Arabic reference
طَلَبَ
ṭalaba
to request
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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) | ṭalabtuI requested; I have requested |
| naḥnu (we) | ṭalabnāwe requested; we have requested |
| anta (you, one man) | ṭalabtayou (one man) requested; you (one man) have requested |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṭalabtiyou (one woman) requested; you (one woman) have requested |
| antumā (you two) | ṭalabtumāyou two requested; you two have requested |
| antum (you, men) | ṭalabtumyou (plural, masculine) requested; you (plural, masculine) have requested |
| antunna (you, women) | ṭalabtunnayou (plural, feminine) requested; you (plural, feminine) have requested |
| huwa (he) | ṭalabahe requested; he has requested |
| hiya (she) | ṭalabatshe requested; she has requested |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṭalabāthey two (masculine) requested; they two (masculine) have requested |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṭalabatāthey two (feminine) requested; they two (feminine) have requested |
| hum (they, men) | ṭalabūthey (masculine) requested; they (masculine) have requested |
| hunna (they, women) | ṭalabnathey (feminine) requested; they (feminine) have requested |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭlubuI request |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭlubuwe request |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭlubuyou (one man) request |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭlubīnayou (one woman) request |
| antumā (you two) | taṭlubāniyou two request |
| antum (you, men) | taṭlubūnayou (plural, masculine) request |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭlubnayou (plural, feminine) request |
| huwa (he) | yaṭlubuhe requests |
| hiya (she) | taṭlubushe requests |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭlubānithey two (masculine) request |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭlubānithey two (feminine) request |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭlubūnathey (masculine) request |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭlubnathey (feminine) request |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭluba(that) I request |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭluba(that) we request |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭluba(that) you (one man) request |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭlubī(that) you (one woman) request |
| antumā (you two) | taṭlubā(that) you two request |
| antum (you, men) | taṭlubū(that) you (plural, masculine) request |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭlubna(that) you (plural, feminine) request |
| huwa (he) | yaṭluba(that) he requests |
| hiya (she) | taṭluba(that) she requests |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭlubā(that) they two (masculine) request |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭlubā(that) they two (feminine) request |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭlubū(that) they (masculine) request |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭlubna(that) they (feminine) request |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭlubI request (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭlubwe request (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭlubyou (one man) request (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭlubīyou (one woman) request (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taṭlubāyou two request (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taṭlubūyou (plural, masculine) request (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭlubnayou (plural, feminine) request (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaṭlubhe requests (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taṭlubshe requests (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭlubāthey two (masculine) request (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭlubāthey two (feminine) request (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭlubūthey (masculine) request (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭlubnathey (feminine) request (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uṭlubrequest! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uṭlubīrequest! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uṭlubārequest! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uṭlubūrequest! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uṭlubnarequest! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaṭlubuI will request |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaṭlubuwe will request |
| anta (you, one man) | sataṭlubuyou (one man) will request |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataṭlubīnayou (one woman) will request |
| antumā (you two) | sataṭlubāniyou two will request |
| antum (you, men) | sataṭlubūnayou (plural, masculine) will request |
| antunna (you, women) | sataṭlubnayou (plural, feminine) will request |
| huwa (he) | sayaṭlubuhe will request |
| hiya (she) | sataṭlubushe will request |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaṭlubānithey two (masculine) will request |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataṭlubānithey two (feminine) will request |
| hum (they, men) | sayaṭlubūnathey (masculine) will request |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaṭlubnathey (feminine) will request |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṭulibtuI was requested; I have been requested |
| naḥnu (we) | ṭulibnāwe were requested; we have been requested |
| anta (you, one man) | ṭulibtayou (one man) were requested; you (one man) have been requested |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṭulibtiyou (one woman) were requested; you (one woman) have been requested |
| antumā (you two) | ṭulibtumāyou two were requested; you two have been requested |
| antum (you, men) | ṭulibtumyou (plural, masculine) were requested; you (plural, masculine) have been requested |
| antunna (you, women) | ṭulibtunnayou (plural, feminine) were requested; you (plural, feminine) have been requested |
| huwa (he) | ṭulibahe was requested; he has been requested |
| hiya (she) | ṭulibatshe was requested; she has been requested |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṭulibāthey two (masculine) were requested; they two (masculine) have been requested |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṭulibatāthey two (feminine) were requested; they two (feminine) have been requested |
| hum (they, men) | ṭulibūthey (masculine) were requested; they (masculine) have been requested |
| hunna (they, women) | ṭulibnathey (feminine) were requested; they (feminine) have been requested |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṭlabuI am requested |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṭlabuwe are requested |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṭlabuyou (one man) are requested |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṭlabīnayou (one woman) are requested |
| antumā (you two) | tuṭlabāniyou two are requested |
| antum (you, men) | tuṭlabūnayou (plural, masculine) are requested |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṭlabnayou (plural, feminine) are requested |
| huwa (he) | yuṭlabuhe is requested |
| hiya (she) | tuṭlabushe is requested |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṭlabānithey two (masculine) are requested |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṭlabānithey two (feminine) are requested |
| hum (they, men) | yuṭlabūnathey (masculine) are requested |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṭlabnathey (feminine) are requested |
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