Arabic reference
صَوَّبَ
ṣawwaba
to aim
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṣawwabtuI aimed; I have aimed |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣawwabnāwe aimed; we have aimed |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣawwabtayou (one man) aimed; you (one man) have aimed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣawwabtiyou (one woman) aimed; you (one woman) have aimed |
| antumā (you two) | ṣawwabtumāyou two aimed; you two have aimed |
| antum (you, men) | ṣawwabtumyou (plural, masculine) aimed; you (plural, masculine) have aimed |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣawwabtunnayou (plural, feminine) aimed; you (plural, feminine) have aimed |
| huwa (he) | ṣawwabahe aimed; he has aimed |
| hiya (she) | ṣawwabatshe aimed; she has aimed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣawwabāthey two (masculine) aimed; they two (masculine) have aimed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣawwabatāthey two (feminine) aimed; they two (feminine) have aimed |
| hum (they, men) | ṣawwabūthey (masculine) aimed; they (masculine) have aimed |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣawwabnathey (feminine) aimed; they (feminine) have aimed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣawwibuI aim |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣawwibuwe aim |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣawwibuyou (one man) aim |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣawwibīnayou (one woman) aim |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣawwibāniyou two aim |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣawwibūnayou (plural, masculine) aim |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣawwibnayou (plural, feminine) aim |
| huwa (he) | yuṣawwibuhe aims |
| hiya (she) | tuṣawwibushe aims |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣawwibānithey two (masculine) aim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣawwibānithey two (feminine) aim |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣawwibūnathey (masculine) aim |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣawwibnathey (feminine) aim |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣawwiba(that) I aim |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣawwiba(that) we aim |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣawwiba(that) you (one man) aim |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣawwibī(that) you (one woman) aim |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣawwibā(that) you two aim |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣawwibū(that) you (plural, masculine) aim |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣawwibna(that) you (plural, feminine) aim |
| huwa (he) | yuṣawwiba(that) he aims |
| hiya (she) | tuṣawwiba(that) she aims |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣawwibā(that) they two (masculine) aim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣawwibā(that) they two (feminine) aim |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣawwibū(that) they (masculine) aim |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣawwibna(that) they (feminine) aim |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣawwibI aim (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣawwibwe aim (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣawwibyou (one man) aim (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣawwibīyou (one woman) aim (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣawwibāyou two aim (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣawwibūyou (plural, masculine) aim (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣawwibnayou (plural, feminine) aim (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuṣawwibhe aims (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuṣawwibshe aims (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣawwibāthey two (masculine) aim (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣawwibāthey two (feminine) aim (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣawwibūthey (masculine) aim (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣawwibnathey (feminine) aim (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ṣawwibaim! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣawwibīaim! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ṣawwibāaim! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ṣawwibūaim! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣawwibnaaim! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuṣawwibuI will aim |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuṣawwibuwe will aim |
| anta (you, one man) | satuṣawwibuyou (one man) will aim |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuṣawwibīnayou (one woman) will aim |
| antumā (you two) | satuṣawwibāniyou two will aim |
| antum (you, men) | satuṣawwibūnayou (plural, masculine) will aim |
| antunna (you, women) | satuṣawwibnayou (plural, feminine) will aim |
| huwa (he) | sayuṣawwibuhe will aim |
| hiya (she) | satuṣawwibushe will aim |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuṣawwibānithey two (masculine) will aim |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuṣawwibānithey two (feminine) will aim |
| hum (they, men) | sayuṣawwibūnathey (masculine) will aim |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuṣawwibnathey (feminine) will aim |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṣuwwibtuI was aimed; I have been aimed |
| naḥnu (we) | ṣuwwibnāwe were aimed; we have been aimed |
| anta (you, one man) | ṣuwwibtayou (one man) were aimed; you (one man) have been aimed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣuwwibtiyou (one woman) were aimed; you (one woman) have been aimed |
| antumā (you two) | ṣuwwibtumāyou two were aimed; you two have been aimed |
| antum (you, men) | ṣuwwibtumyou (plural, masculine) were aimed; you (plural, masculine) have been aimed |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣuwwibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were aimed; you (plural, feminine) have been aimed |
| huwa (he) | ṣuwwibahe was aimed; he has been aimed |
| hiya (she) | ṣuwwibatshe was aimed; she has been aimed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṣuwwibāthey two (masculine) were aimed; they two (masculine) have been aimed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṣuwwibatāthey two (feminine) were aimed; they two (feminine) have been aimed |
| hum (they, men) | ṣuwwibūthey (masculine) were aimed; they (masculine) have been aimed |
| hunna (they, women) | ṣuwwibnathey (feminine) were aimed; they (feminine) have been aimed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṣawwabuI am aimed |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṣawwabuwe are aimed |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṣawwabuyou (one man) are aimed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṣawwabīnayou (one woman) are aimed |
| antumā (you two) | tuṣawwabāniyou two are aimed |
| antum (you, men) | tuṣawwabūnayou (plural, masculine) are aimed |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṣawwabnayou (plural, feminine) are aimed |
| huwa (he) | yuṣawwabuhe is aimed |
| hiya (she) | tuṣawwabushe is aimed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṣawwabānithey two (masculine) are aimed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṣawwabānithey two (feminine) are aimed |
| hum (they, men) | yuṣawwabūnathey (masculine) are aimed |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṣawwabnathey (feminine) are aimed |
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