Arabic reference
شَمَّ
shamma
to smell
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) | shamamtuI smelled; I have smelled |
| naḥnu (we) | shamamnāwe smelled; we have smelled |
| anta (you, one man) | shamamtayou (one man) smelled; you (one man) have smelled |
| anti (you, one woman) | shamamtiyou (one woman) smelled; you (one woman) have smelled |
| antumā (you two) | shamamtumāyou two smelled; you two have smelled |
| antum (you, men) | shamamtumyou (plural, masculine) smelled; you (plural, masculine) have smelled |
| antunna (you, women) | shamamtunnayou (plural, feminine) smelled; you (plural, feminine) have smelled |
| huwa (he) | shammahe smelled; he has smelled |
| hiya (she) | shammatshe smelled; she has smelled |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shammāthey two (masculine) smelled; they two (masculine) have smelled |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shammatāthey two (feminine) smelled; they two (feminine) have smelled |
| hum (they, men) | shammūthey (masculine) smelled; they (masculine) have smelled |
| hunna (they, women) | shamamnathey (feminine) smelled; they (feminine) have smelled |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashummuI smell |
| naḥnu (we) | nashummuwe smell |
| anta (you, one man) | tashummuyou (one man) smell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashummīnayou (one woman) smell |
| antumā (you two) | tashummāniyou two smell |
| antum (you, men) | tashummūnayou (plural, masculine) smell |
| antunna (you, women) | tashmumnayou (plural, feminine) smell |
| huwa (he) | yashummuhe smells |
| hiya (she) | tashummushe smells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashummānithey two (masculine) smell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashummānithey two (feminine) smell |
| hum (they, men) | yashummūnathey (masculine) smell |
| hunna (they, women) | yashmumnathey (feminine) smell |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashumma(that) I smell |
| naḥnu (we) | nashumma(that) we smell |
| anta (you, one man) | tashumma(that) you (one man) smell |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashummī(that) you (one woman) smell |
| antumā (you two) | tashummā(that) you two smell |
| antum (you, men) | tashummū(that) you (plural, masculine) smell |
| antunna (you, women) | tashmumna(that) you (plural, feminine) smell |
| huwa (he) | yashumma(that) he smells |
| hiya (she) | tashumma(that) she smells |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashummā(that) they two (masculine) smell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashummā(that) they two (feminine) smell |
| hum (they, men) | yashummū(that) they (masculine) smell |
| hunna (they, women) | yashmumna(that) they (feminine) smell |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashummaI smell (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nashummawe smell (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tashummayou (one man) smell (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashummīyou (one woman) smell (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tashummāyou two smell (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tashummūyou (plural, masculine) smell (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tashmumnayou (plural, feminine) smell (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yashummahe smells (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tashummashe smells (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashummāthey two (masculine) smell (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashummāthey two (feminine) smell (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yashummūthey (masculine) smell (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yashmumnathey (feminine) smell (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | shummasmell! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | shummīsmell! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | shummāsmell! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | shummūsmell! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ushmumnasmell! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾashummuI will smell |
| naḥnu (we) | sanashummuwe will smell |
| anta (you, one man) | satashummuyou (one man) will smell |
| anti (you, one woman) | satashummīnayou (one woman) will smell |
| antumā (you two) | satashummāniyou two will smell |
| antum (you, men) | satashummūnayou (plural, masculine) will smell |
| antunna (you, women) | satashmumnayou (plural, feminine) will smell |
| huwa (he) | sayashummuhe will smell |
| hiya (she) | satashummushe will smell |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayashummānithey two (masculine) will smell |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satashummānithey two (feminine) will smell |
| hum (they, men) | sayashummūnathey (masculine) will smell |
| hunna (they, women) | sayashmumnathey (feminine) will smell |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | shumimtuI was smelled; I have been smelled |
| naḥnu (we) | shumimnāwe were smelled; we have been smelled |
| anta (you, one man) | shumimtayou (one man) were smelled; you (one man) have been smelled |
| anti (you, one woman) | shumimtiyou (one woman) were smelled; you (one woman) have been smelled |
| antumā (you two) | shumimtumāyou two were smelled; you two have been smelled |
| antum (you, men) | shumimtumyou (plural, masculine) were smelled; you (plural, masculine) have been smelled |
| antunna (you, women) | shumimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were smelled; you (plural, feminine) have been smelled |
| huwa (he) | shummahe was smelled; he has been smelled |
| hiya (she) | shummatshe was smelled; she has been smelled |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shummāthey two (masculine) were smelled; they two (masculine) have been smelled |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shummatāthey two (feminine) were smelled; they two (feminine) have been smelled |
| hum (they, men) | shummūthey (masculine) were smelled; they (masculine) have been smelled |
| hunna (they, women) | shumimnathey (feminine) were smelled; they (feminine) have been smelled |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushammuI am smelled |
| naḥnu (we) | nushammuwe are smelled |
| anta (you, one man) | tushammuyou (one man) are smelled |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushammīnayou (one woman) are smelled |
| antumā (you two) | tushammāniyou two are smelled |
| antum (you, men) | tushammūnayou (plural, masculine) are smelled |
| antunna (you, women) | tushmamnayou (plural, feminine) are smelled |
| huwa (he) | yushammuhe is smelled |
| hiya (she) | tushammushe is smelled |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushammānithey two (masculine) are smelled |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushammānithey two (feminine) are smelled |
| hum (they, men) | yushammūnathey (masculine) are smelled |
| hunna (they, women) | yushmamnathey (feminine) are smelled |
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