Arabic reference
صَنَعَ
ṣanaʿa
to make
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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) | ṣanaʿtuI made; I have made |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣanaʿnāwe made; we have made |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣanaʿtayou (one man) made; you (one man) have made |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣanaʿtiyou (one woman) made; you (one woman) have made |
| antumā (you two) | ṣanaʿtumāyou two made; you two have made |
| antum (you, men) | ṣanaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) made; you (plural, masculine) have made |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣanaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) made; you (plural, feminine) have made |
| huwa (he) | ṣanaʿahe made; he has made |
| hiya (she) | ṣanaʿatshe made; she has made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣanaʿāthey two (masculine) made; they two (masculine) have made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣanaʿatāthey two (feminine) made; they two (feminine) have made |
| hum (they, men) | ṣanaʿūthey (masculine) made; they (masculine) have made |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣanaʿnathey (feminine) made; they (feminine) have made |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣnaʿuI make |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣnaʿuwe make |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣnaʿuyou (one man) make |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣnaʿīnayou (one woman) make |
| antumā (you two) | taṣnaʿāniyou two make |
| antum (you, men) | taṣnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) make |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) make |
| huwa (he) | yaṣnaʿuhe makes |
| hiya (she) | taṣnaʿushe makes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣnaʿānithey two (masculine) make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣnaʿānithey two (feminine) make |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣnaʿūnathey (masculine) make |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣnaʿnathey (feminine) make |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣnaʿa(that) I make |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣnaʿa(that) we make |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣnaʿa(that) you (one man) make |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣnaʿī(that) you (one woman) make |
| antumā (you two) | taṣnaʿā(that) you two make |
| antum (you, men) | taṣnaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) make |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣnaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) make |
| huwa (he) | yaṣnaʿa(that) he makes |
| hiya (she) | taṣnaʿa(that) she makes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣnaʿā(that) they two (masculine) make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣnaʿā(that) they two (feminine) make |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣnaʿū(that) they (masculine) make |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣnaʿna(that) they (feminine) make |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣnaʿI make (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣnaʿwe make (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣnaʿyou (one man) make (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣnaʿīyou (one woman) make (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taṣnaʿāyou two make (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taṣnaʿūyou (plural, masculine) make (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) make (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaṣnaʿhe makes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taṣnaʿshe makes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣnaʿāthey two (masculine) make (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣnaʿāthey two (feminine) make (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣnaʿūthey (masculine) make (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣnaʿnathey (feminine) make (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iṣnaʿmake! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iṣnaʿīmake! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iṣnaʿāmake! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iṣnaʿūmake! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iṣnaʿnamake! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaṣnaʿuI will make |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaṣnaʿuwe will make |
| anta (you, one man) | sataṣnaʿuyou (one man) will make |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataṣnaʿīnayou (one woman) will make |
| antumā (you two) | sataṣnaʿāniyou two will make |
| antum (you, men) | sataṣnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will make |
| antunna (you, women) | sataṣnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will make |
| huwa (he) | sayaṣnaʿuhe will make |
| hiya (she) | sataṣnaʿushe will make |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaṣnaʿānithey two (masculine) will make |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataṣnaʿānithey two (feminine) will make |
| hum (they, men) | sayaṣnaʿūnathey (masculine) will make |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaṣnaʿnathey (feminine) will make |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṣuniʿtuI was made; I have been made |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣuniʿnāwe were made; we have been made |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣuniʿtayou (one man) were made; you (one man) have been made |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣuniʿtiyou (one woman) were made; you (one woman) have been made |
| antumā (you two) | ṣuniʿtumāyou two were made; you two have been made |
| antum (you, men) | ṣuniʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were made; you (plural, masculine) have been made |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣuniʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were made; you (plural, feminine) have been made |
| huwa (he) | ṣuniʿahe was made; he has been made |
| hiya (she) | ṣuniʿatshe was made; she has been made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣuniʿāthey two (masculine) were made; they two (masculine) have been made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣuniʿatāthey two (feminine) were made; they two (feminine) have been made |
| hum (they, men) | ṣuniʿūthey (masculine) were made; they (masculine) have been made |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣuniʿnathey (feminine) were made; they (feminine) have been made |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣnaʿuI am made |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣnaʿuwe are made |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣnaʿuyou (one man) are made |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣnaʿīnayou (one woman) are made |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣnaʿāniyou two are made |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are made |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are made |
| huwa (he) | yuṣnaʿuhe is made |
| hiya (she) | tuṣnaʿushe is made |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣnaʿānithey two (masculine) are made |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣnaʿānithey two (feminine) are made |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣnaʿūnathey (masculine) are made |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣnaʿnathey (feminine) are made |
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