Arabic reference
زَالَ
zāla
to cease
Irregular · 5 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) | ziltuI ceased; I have ceased |
| naḥnu (we) | zilnāwe ceased; we have ceased |
| anta (you, one man) | ziltayou (one man) ceased; you (one man) have ceased |
| anti (you, one woman) | ziltiyou (one woman) ceased; you (one woman) have ceased |
| antumā (you two) | ziltumāyou two ceased; you two have ceased |
| antum (you, men) | ziltumyou (plural, masculine) ceased; you (plural, masculine) have ceased |
| antunna (you, women) | ziltunnayou (plural, feminine) ceased; you (plural, feminine) have ceased |
| huwa (he) | zālahe ceased; he has ceased |
| hiya (she) | zālatshe ceased; she has ceased |
| humā (they two, masculine) | zālāthey two (masculine) ceased; they two (masculine) have ceased |
| humā (they two, feminine) | zālatāthey two (feminine) ceased; they two (feminine) have ceased |
| hum (they, men) | zālūthey (masculine) ceased; they (masculine) have ceased |
| hunna (they, women) | zilnathey (feminine) ceased; they (feminine) have ceased |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azāluI cease |
| naḥnu (we) | nazāluwe cease |
| anta (you, one man) | tazāluyou (one man) cease |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazālīnayou (one woman) cease |
| antumā (you two) | tazālāniyou two cease |
| antum (you, men) | tazālūnayou (plural, masculine) cease |
| antunna (you, women) | tazalnayou (plural, feminine) cease |
| huwa (he) | yazāluhe ceases |
| hiya (she) | tazālushe ceases |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazālānithey two (masculine) cease |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazālānithey two (feminine) cease |
| hum (they, men) | yazālūnathey (masculine) cease |
| hunna (they, women) | yazalnathey (feminine) cease |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azāla(that) I cease |
| naḥnu (we) | nazāla(that) we cease |
| anta (you, one man) | tazāla(that) you (one man) cease |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazālī(that) you (one woman) cease |
| antumā (you two) | tazālā(that) you two cease |
| antum (you, men) | tazālū(that) you (plural, masculine) cease |
| antunna (you, women) | tazalna(that) you (plural, feminine) cease |
| huwa (he) | yazāla(that) he ceases |
| hiya (she) | tazāla(that) she ceases |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazālā(that) they two (masculine) cease |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazālā(that) they two (feminine) cease |
| hum (they, men) | yazālū(that) they (masculine) cease |
| hunna (they, women) | yazalna(that) they (feminine) cease |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azalI cease (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nazalwe cease (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tazalyou (one man) cease (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazālīyou (one woman) cease (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tazālāyou two cease (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tazālūyou (plural, masculine) cease (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tazalnayou (plural, feminine) cease (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yazalhe ceases (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tazalshe ceases (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazālāthey two (masculine) cease (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazālāthey two (feminine) cease (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yazālūthey (masculine) cease (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yazalnathey (feminine) cease (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾazāluI will cease |
| naḥnu (we) | sanazāluwe will cease |
| anta (you, one man) | satazāluyou (one man) will cease |
| anti (you, one woman) | satazālīnayou (one woman) will cease |
| antumā (you two) | satazālāniyou two will cease |
| antum (you, men) | satazālūnayou (plural, masculine) will cease |
| antunna (you, women) | satazalnayou (plural, feminine) will cease |
| huwa (he) | sayazāluhe will cease |
| hiya (she) | satazālushe will cease |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayazālānithey two (masculine) will cease |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satazālānithey two (feminine) will cease |
| hum (they, men) | sayazālūnathey (masculine) will cease |
| hunna (they, women) | sayazalnathey (feminine) will cease |
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