Arabic reference
صَعُبَ
ṣaʿuba
to be difficult
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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) | ṣaʿubtuI was difficult; I have been difficult |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣaʿubnāwe were difficult; we have been difficult |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣaʿubtayou (one man) were difficult; you (one man) have been difficult |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣaʿubtiyou (one woman) were difficult; you (one woman) have been difficult |
| antumā (you two) | ṣaʿubtumāyou two were difficult; you two have been difficult |
| antum (you, men) | ṣaʿubtumyou (plural, masculine) were difficult; you (plural, masculine) have been difficult |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣaʿubtunnayou (plural, feminine) were difficult; you (plural, feminine) have been difficult |
| huwa (he) | ṣaʿubahe was difficult; he has been difficult |
| hiya (she) | ṣaʿubatshe was difficult; she has been difficult |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣaʿubāthey two (masculine) were difficult; they two (masculine) have been difficult |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣaʿubatāthey two (feminine) were difficult; they two (feminine) have been difficult |
| hum (they, men) | ṣaʿubūthey (masculine) were difficult; they (masculine) have been difficult |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣaʿubnathey (feminine) were difficult; they (feminine) have been difficult |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣʿubuI am difficult |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣʿubuwe are difficult |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣʿubuyou (one man) are difficult |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣʿubīnayou (one woman) are difficult |
| antumā (you two) | taṣʿubāniyou two are difficult |
| antum (you, men) | taṣʿubūnayou (plural, masculine) are difficult |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣʿubnayou (plural, feminine) are difficult |
| huwa (he) | yaṣʿubuhe is difficult |
| hiya (she) | taṣʿubushe is difficult |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣʿubānithey two (masculine) are difficult |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣʿubānithey two (feminine) are difficult |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣʿubūnathey (masculine) are difficult |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣʿubnathey (feminine) are difficult |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣʿuba(that) I am difficult |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣʿuba(that) we are difficult |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣʿuba(that) you (one man) are difficult |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣʿubī(that) you (one woman) are difficult |
| antumā (you two) | taṣʿubā(that) you two are difficult |
| antum (you, men) | taṣʿubū(that) you (plural, masculine) are difficult |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣʿubna(that) you (plural, feminine) are difficult |
| huwa (he) | yaṣʿuba(that) he is difficult |
| hiya (she) | taṣʿuba(that) she is difficult |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣʿubā(that) they two (masculine) are difficult |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣʿubā(that) they two (feminine) are difficult |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣʿubū(that) they (masculine) are difficult |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣʿubna(that) they (feminine) are difficult |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣʿubI am difficult (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣʿubwe are difficult (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣʿubyou (one man) are difficult (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣʿubīyou (one woman) are difficult (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taṣʿubāyou two are difficult (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taṣʿubūyou (plural, masculine) are difficult (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣʿubnayou (plural, feminine) are difficult (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaṣʿubhe is difficult (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taṣʿubshe is difficult (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣʿubāthey two (masculine) are difficult (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣʿubāthey two (feminine) are difficult (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣʿubūthey (masculine) are difficult (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣʿubnathey (feminine) are difficult (jussive) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaṣʿubuI will be difficult |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaṣʿubuwe will be difficult |
| anta (you, one man) | sataṣʿubuyou (one man) will be difficult |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataṣʿubīnayou (one woman) will be difficult |
| antumā (you two) | sataṣʿubāniyou two will be difficult |
| antum (you, men) | sataṣʿubūnayou (plural, masculine) will be difficult |
| antunna (you, women) | sataṣʿubnayou (plural, feminine) will be difficult |
| huwa (he) | sayaṣʿubuhe will be difficult |
| hiya (she) | sataṣʿubushe will be difficult |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaṣʿubānithey two (masculine) will be difficult |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataṣʿubānithey two (feminine) will be difficult |
| hum (they, men) | sayaṣʿubūnathey (masculine) will be difficult |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaṣʿubnathey (feminine) will be difficult |
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