminine) dance |
| huwa (he) | yarquṣuhe dances |
| hiya (she) | tarquṣushe dances |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarquṣānithey two (masculine) dance |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarquṣānithey two (feminine) dance |
| hum (they, men) | yarquṣūnathey (masculine) dance |
| hunna (they, women) | yarquṣnathey (feminine) dance |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arquṣa(that) I dance |
| naḥnu (we) | narquṣa(that) we dance |
| anta (you, one man) | tarquṣa(that) you (one man) dance |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarquṣī(that) you (one woman) dance |
| antumā (you two) | tarquṣā(that) you two dance |
| antum (you, men) | tarquṣū(that) you (plural, masculine) dance |
| antunna (you, women) | tarquṣna(that) you (plural, feminine) dance |
| huwa (he) | yarquṣa(that) he dances |
| hiya (she) | tarquṣa(that) she dances |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarquṣā(that) they two (masculine) dance |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarquṣā(that) they two (feminine) dance |
| hum (they, men) | yarquṣū(that) they (masculine) dance |
| hunna (they, women) | yarquṣna(that) they (feminine) dance |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | arquṣI dance (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | narquṣwe dance (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tarquṣyou (one man) dance (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tarquṣīyou (one woman) dance (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tarquṣāyou two dance (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tarquṣūyou (plural, masculine) dance (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tarquṣnayou (plural, feminine) dance (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yarquṣhe dances (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tarquṣshe dances (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yarquṣāthey two (masculine) dance (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tarquṣāthey two (feminine) dance (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yarquṣūthey (masculine) dance (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yarquṣnathey (feminine) dance (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | urquṣdance! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | urquṣīdance! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | urquṣādance! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | urquṣūdance! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | urquṣnadance! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾarquṣuI will dance |
| naḥnu (we) | sanarquṣuwe will dance |
| anta (you, one man) | satarquṣuyou (one man) will dance |
| anti (you, one woman) | satarquṣīnayou (one woman) will dance |
| antumā (you two) | satarquṣāniyou two will dance |
| antum (you, men) | satarquṣūnayou (plural, masculine) will dance |
| antunna (you, women) | satarquṣnayou (plural, feminine) will dance |
| huwa (he) | sayarquṣuhe will dance |
| hiya (she) | satarquṣushe will dance |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayarquṣānithey two (masculine) will dance |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satarquṣānithey two (feminine) will dance |
| hum (they, men) | sayarquṣūnathey (masculine) will dance |
| hunna (they, women) | sayarquṣnathey (feminine) will dance |
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