Arabic reference
شَهِدَ
shahida
to witness
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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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | shahidtuI witnessed; I have witnessed |
| naḥnu (we) | shahidnāwe witnessed; we have witnessed |
| anta (you, one man) | shahidtayou (one man) witnessed; you (one man) have witnessed |
| anti (you, one woman) | shahidtiyou (one woman) witnessed; you (one woman) have witnessed |
| antumā (you two) | shahidtumāyou two witnessed; you two have witnessed |
| antum (you, men) | shahidtumyou (plural, masculine) witnessed; you (plural, masculine) have witnessed |
| antunna (you, women) | shahidtunnayou (plural, feminine) witnessed; you (plural, feminine) have witnessed |
| huwa (he) | shahidahe witnessed; he has witnessed |
| hiya (she) | shahidatshe witnessed; she has witnessed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shahidāthey two (masculine) witnessed; they two (masculine) have witnessed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shahidatāthey two (feminine) witnessed; they two (feminine) have witnessed |
| hum (they, men) | shahidūthey (masculine) witnessed; they (masculine) have witnessed |
| hunna (they, women) | shahidnathey (feminine) witnessed; they (feminine) have witnessed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashhaduI witness |
| naḥnu (we) | nashhaduwe witness |
| anta (you, one man) | tashhaduyou (one man) witness |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashhadīnayou (one woman) witness |
| antumā (you two) | tashhadāniyou two witness |
| antum (you, men) | tashhadūnayou (plural, masculine) witness |
| antunna (you, women) | tashhadnayou (plural, feminine) witness |
| huwa (he) | yashhaduhe witnesses |
| hiya (she) | tashhadushe witnesses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashhadānithey two (masculine) witness |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashhadānithey two (feminine) witness |
| hum (they, men) | yashhadūnathey (masculine) witness |
| hunna (they, women) | yashhadnathey (feminine) witness |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashhada(that) I witness |
| naḥnu (we) | nashhada(that) we witness |
| anta (you, one man) | tashhada(that) you (one man) witness |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashhadī(that) you (one woman) witness |
| antumā (you two) | tashhadā(that) you two witness |
| antum (you, men) | tashhadū(that) you (plural, masculine) witness |
| antunna (you, women) | tashhadna(that) you (plural, feminine) witness |
| huwa (he) | yashhada(that) he witnesses |
| hiya (she) | tashhada(that) she witnesses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashhadā(that) they two (masculine) witness |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashhadā(that) they two (feminine) witness |
| hum (they, men) | yashhadū(that) they (masculine) witness |
| hunna (they, women) | yashhadna(that) they (feminine) witness |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ashhadI witness (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nashhadwe witness (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tashhadyou (one man) witness (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tashhadīyou (one woman) witness (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tashhadāyou two witness (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tashhadūyou (plural, masculine) witness (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tashhadnayou (plural, feminine) witness (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yashhadhe witnesses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tashhadshe witnesses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yashhadāthey two (masculine) witness (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tashhadāthey two (feminine) witness (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yashhadūthey (masculine) witness (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yashhadnathey (feminine) witness (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ishhadwitness! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ishhadīwitness! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ishhadāwitness! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ishhadūwitness! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ishhadnawitness! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾashhaduI will witness |
| naḥnu (we) | sanashhaduwe will witness |
| anta (you, one man) | satashhaduyou (one man) will witness |
| anti (you, one woman) | satashhadīnayou (one woman) will witness |
| antumā (you two) | satashhadāniyou two will witness |
| antum (you, men) | satashhadūnayou (plural, masculine) will witness |
| antunna (you, women) | satashhadnayou (plural, feminine) will witness |
| huwa (he) | sayashhaduhe will witness |
| hiya (she) | satashhadushe will witness |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayashhadānithey two (masculine) will witness |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satashhadānithey two (feminine) will witness |
| hum (they, men) | sayashhadūnathey (masculine) will witness |
| hunna (they, women) | sayashhadnathey (feminine) will witness |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | shuhidtuI was witnessed; I have been witnessed |
| naḥnu (we) | shuhidnāwe were witnessed; we have been witnessed |
| anta (you, one man) | shuhidtayou (one man) were witnessed; you (one man) have been witnessed |
| anti (you, one woman) | shuhidtiyou (one woman) were witnessed; you (one woman) have been witnessed |
| antumā (you two) | shuhidtumāyou two were witnessed; you two have been witnessed |
| antum (you, men) | shuhidtumyou (plural, masculine) were witnessed; you (plural, masculine) have been witnessed |
| antunna (you, women) | shuhidtunnayou (plural, feminine) were witnessed; you (plural, feminine) have been witnessed |
| huwa (he) | shuhidahe was witnessed; he has been witnessed |
| hiya (she) | shuhidatshe was witnessed; she has been witnessed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | shuhidāthey two (masculine) were witnessed; they two (masculine) have been witnessed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | shuhidatāthey two (feminine) were witnessed; they two (feminine) have been witnessed |
| hum (they, men) | shuhidūthey (masculine) were witnessed; they (masculine) have been witnessed |
| hunna (they, women) | shuhidnathey (feminine) were witnessed; they (feminine) have been witnessed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ushhaduI am witnessed |
| naḥnu (we) | nushhaduwe are witnessed |
| anta (you, one man) | tushhaduyou (one man) are witnessed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tushhadīnayou (one woman) are witnessed |
| antumā (you two) | tushhadāniyou two are witnessed |
| antum (you, men) | tushhadūnayou (plural, masculine) are witnessed |
| antunna (you, women) | tushhadnayou (plural, feminine) are witnessed |
| huwa (he) | yushhaduhe is witnessed |
| hiya (she) | tushhadushe is witnessed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yushhadānithey two (masculine) are witnessed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tushhadānithey two (feminine) are witnessed |
| hum (they, men) | yushhadūnathey (masculine) are witnessed |
| hunna (they, women) | yushhadnathey (feminine) are witnessed |
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