Arabic reference
زَحَفَ
zaḥafa
to crawl
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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) | zaḥaftuI crawled; I have crawled |
| naḥnu (we) | zaḥafnāwe crawled; we have crawled |
| anta (you, one man) | zaḥaftayou (one man) crawled; you (one man) have crawled |
| anti (you, one woman) | zaḥaftiyou (one woman) crawled; you (one woman) have crawled |
| antumā (you two) | zaḥaftumāyou two crawled; you two have crawled |
| antum (you, men) | zaḥaftumyou (plural, masculine) crawled; you (plural, masculine) have crawled |
| antunna (you, women) | zaḥaftunnayou (plural, feminine) crawled; you (plural, feminine) have crawled |
| huwa (he) | zaḥafahe crawled; he has crawled |
| hiya (she) | zaḥafatshe crawled; she has crawled |
| humā (they two, masculine) | zaḥafāthey two (masculine) crawled; they two (masculine) have crawled |
| humā (they two, feminine) | zaḥafatāthey two (feminine) crawled; they two (feminine) have crawled |
| hum (they, men) | zaḥafūthey (masculine) crawled; they (masculine) have crawled |
| hunna (they, women) | zaḥafnathey (feminine) crawled; they (feminine) have crawled |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azḥafuI crawl |
| naḥnu (we) | nazḥafuwe crawl |
| anta (you, one man) | tazḥafuyou (one man) crawl |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazḥafīnayou (one woman) crawl |
| antumā (you two) | tazḥafāniyou two crawl |
| antum (you, men) | tazḥafūnayou (plural, masculine) crawl |
| antunna (you, women) | tazḥafnayou (plural, feminine) crawl |
| huwa (he) | yazḥafuhe crawls |
| hiya (she) | tazḥafushe crawls |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazḥafānithey two (masculine) crawl |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazḥafānithey two (feminine) crawl |
| hum (they, men) | yazḥafūnathey (masculine) crawl |
| hunna (they, women) | yazḥafnathey (feminine) crawl |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azḥafa(that) I crawl |
| naḥnu (we) | nazḥafa(that) we crawl |
| anta (you, one man) | tazḥafa(that) you (one man) crawl |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazḥafī(that) you (one woman) crawl |
| antumā (you two) | tazḥafā(that) you two crawl |
| antum (you, men) | tazḥafū(that) you (plural, masculine) crawl |
| antunna (you, women) | tazḥafna(that) you (plural, feminine) crawl |
| huwa (he) | yazḥafa(that) he crawls |
| hiya (she) | tazḥafa(that) she crawls |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazḥafā(that) they two (masculine) crawl |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazḥafā(that) they two (feminine) crawl |
| hum (they, men) | yazḥafū(that) they (masculine) crawl |
| hunna (they, women) | yazḥafna(that) they (feminine) crawl |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | azḥafI crawl (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nazḥafwe crawl (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tazḥafyou (one man) crawl (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tazḥafīyou (one woman) crawl (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tazḥafāyou two crawl (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tazḥafūyou (plural, masculine) crawl (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tazḥafnayou (plural, feminine) crawl (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yazḥafhe crawls (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tazḥafshe crawls (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yazḥafāthey two (masculine) crawl (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tazḥafāthey two (feminine) crawl (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yazḥafūthey (masculine) crawl (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yazḥafnathey (feminine) crawl (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | izḥafcrawl! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | izḥafīcrawl! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | izḥafācrawl! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | izḥafūcrawl! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | izḥafnacrawl! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾazḥafuI will crawl |
| naḥnu (we) | sanazḥafuwe will crawl |
| anta (you, one man) | satazḥafuyou (one man) will crawl |
| anti (you, one woman) | satazḥafīnayou (one woman) will crawl |
| antumā (you two) | satazḥafāniyou two will crawl |
| antum (you, men) | satazḥafūnayou (plural, masculine) will crawl |
| antunna (you, women) | satazḥafnayou (plural, feminine) will crawl |
| huwa (he) | sayazḥafuhe will crawl |
| hiya (she) | satazḥafushe will crawl |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayazḥafānithey two (masculine) will crawl |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satazḥafānithey two (feminine) will crawl |
| hum (they, men) | sayazḥafūnathey (masculine) will crawl |
| hunna (they, women) | sayazḥafnathey (feminine) will crawl |
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