Arabic reference
سَلَّمَ
sallama
to greet
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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) | sallamtuI greeted; I have greeted |
| naḥnu (we) | sallamnāwe greeted; we have greeted |
| anta (you, one man) | sallamtayou (one man) greeted; you (one man) have greeted |
| anti (you, one woman) | sallamtiyou (one woman) greeted; you (one woman) have greeted |
| antumā (you two) | sallamtumāyou two greeted; you two have greeted |
| antum (you, men) | sallamtumyou (plural, masculine) greeted; you (plural, masculine) have greeted |
| antunna (you, women) | sallamtunnayou (plural, feminine) greeted; you (plural, feminine) have greeted |
| huwa (he) | sallamahe greeted; he has greeted |
| hiya (she) | sallamatshe greeted; she has greeted |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sallamāthey two (masculine) greeted; they two (masculine) have greeted |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sallamatāthey two (feminine) greeted; they two (feminine) have greeted |
| hum (they, men) | sallamūthey (masculine) greeted; they (masculine) have greeted |
| hunna (they, women) | sallamnathey (feminine) greeted; they (feminine) have greeted |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usallimuI greet |
| naḥnu (we) | nusallimuwe greet |
| anta (you, one man) | tusallimuyou (one man) greet |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusallimīnayou (one woman) greet |
| antumā (you two) | tusallimāniyou two greet |
| antum (you, men) | tusallimūnayou (plural, masculine) greet |
| antunna (you, women) | tusallimnayou (plural, feminine) greet |
| huwa (he) | yusallimuhe greets |
| hiya (she) | tusallimushe greets |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusallimānithey two (masculine) greet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusallimānithey two (feminine) greet |
| hum (they, men) | yusallimūnathey (masculine) greet |
| hunna (they, women) | yusallimnathey (feminine) greet |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usallima(that) I greet |
| naḥnu (we) | nusallima(that) we greet |
| anta (you, one man) | tusallima(that) you (one man) greet |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusallimī(that) you (one woman) greet |
| antumā (you two) | tusallimā(that) you two greet |
| antum (you, men) | tusallimū(that) you (plural, masculine) greet |
| antunna (you, women) | tusallimna(that) you (plural, feminine) greet |
| huwa (he) | yusallima(that) he greets |
| hiya (she) | tusallima(that) she greets |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusallimā(that) they two (masculine) greet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusallimā(that) they two (feminine) greet |
| hum (they, men) | yusallimū(that) they (masculine) greet |
| hunna (they, women) | yusallimna(that) they (feminine) greet |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usallimI greet (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nusallimwe greet (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tusallimyou (one man) greet (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusallimīyou (one woman) greet (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tusallimāyou two greet (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tusallimūyou (plural, masculine) greet (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tusallimnayou (plural, feminine) greet (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yusallimhe greets (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tusallimshe greets (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusallimāthey two (masculine) greet (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusallimāthey two (feminine) greet (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yusallimūthey (masculine) greet (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yusallimnathey (feminine) greet (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | sallimgreet! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | sallimīgreet! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | sallimāgreet! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | sallimūgreet! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | sallimnagreet! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾusallimuI will greet |
| naḥnu (we) | sanusallimuwe will greet |
| anta (you, one man) | satusallimuyou (one man) will greet |
| anti (you, one woman) | satusallimīnayou (one woman) will greet |
| antumā (you two) | satusallimāniyou two will greet |
| antum (you, men) | satusallimūnayou (plural, masculine) will greet |
| antunna (you, women) | satusallimnayou (plural, feminine) will greet |
| huwa (he) | sayusallimuhe will greet |
| hiya (she) | satusallimushe will greet |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayusallimānithey two (masculine) will greet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satusallimānithey two (feminine) will greet |
| hum (they, men) | sayusallimūnathey (masculine) will greet |
| hunna (they, women) | sayusallimnathey (feminine) will greet |
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