Arabic reference
شَجَّعَ
shajjaʿa
to encourage
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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) | shajjaʿtuI encouraged; I have encouraged |
| naḥnu (we) | shajjaʿnāwe encouraged; we have encouraged |
| anta (you, one man) | shajjaʿtayou (one man) encouraged; you (one man) have encouraged |
| anti (you, one woman) | shajjaʿtiyou (one woman) encouraged; you (one woman) have encouraged |
| antumā (you two) | shajjaʿtumāyou two encouraged; you two have encouraged |
| antum (you, men) | shajjaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) encouraged; you (plural, masculine) have encouraged |
| antunna (you, women) | shajjaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) encouraged; you (plural, feminine) have encouraged |
| huwa (he) | shajjaʿahe encouraged; he has encouraged |
| hiya (she) | shajjaʿatshe encouraged; she has encouraged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shajjaʿāthey two (masculine) encouraged; they two (masculine) have encouraged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shajjaʿatāthey two (feminine) encouraged; they two (feminine) have encouraged |
| hum (they, men) | shajjaʿūthey (masculine) encouraged; they (masculine) have encouraged |
| hunna (they, women) | shajjaʿnathey (feminine) encouraged; they (feminine) have encouraged |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushajjiʿuI encourage |
| naḥnu (we) | nushajjiʿuwe encourage |
| anta (you, one man) | tushajjiʿuyou (one man) encourage |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushajjiʿīnayou (one woman) encourage |
| antumā (you two) | tushajjiʿāniyou two encourage |
| antum (you, men) | tushajjiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) encourage |
| antunna (you, women) | tushajjiʿnayou (plural, feminine) encourage |
| huwa (he) | yushajjiʿuhe encourages |
| hiya (she) | tushajjiʿushe encourages |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushajjiʿānithey two (masculine) encourage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushajjiʿānithey two (feminine) encourage |
| hum (they, men) | yushajjiʿūnathey (masculine) encourage |
| hunna (they, women) | yushajjiʿnathey (feminine) encourage |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushajjiʿa(that) I encourage |
| naḥnu (we) | nushajjiʿa(that) we encourage |
| anta (you, one man) | tushajjiʿa(that) you (one man) encourage |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushajjiʿī(that) you (one woman) encourage |
| antumā (you two) | tushajjiʿā(that) you two encourage |
| antum (you, men) | tushajjiʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) encourage |
| antunna (you, women) | tushajjiʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) encourage |
| huwa (he) | yushajjiʿa(that) he encourages |
| hiya (she) | tushajjiʿa(that) she encourages |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushajjiʿā(that) they two (masculine) encourage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushajjiʿā(that) they two (feminine) encourage |
| hum (they, men) | yushajjiʿū(that) they (masculine) encourage |
| hunna (they, women) | yushajjiʿna(that) they (feminine) encourage |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushajjiʿI encourage (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nushajjiʿwe encourage (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tushajjiʿyou (one man) encourage (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushajjiʿīyou (one woman) encourage (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tushajjiʿāyou two encourage (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tushajjiʿūyou (plural, masculine) encourage (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tushajjiʿnayou (plural, feminine) encourage (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yushajjiʿhe encourages (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tushajjiʿshe encourages (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushajjiʿāthey two (masculine) encourage (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushajjiʿāthey two (feminine) encourage (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yushajjiʿūthey (masculine) encourage (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yushajjiʿnathey (feminine) encourage (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | shajjiʿencourage! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | shajjiʿīencourage! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | shajjiʿāencourage! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | shajjiʿūencourage! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | shajjiʿnaencourage! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾushajjiʿuI will encourage |
| naḥnu (we) | sanushajjiʿuwe will encourage |
| anta (you, one man) | satushajjiʿuyou (one man) will encourage |
| anti (you, one woman) | satushajjiʿīnayou (one woman) will encourage |
| antumā (you two) | satushajjiʿāniyou two will encourage |
| antum (you, men) | satushajjiʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will encourage |
| antunna (you, women) | satushajjiʿnayou (plural, feminine) will encourage |
| huwa (he) | sayushajjiʿuhe will encourage |
| hiya (she) | satushajjiʿushe will encourage |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayushajjiʿānithey two (masculine) will encourage |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satushajjiʿānithey two (feminine) will encourage |
| hum (they, men) | sayushajjiʿūnathey (masculine) will encourage |
| hunna (they, women) | sayushajjiʿnathey (feminine) will encourage |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | shujjiʿtuI was encouraged; I have been encouraged |
| naḥnu (we) | shujjiʿnāwe were encouraged; we have been encouraged |
| anta (you, one man) | shujjiʿtayou (one man) were encouraged; you (one man) have been encouraged |
| anti (you, one woman) | shujjiʿtiyou (one woman) were encouraged; you (one woman) have been encouraged |
| antumā (you two) | shujjiʿtumāyou two were encouraged; you two have been encouraged |
| antum (you, men) | shujjiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were encouraged; you (plural, masculine) have been encouraged |
| antunna (you, women) | shujjiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were encouraged; you (plural, feminine) have been encouraged |
| huwa (he) | shujjiʿahe was encouraged; he has been encouraged |
| hiya (she) | shujjiʿatshe was encouraged; she has been encouraged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shujjiʿāthey two (masculine) were encouraged; they two (masculine) have been encouraged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shujjiʿatāthey two (feminine) were encouraged; they two (feminine) have been encouraged |
| hum (they, men) | shujjiʿūthey (masculine) were encouraged; they (masculine) have been encouraged |
| hunna (they, women) | shujjiʿnathey (feminine) were encouraged; they (feminine) have been encouraged |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushajjaʿuI am encouraged |
| naḥnu (we) | nushajjaʿuwe are encouraged |
| anta (you, one man) | tushajjaʿuyou (one man) are encouraged |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushajjaʿīnayou (one woman) are encouraged |
| antumā (you two) | tushajjaʿāniyou two are encouraged |
| antum (you, men) | tushajjaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are encouraged |
| antunna (you, women) | tushajjaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are encouraged |
| huwa (he) | yushajjaʿuhe is encouraged |
| hiya (she) | tushajjaʿushe is encouraged |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushajjaʿānithey two (masculine) are encouraged |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushajjaʿānithey two (feminine) are encouraged |
| hum (they, men) | yushajjaʿūnathey (masculine) are encouraged |
| hunna (they, women) | yushajjaʿnathey (feminine) are encouraged |
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