Arabic reference
سَبَحَ
sabaḥa
to swim
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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) | sabaḥtuI swam; I have swum |
| naḥnu (we) | sabaḥnāwe swam; we have swum |
| anta (you, one man) | sabaḥtayou (one man) swam; you (one man) have swum |
| anti (you, one woman) | sabaḥtiyou (one woman) swam; you (one woman) have swum |
| antumā (you two) | sabaḥtumāyou two swam; you two have swum |
| antum (you, men) | sabaḥtumyou (plural, masculine) swam; you (plural, masculine) have swum |
| antunna (you, women) | sabaḥtunnayou (plural, feminine) swam; you (plural, feminine) have swum |
| huwa (he) | sabaḥahe swam; he has swum |
| hiya (she) | sabaḥatshe swam; she has swum |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sabaḥāthey two (masculine) swam; they two (masculine) have swum |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sabaḥatāthey two (feminine) swam; they two (feminine) have swum |
| hum (they, men) | sabaḥūthey (masculine) swam; they (masculine) have swum |
| hunna (they, women) | sabaḥnathey (feminine) swam; they (feminine) have swum |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbaḥuI swim |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbaḥuwe swim |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbaḥuyou (one man) swim |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbaḥīnayou (one woman) swim |
| antumā (you two) | tasbaḥāniyou two swim |
| antum (you, men) | tasbaḥūnayou (plural, masculine) swim |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbaḥnayou (plural, feminine) swim |
| huwa (he) | yasbaḥuhe swims |
| hiya (she) | tasbaḥushe swims |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbaḥānithey two (masculine) swim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbaḥānithey two (feminine) swim |
| hum (they, men) | yasbaḥūnathey (masculine) swim |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbaḥnathey (feminine) swim |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbaḥa(that) I swim |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbaḥa(that) we swim |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbaḥa(that) you (one man) swim |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbaḥī(that) you (one woman) swim |
| antumā (you two) | tasbaḥā(that) you two swim |
| antum (you, men) | tasbaḥū(that) you (plural, masculine) swim |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbaḥna(that) you (plural, feminine) swim |
| huwa (he) | yasbaḥa(that) he swims |
| hiya (she) | tasbaḥa(that) she swims |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbaḥā(that) they two (masculine) swim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbaḥā(that) they two (feminine) swim |
| hum (they, men) | yasbaḥū(that) they (masculine) swim |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbaḥna(that) they (feminine) swim |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbaḥI swim (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbaḥwe swim (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbaḥyou (one man) swim (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbaḥīyou (one woman) swim (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tasbaḥāyou two swim (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tasbaḥūyou (plural, masculine) swim (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbaḥnayou (plural, feminine) swim (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yasbaḥhe swims (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tasbaḥshe swims (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbaḥāthey two (masculine) swim (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbaḥāthey two (feminine) swim (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yasbaḥūthey (masculine) swim (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbaḥnathey (feminine) swim (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | isbaḥswim! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | isbaḥīswim! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | isbaḥāswim! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | isbaḥūswim! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | isbaḥnaswim! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾasbaḥuI will swim |
| naḥnu (we) | sanasbaḥuwe will swim |
| anta (you, one man) | satasbaḥuyou (one man) will swim |
| anti (you, one woman) | satasbaḥīnayou (one woman) will swim |
| antumā (you two) | satasbaḥāniyou two will swim |
| antum (you, men) | satasbaḥūnayou (plural, masculine) will swim |
| antunna (you, women) | satasbaḥnayou (plural, feminine) will swim |
| huwa (he) | sayasbaḥuhe will swim |
| hiya (she) | satasbaḥushe will swim |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayasbaḥānithey two (masculine) will swim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satasbaḥānithey two (feminine) will swim |
| hum (they, men) | sayasbaḥūnathey (masculine) will swim |
| hunna (they, women) | sayasbaḥnathey (feminine) will swim |
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