Arabic reference
ضَحِكَ
ḍaḥika
to laugh
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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) | ḍaḥiktuI laughed; I have laughed |
| naḥnu (we) | ḍaḥiknāwe laughed; we have laughed |
| anta (you, one man) | ḍaḥiktayou (one man) laughed; you (one man) have laughed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ḍaḥiktiyou (one woman) laughed; you (one woman) have laughed |
| antumā (you two) | ḍaḥiktumāyou two laughed; you two have laughed |
| antum (you, men) | ḍaḥiktumyou (plural, masculine) laughed; you (plural, masculine) have laughed |
| antunna (you, women) | ḍaḥiktunnayou (plural, feminine) laughed; you (plural, feminine) have laughed |
| huwa (he) | ḍaḥikahe laughed; he has laughed |
| hiya (she) | ḍaḥikatshe laughed; she has laughed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ḍaḥikāthey two (masculine) laughed; they two (masculine) have laughed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ḍaḥikatāthey two (feminine) laughed; they two (feminine) have laughed |
| hum (they, men) | ḍaḥikūthey (masculine) laughed; they (masculine) have laughed |
| hunna (they, women) | ḍaḥiknathey (feminine) laughed; they (feminine) have laughed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḍḥakuI laugh |
| naḥnu (we) | naḍḥakuwe laugh |
| anta (you, one man) | taḍḥakuyou (one man) laugh |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḍḥakīnayou (one woman) laugh |
| antumā (you two) | taḍḥakāniyou two laugh |
| antum (you, men) | taḍḥakūnayou (plural, masculine) laugh |
| antunna (you, women) | taḍḥaknayou (plural, feminine) laugh |
| huwa (he) | yaḍḥakuhe laughs |
| hiya (she) | taḍḥakushe laughs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḍḥakānithey two (masculine) laugh |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḍḥakānithey two (feminine) laugh |
| hum (they, men) | yaḍḥakūnathey (masculine) laugh |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḍḥaknathey (feminine) laugh |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḍḥaka(that) I laugh |
| naḥnu (we) | naḍḥaka(that) we laugh |
| anta (you, one man) | taḍḥaka(that) you (one man) laugh |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḍḥakī(that) you (one woman) laugh |
| antumā (you two) | taḍḥakā(that) you two laugh |
| antum (you, men) | taḍḥakū(that) you (plural, masculine) laugh |
| antunna (you, women) | taḍḥakna(that) you (plural, feminine) laugh |
| huwa (he) | yaḍḥaka(that) he laughs |
| hiya (she) | taḍḥaka(that) she laughs |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḍḥakā(that) they two (masculine) laugh |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḍḥakā(that) they two (feminine) laugh |
| hum (they, men) | yaḍḥakū(that) they (masculine) laugh |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḍḥakna(that) they (feminine) laugh |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aḍḥakI laugh (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naḍḥakwe laugh (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taḍḥakyou (one man) laugh (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taḍḥakīyou (one woman) laugh (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taḍḥakāyou two laugh (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taḍḥakūyou (plural, masculine) laugh (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taḍḥaknayou (plural, feminine) laugh (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaḍḥakhe laughs (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taḍḥakshe laughs (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaḍḥakāthey two (masculine) laugh (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taḍḥakāthey two (feminine) laugh (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaḍḥakūthey (masculine) laugh (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaḍḥaknathey (feminine) laugh (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iḍḥaklaugh! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iḍḥakīlaugh! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iḍḥakālaugh! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iḍḥakūlaugh! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iḍḥaknalaugh! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaḍḥakuI will laugh |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaḍḥakuwe will laugh |
| anta (you, one man) | sataḍḥakuyou (one man) will laugh |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataḍḥakīnayou (one woman) will laugh |
| antumā (you two) | sataḍḥakāniyou two will laugh |
| antum (you, men) | sataḍḥakūnayou (plural, masculine) will laugh |
| antunna (you, women) | sataḍḥaknayou (plural, feminine) will laugh |
| huwa (he) | sayaḍḥakuhe will laugh |
| hiya (she) | sataḍḥakushe will laugh |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaḍḥakānithey two (masculine) will laugh |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataḍḥakānithey two (feminine) will laugh |
| hum (they, men) | sayaḍḥakūnathey (masculine) will laugh |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaḍḥaknathey (feminine) will laugh |
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