Arabic reference
صَافَحَ
ṣāfaḥa
to greet with a handshake
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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) | ṣāfaḥtuI greeted with a handshake; I have greeted with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣāfaḥnāwe greeted with a handshake; we have greeted with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣāfaḥtayou (one man) greeted with a handshake; you (one man) have greeted with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣāfaḥtiyou (one woman) greeted with a handshake; you (one woman) have greeted with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | ṣāfaḥtumāyou two greeted with a handshake; you two have greeted with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | ṣāfaḥtumyou (plural, masculine) greeted with a handshake; you (plural, masculine) have greeted with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣāfaḥtunnayou (plural, feminine) greeted with a handshake; you (plural, feminine) have greeted with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | ṣāfaḥahe greeted with a handshake; he has greeted with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | ṣāfaḥatshe greeted with a handshake; she has greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣāfaḥāthey two (masculine) greeted with a handshake; they two (masculine) have greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣāfaḥatāthey two (feminine) greeted with a handshake; they two (feminine) have greeted with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | ṣāfaḥūthey (masculine) greeted with a handshake; they (masculine) have greeted with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣāfaḥnathey (feminine) greeted with a handshake; they (feminine) have greeted with a handshake |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣāfiḥuI greet with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣāfiḥuwe greet with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣāfiḥuyou (one man) greet with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣāfiḥīnayou (one woman) greet with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣāfiḥāniyou two greet with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣāfiḥūnayou (plural, masculine) greet with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣāfiḥnayou (plural, feminine) greet with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | yuṣāfiḥuhe greets with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | tuṣāfiḥushe greets with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣāfiḥānithey two (masculine) greet with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣāfiḥānithey two (feminine) greet with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣāfiḥūnathey (masculine) greet with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣāfiḥnathey (feminine) greet with a handshake |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣāfiḥa(that) I greet with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣāfiḥa(that) we greet with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣāfiḥa(that) you (one man) greet with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣāfiḥī(that) you (one woman) greet with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣāfiḥā(that) you two greet with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣāfiḥū(that) you (plural, masculine) greet with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣāfiḥna(that) you (plural, feminine) greet with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | yuṣāfiḥa(that) he greets with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | tuṣāfiḥa(that) she greets with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣāfiḥā(that) they two (masculine) greet with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣāfiḥā(that) they two (feminine) greet with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣāfiḥū(that) they (masculine) greet with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣāfiḥna(that) they (feminine) greet with a handshake |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣāfiḥI greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣāfiḥwe greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣāfiḥyou (one man) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣāfiḥīyou (one woman) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣāfiḥāyou two greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣāfiḥūyou (plural, masculine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣāfiḥnayou (plural, feminine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuṣāfiḥhe greets with a handshake (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuṣāfiḥshe greets with a handshake (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣāfiḥāthey two (masculine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣāfiḥāthey two (feminine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣāfiḥūthey (masculine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣāfiḥnathey (feminine) greet with a handshake (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ṣāfiḥgreet with a handshake! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣāfiḥīgreet with a handshake! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ṣāfiḥāgreet with a handshake! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ṣāfiḥūgreet with a handshake! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣāfiḥnagreet with a handshake! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuṣāfiḥuI will greet with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuṣāfiḥuwe will greet with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | satuṣāfiḥuyou (one man) will greet with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuṣāfiḥīnayou (one woman) will greet with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | satuṣāfiḥāniyou two will greet with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | satuṣāfiḥūnayou (plural, masculine) will greet with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | satuṣāfiḥnayou (plural, feminine) will greet with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | sayuṣāfiḥuhe will greet with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | satuṣāfiḥushe will greet with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuṣāfiḥānithey two (masculine) will greet with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuṣāfiḥānithey two (feminine) will greet with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | sayuṣāfiḥūnathey (masculine) will greet with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuṣāfiḥnathey (feminine) will greet with a handshake |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṣūfiḥtuI was greeted with a handshake; I have been greeted with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣūfiḥnāwe were greeted with a handshake; we have been greeted with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣūfiḥtayou (one man) were greeted with a handshake; you (one man) have been greeted with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣūfiḥtiyou (one woman) were greeted with a handshake; you (one woman) have been greeted with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | ṣūfiḥtumāyou two were greeted with a handshake; you two have been greeted with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | ṣūfiḥtumyou (plural, masculine) were greeted with a handshake; you (plural, masculine) have been greeted with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣūfiḥtunnayou (plural, feminine) were greeted with a handshake; you (plural, feminine) have been greeted with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | ṣūfiḥahe was greeted with a handshake; he has been greeted with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | ṣūfiḥatshe was greeted with a handshake; she has been greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣūfiḥāthey two (masculine) were greeted with a handshake; they two (masculine) have been greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣūfiḥatāthey two (feminine) were greeted with a handshake; they two (feminine) have been greeted with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | ṣūfiḥūthey (masculine) were greeted with a handshake; they (masculine) have been greeted with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣūfiḥnathey (feminine) were greeted with a handshake; they (feminine) have been greeted with a handshake |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣāfaḥuI am greeted with a handshake |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣāfaḥuwe are greeted with a handshake |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣāfaḥuyou (one man) are greeted with a handshake |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣāfaḥīnayou (one woman) are greeted with a handshake |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣāfaḥāniyou two are greeted with a handshake |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣāfaḥūnayou (plural, masculine) are greeted with a handshake |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣāfaḥnayou (plural, feminine) are greeted with a handshake |
| huwa (he) | yuṣāfaḥuhe is greeted with a handshake |
| hiya (she) | tuṣāfaḥushe is greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣāfaḥānithey two (masculine) are greeted with a handshake |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣāfaḥānithey two (feminine) are greeted with a handshake |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣāfaḥūnathey (masculine) are greeted with a handshake |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣāfaḥnathey (feminine) are greeted with a handshake |
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