Arabic reference
سَبَقَ
sabaqa
to precede
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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) | sabaqtuI preceded; I have preceded |
| naḥnu (we) | sabaqnāwe preceded; we have preceded |
| anta (you, one man) | sabaqtayou (one man) preceded; you (one man) have preceded |
| anti (you, one woman) | sabaqtiyou (one woman) preceded; you (one woman) have preceded |
| antumā (you two) | sabaqtumāyou two preceded; you two have preceded |
| antum (you, men) | sabaqtumyou (plural, masculine) preceded; you (plural, masculine) have preceded |
| antunna (you, women) | sabaqtunnayou (plural, feminine) preceded; you (plural, feminine) have preceded |
| huwa (he) | sabaqahe preceded; he has preceded |
| hiya (she) | sabaqatshe preceded; she has preceded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sabaqāthey two (masculine) preceded; they two (masculine) have preceded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sabaqatāthey two (feminine) preceded; they two (feminine) have preceded |
| hum (they, men) | sabaqūthey (masculine) preceded; they (masculine) have preceded |
| hunna (they, women) | sabaqnathey (feminine) preceded; they (feminine) have preceded |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbiquI precede |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbiquwe precede |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbiquyou (one man) precede |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbiqīnayou (one woman) precede |
| antumā (you two) | tasbiqāniyou two precede |
| antum (you, men) | tasbiqūnayou (plural, masculine) precede |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbiqnayou (plural, feminine) precede |
| huwa (he) | yasbiquhe precedes |
| hiya (she) | tasbiqushe precedes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbiqānithey two (masculine) precede |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbiqānithey two (feminine) precede |
| hum (they, men) | yasbiqūnathey (masculine) precede |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbiqnathey (feminine) precede |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbiqa(that) I precede |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbiqa(that) we precede |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbiqa(that) you (one man) precede |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbiqī(that) you (one woman) precede |
| antumā (you two) | tasbiqā(that) you two precede |
| antum (you, men) | tasbiqū(that) you (plural, masculine) precede |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbiqna(that) you (plural, feminine) precede |
| huwa (he) | yasbiqa(that) he precedes |
| hiya (she) | tasbiqa(that) she precedes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbiqā(that) they two (masculine) precede |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbiqā(that) they two (feminine) precede |
| hum (they, men) | yasbiqū(that) they (masculine) precede |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbiqna(that) they (feminine) precede |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asbiqI precede (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nasbiqwe precede (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tasbiqyou (one man) precede (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasbiqīyou (one woman) precede (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tasbiqāyou two precede (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tasbiqūyou (plural, masculine) precede (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasbiqnayou (plural, feminine) precede (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yasbiqhe precedes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tasbiqshe precedes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasbiqāthey two (masculine) precede (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasbiqāthey two (feminine) precede (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yasbiqūthey (masculine) precede (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yasbiqnathey (feminine) precede (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | isbiqprecede! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | isbiqīprecede! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | isbiqāprecede! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | isbiqūprecede! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | isbiqnaprecede! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾasbiquI will precede |
| naḥnu (we) | sanasbiquwe will precede |
| anta (you, one man) | satasbiquyou (one man) will precede |
| anti (you, one woman) | satasbiqīnayou (one woman) will precede |
| antumā (you two) | satasbiqāniyou two will precede |
| antum (you, men) | satasbiqūnayou (plural, masculine) will precede |
| antunna (you, women) | satasbiqnayou (plural, feminine) will precede |
| huwa (he) | sayasbiquhe will precede |
| hiya (she) | satasbiqushe will precede |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayasbiqānithey two (masculine) will precede |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satasbiqānithey two (feminine) will precede |
| hum (they, men) | sayasbiqūnathey (masculine) will precede |
| hunna (they, women) | sayasbiqnathey (feminine) will precede |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | subiqtuI was preceded; I have been preceded |
| naḥnu (we) | subiqnāwe were preceded; we have been preceded |
| anta (you, one man) | subiqtayou (one man) were preceded; you (one man) have been preceded |
| anti (you, one woman) | subiqtiyou (one woman) were preceded; you (one woman) have been preceded |
| antumā (you two) | subiqtumāyou two were preceded; you two have been preceded |
| antum (you, men) | subiqtumyou (plural, masculine) were preceded; you (plural, masculine) have been preceded |
| antunna (you, women) | subiqtunnayou (plural, feminine) were preceded; you (plural, feminine) have been preceded |
| huwa (he) | subiqahe was preceded; he has been preceded |
| hiya (she) | subiqatshe was preceded; she has been preceded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | subiqāthey two (masculine) were preceded; they two (masculine) have been preceded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | subiqatāthey two (feminine) were preceded; they two (feminine) have been preceded |
| hum (they, men) | subiqūthey (masculine) were preceded; they (masculine) have been preceded |
| hunna (they, women) | subiqnathey (feminine) were preceded; they (feminine) have been preceded |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usbaquI am preceded |
| naḥnu (we) | nusbaquwe are preceded |
| anta (you, one man) | tusbaquyou (one man) are preceded |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusbaqīnayou (one woman) are preceded |
| antumā (you two) | tusbaqāniyou two are preceded |
| antum (you, men) | tusbaqūnayou (plural, masculine) are preceded |
| antunna (you, women) | tusbaqnayou (plural, feminine) are preceded |
| huwa (he) | yusbaquhe is preceded |
| hiya (she) | tusbaqushe is preceded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusbaqānithey two (masculine) are preceded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusbaqānithey two (feminine) are preceded |
| hum (they, men) | yusbaqūnathey (masculine) are preceded |
| hunna (they, women) | yusbaqnathey (feminine) are preceded |
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