Arabic reference
سَمِعَ
samiʿa
to hear
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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) | samiʿtuI heard; I have heard |
| naḥnu (we) | samiʿnāwe heard; we have heard |
| anta (you, one man) | samiʿtayou (one man) heard; you (one man) have heard |
| anti (you, one woman) | samiʿtiyou (one woman) heard; you (one woman) have heard |
| antumā (you two) | samiʿtumāyou two heard; you two have heard |
| antum (you, men) | samiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) heard; you (plural, masculine) have heard |
| antunna (you, women) | samiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) heard; you (plural, feminine) have heard |
| huwa (he) | samiʿahe heard; he has heard |
| hiya (she) | samiʿatshe heard; she has heard |
| humā (they two, masculine) | samiʿāthey two (masculine) heard; they two (masculine) have heard |
| humā (they two, feminine) | samiʿatāthey two (feminine) heard; they two (feminine) have heard |
| hum (they, men) | samiʿūthey (masculine) heard; they (masculine) have heard |
| hunna (they, women) | samiʿnathey (feminine) heard; they (feminine) have heard |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asmaʿuI hear |
| naḥnu (we) | nasmaʿuwe hear |
| anta (you, one man) | tasmaʿuyou (one man) hear |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasmaʿīnayou (one woman) hear |
| antumā (you two) | tasmaʿāniyou two hear |
| antum (you, men) | tasmaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) hear |
| antunna (you, women) | tasmaʿnayou (plural, feminine) hear |
| huwa (he) | yasmaʿuhe hears |
| hiya (she) | tasmaʿushe hears |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasmaʿānithey two (masculine) hear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasmaʿānithey two (feminine) hear |
| hum (they, men) | yasmaʿūnathey (masculine) hear |
| hunna (they, women) | yasmaʿnathey (feminine) hear |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asmaʿa(that) I hear |
| naḥnu (we) | nasmaʿa(that) we hear |
| anta (you, one man) | tasmaʿa(that) you (one man) hear |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasmaʿī(that) you (one woman) hear |
| antumā (you two) | tasmaʿā(that) you two hear |
| antum (you, men) | tasmaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) hear |
| antunna (you, women) | tasmaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) hear |
| huwa (he) | yasmaʿa(that) he hears |
| hiya (she) | tasmaʿa(that) she hears |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasmaʿā(that) they two (masculine) hear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasmaʿā(that) they two (feminine) hear |
| hum (they, men) | yasmaʿū(that) they (masculine) hear |
| hunna (they, women) | yasmaʿna(that) they (feminine) hear |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | asmaʿI hear (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nasmaʿwe hear (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tasmaʿyou (one man) hear (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tasmaʿīyou (one woman) hear (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tasmaʿāyou two hear (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tasmaʿūyou (plural, masculine) hear (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tasmaʿnayou (plural, feminine) hear (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yasmaʿhe hears (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tasmaʿshe hears (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yasmaʿāthey two (masculine) hear (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tasmaʿāthey two (feminine) hear (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yasmaʿūthey (masculine) hear (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yasmaʿnathey (feminine) hear (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ismaʿhear! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ismaʿīhear! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ismaʿāhear! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ismaʿūhear! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ismaʿnahear! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾasmaʿuI will hear |
| naḥnu (we) | sanasmaʿuwe will hear |
| anta (you, one man) | satasmaʿuyou (one man) will hear |
| anti (you, one woman) | satasmaʿīnayou (one woman) will hear |
| antumā (you two) | satasmaʿāniyou two will hear |
| antum (you, men) | satasmaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will hear |
| antunna (you, women) | satasmaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will hear |
| huwa (he) | sayasmaʿuhe will hear |
| hiya (she) | satasmaʿushe will hear |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayasmaʿānithey two (masculine) will hear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satasmaʿānithey two (feminine) will hear |
| hum (they, men) | sayasmaʿūnathey (masculine) will hear |
| hunna (they, women) | sayasmaʿnathey (feminine) will hear |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | sumiʿtuI was heard; I have been heard |
| naḥnu (we) | sumiʿnāwe were heard; we have been heard |
| anta (you, one man) | sumiʿtayou (one man) were heard; you (one man) have been heard |
| anti (you, one woman) | sumiʿtiyou (one woman) were heard; you (one woman) have been heard |
| antumā (you two) | sumiʿtumāyou two were heard; you two have been heard |
| antum (you, men) | sumiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were heard; you (plural, masculine) have been heard |
| antunna (you, women) | sumiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were heard; you (plural, feminine) have been heard |
| huwa (he) | sumiʿahe was heard; he has been heard |
| hiya (she) | sumiʿatshe was heard; she has been heard |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sumiʿāthey two (masculine) were heard; they two (masculine) have been heard |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sumiʿatāthey two (feminine) were heard; they two (feminine) have been heard |
| hum (they, men) | sumiʿūthey (masculine) were heard; they (masculine) have been heard |
| hunna (they, women) | sumiʿnathey (feminine) were heard; they (feminine) have been heard |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | usmaʿuI am heard |
| naḥnu (we) | nusmaʿuwe are heard |
| anta (you, one man) | tusmaʿuyou (one man) are heard |
| anti (you, one woman) | tusmaʿīnayou (one woman) are heard |
| antumā (you two) | tusmaʿāniyou two are heard |
| antum (you, men) | tusmaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are heard |
| antunna (you, women) | tusmaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are heard |
| huwa (he) | yusmaʿuhe is heard |
| hiya (she) | tusmaʿushe is heard |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yusmaʿānithey two (masculine) are heard |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tusmaʿānithey two (feminine) are heard |
| hum (they, men) | yusmaʿūnathey (masculine) are heard |
| hunna (they, women) | yusmaʿnathey (feminine) are heard |
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