Arabic reference
سَعَى
saʿā
to strive
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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) | saʿaytuI strove; I have striven |
| naḥnu (we) | saʿaynāwe strove; we have striven |
| anta (you, one man) | saʿaytayou (one man) strove; you (one man) have striven |
| anti (you, one woman) | saʿaytiyou (one woman) strove; you (one woman) have striven |
| antumā (you two) | saʿaytumāyou two strove; you two have striven |
| antum (you, men) | saʿaytumyou (plural, masculine) strove; you (plural, masculine) have striven |
| antunna (you, women) | saʿaytunnayou (plural, feminine) strove; you (plural, feminine) have striven |
| huwa (he) | saʿāhe strove; he has striven |
| hiya (she) | saʿatshe strove; she has striven |
| humā (they two, masculine) | saʿayāthey two (masculine) strove; they two (masculine) have striven |
| humā (they two, feminine) | saʿatāthey two (feminine) strove; they two (feminine) have striven |
| hum (they, men) | saʿawthey (masculine) strove; they (masculine) have striven |
| hunna (they, women) | saʿaynathey (feminine) strove; they (feminine) have striven |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʿāI strive |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʿāwe strive |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʿāyou (one man) strive |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʿaynayou (one woman) strive |
| antumā (you two) | tasʿayāniyou two strive |
| antum (you, men) | tasʿawnayou (plural, masculine) strive |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʿaynayou (plural, feminine) strive |
| huwa (he) | yasʿāhe strives |
| hiya (she) | tasʿāshe strives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʿayānithey two (masculine) strive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʿayānithey two (feminine) strive |
| hum (they, men) | yasʿawnathey (masculine) strive |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʿaynathey (feminine) strive |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʿā(that) I strive |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʿā(that) we strive |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʿā(that) you (one man) strive |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʿay(that) you (one woman) strive |
| antumā (you two) | tasʿayā(that) you two strive |
| antum (you, men) | tasʿaw(that) you (plural, masculine) strive |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʿayna(that) you (plural, feminine) strive |
| huwa (he) | yasʿā(that) he strives |
| hiya (she) | tasʿā(that) she strives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʿayā(that) they two (masculine) strive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʿayā(that) they two (feminine) strive |
| hum (they, men) | yasʿaw(that) they (masculine) strive |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʿayna(that) they (feminine) strive |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asʿaI strive (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nasʿawe strive (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tasʿayou (one man) strive (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasʿayyou (one woman) strive (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tasʿayāyou two strive (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tasʿawyou (plural, masculine) strive (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasʿaynayou (plural, feminine) strive (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yasʿahe strives (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tasʿashe strives (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasʿayāthey two (masculine) strive (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasʿayāthey two (feminine) strive (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yasʿawthey (masculine) strive (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yasʿaynathey (feminine) strive (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | isʿastrive! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | isʿaystrive! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | isʿayāstrive! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | isʿawstrive! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | isʿaynastrive! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾasʿāI will strive |
| naḥnu (we) | sanasʿāwe will strive |
| anta (you, one man) | satasʿāyou (one man) will strive |
| anti (you, one woman) | satasʿaynayou (one woman) will strive |
| antumā (you two) | satasʿayāniyou two will strive |
| antum (you, men) | satasʿawnayou (plural, masculine) will strive |
| antunna (you, women) | satasʿaynayou (plural, feminine) will strive |
| huwa (he) | sayasʿāhe will strive |
| hiya (she) | satasʿāshe will strive |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayasʿayānithey two (masculine) will strive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satasʿayānithey two (feminine) will strive |
| hum (they, men) | sayasʿawnathey (masculine) will strive |
| hunna (they, women) | sayasʿaynathey (feminine) will strive |
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