Arabic reference
سَمَّى
sammā
to name
Irregular · 8 form tables
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) | sammaytuI named; I have named |
| naḥnu (we) | sammaynāwe named; we have named |
| anta (you, one man) | sammaytayou (one man) named; you (one man) have named |
| anti (you, one woman) | sammaytiyou (one woman) named; you (one woman) have named |
| antumā (you two) | sammaytumāyou two named; you two have named |
| antum (you, men) | sammaytumyou (plural, masculine) named; you (plural, masculine) have named |
| antunna (you, women) | sammaytunnayou (plural, feminine) named; you (plural, feminine) have named |
| huwa (he) | sammāhe named; he has named |
| hiya (she) | sammatshe named; she has named |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sammayāthey two (masculine) named; they two (masculine) have named |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sammatāthey two (feminine) named; they two (feminine) have named |
| hum (they, men) | sammawthey (masculine) named; they (masculine) have named |
| hunna (they, women) | sammaynathey (feminine) named; they (feminine) have named |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usammīI name |
| naḥnu (we) | nusammīwe name |
| anta (you, one man) | tusammīyou (one man) name |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusammīnayou (one woman) name |
| antumā (you two) | tusammiyāniyou two name |
| antum (you, men) | tusammūnayou (plural, masculine) name |
| antunna (you, women) | tusammīnayou (plural, feminine) name |
| huwa (he) | yusammīhe names |
| hiya (she) | tusammīshe names |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusammiyānithey two (masculine) name |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusammiyānithey two (feminine) name |
| hum (they, men) | yusammūnathey (masculine) name |
| hunna (they, women) | yusammīnathey (feminine) name |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usammiya(that) I name |
| naḥnu (we) | nusammiya(that) we name |
| anta (you, one man) | tusammiya(that) you (one man) name |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusammī(that) you (one woman) name |
| antumā (you two) | tusammiyā(that) you two name |
| antum (you, men) | tusammū(that) you (plural, masculine) name |
| antunna (you, women) | tusammīna(that) you (plural, feminine) name |
| huwa (he) | yusammiya(that) he names |
| hiya (she) | tusammiya(that) she names |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusammiyā(that) they two (masculine) name |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusammiyā(that) they two (feminine) name |
| hum (they, men) | yusammū(that) they (masculine) name |
| hunna (they, women) | yusammīna(that) they (feminine) name |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usammiI name (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nusammiwe name (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tusammiyou (one man) name (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusammīyou (one woman) name (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tusammiyāyou two name (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tusammūyou (plural, masculine) name (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tusammīnayou (plural, feminine) name (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yusammihe names (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tusammishe names (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusammiyāthey two (masculine) name (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusammiyāthey two (feminine) name (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yusammūthey (masculine) name (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yusammīnathey (feminine) name (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | samminame! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | sammīname! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | sammiyāname! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | sammūname! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | sammīnaname! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾusammīI will name |
| naḥnu (we) | sanusammīwe will name |
| anta (you, one man) | satusammīyou (one man) will name |
| anti (you, one woman) | satusammīnayou (one woman) will name |
| antumā (you two) | satusammiyāniyou two will name |
| antum (you, men) | satusammūnayou (plural, masculine) will name |
| antunna (you, women) | satusammīnayou (plural, feminine) will name |
| huwa (he) | sayusammīhe will name |
| hiya (she) | satusammīshe will name |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayusammiyānithey two (masculine) will name |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satusammiyānithey two (feminine) will name |
| hum (they, men) | sayusammūnathey (masculine) will name |
| hunna (they, women) | sayusammīnathey (feminine) will name |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | summītuI was named; I have been named |
| naḥnu (we) | summīnāwe were named; we have been named |
| anta (you, one man) | summītayou (one man) were named; you (one man) have been named |
| anti (you, one woman) | summītiyou (one woman) were named; you (one woman) have been named |
| antumā (you two) | summītumāyou two were named; you two have been named |
| antum (you, men) | summītumyou (plural, masculine) were named; you (plural, masculine) have been named |
| antunna (you, women) | summītunnayou (plural, feminine) were named; you (plural, feminine) have been named |
| huwa (he) | summiyahe was named; he has been named |
| hiya (she) | summiyatshe was named; she has been named |
| humā (they two, masculine) | summiyāthey two (masculine) were named; they two (masculine) have been named |
| humā (they two, feminine) | summiyatāthey two (feminine) were named; they two (feminine) have been named |
| hum (they, men) | summūthey (masculine) were named; they (masculine) have been named |
| hunna (they, women) | summīnathey (feminine) were named; they (feminine) have been named |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usammāI am named |
| naḥnu (we) | nusammāwe are named |
| anta (you, one man) | tusammāyou (one man) are named |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusammaynayou (one woman) are named |
| antumā (you two) | tusammayāniyou two are named |
| antum (you, men) | tusammawnayou (plural, masculine) are named |
| antunna (you, women) | tusammaynayou (plural, feminine) are named |
| huwa (he) | yusammāhe is named |
| hiya (she) | tusammāshe is named |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusammayānithey two (masculine) are named |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusammayānithey two (feminine) are named |
| hum (they, men) | yusammawnathey (masculine) are named |
| hunna (they, women) | yusammaynathey (feminine) are named |
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