Arabic reference
طَوَى
ṭawā
to fold
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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṭawaytuI folded; I have folded |
| naḥnu (we) | ṭawaynāwe folded; we have folded |
| anta (you, one man) | ṭawaytayou (one man) folded; you (one man) have folded |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṭawaytiyou (one woman) folded; you (one woman) have folded |
| antumā (you two) | ṭawaytumāyou two folded; you two have folded |
| antum (you, men) | ṭawaytumyou (plural, masculine) folded; you (plural, masculine) have folded |
| antunna (you, women) | ṭawaytunnayou (plural, feminine) folded; you (plural, feminine) have folded |
| huwa (he) | ṭawāhe folded; he has folded |
| hiya (she) | ṭawatshe folded; she has folded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṭawayāthey two (masculine) folded; they two (masculine) have folded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṭawatāthey two (feminine) folded; they two (feminine) have folded |
| hum (they, men) | ṭawawthey (masculine) folded; they (masculine) have folded |
| hunna (they, women) | ṭawaynathey (feminine) folded; they (feminine) have folded |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭwīI fold |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭwīwe fold |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭwīyou (one man) fold |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭwīnayou (one woman) fold |
| antumā (you two) | taṭwiyāniyou two fold |
| antum (you, men) | taṭwūnayou (plural, masculine) fold |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭwīnayou (plural, feminine) fold |
| huwa (he) | yaṭwīhe folds |
| hiya (she) | taṭwīshe folds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭwiyānithey two (masculine) fold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭwiyānithey two (feminine) fold |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭwūnathey (masculine) fold |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭwīnathey (feminine) fold |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭwiya(that) I fold |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭwiya(that) we fold |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭwiya(that) you (one man) fold |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭwī(that) you (one woman) fold |
| antumā (you two) | taṭwiyā(that) you two fold |
| antum (you, men) | taṭwū(that) you (plural, masculine) fold |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭwīna(that) you (plural, feminine) fold |
| huwa (he) | yaṭwiya(that) he folds |
| hiya (she) | taṭwiya(that) she folds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭwiyā(that) they two (masculine) fold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭwiyā(that) they two (feminine) fold |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭwū(that) they (masculine) fold |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭwīna(that) they (feminine) fold |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṭwiI fold (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naṭwiwe fold (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taṭwiyou (one man) fold (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṭwīyou (one woman) fold (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taṭwiyāyou two fold (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taṭwūyou (plural, masculine) fold (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṭwīnayou (plural, feminine) fold (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaṭwihe folds (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taṭwishe folds (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṭwiyāthey two (masculine) fold (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṭwiyāthey two (feminine) fold (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaṭwūthey (masculine) fold (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṭwīnathey (feminine) fold (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iṭwifold! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iṭwīfold! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iṭwiyāfold! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iṭwūfold! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iṭwīnafold! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaṭwīI will fold |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaṭwīwe will fold |
| anta (you, one man) | sataṭwīyou (one man) will fold |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataṭwīnayou (one woman) will fold |
| antumā (you two) | sataṭwiyāniyou two will fold |
| antum (you, men) | sataṭwūnayou (plural, masculine) will fold |
| antunna (you, women) | sataṭwīnayou (plural, feminine) will fold |
| huwa (he) | sayaṭwīhe will fold |
| hiya (she) | sataṭwīshe will fold |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaṭwiyānithey two (masculine) will fold |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataṭwiyānithey two (feminine) will fold |
| hum (they, men) | sayaṭwūnathey (masculine) will fold |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaṭwīnathey (feminine) will fold |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ṭuwītuI was folded; I have been folded |
| naḥnu (we) | ṭuwīnāwe were folded; we have been folded |
| anta (you, one man) | ṭuwītayou (one man) were folded; you (one man) have been folded |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṭuwītiyou (one woman) were folded; you (one woman) have been folded |
| antumā (you two) | ṭuwītumāyou two were folded; you two have been folded |
| antum (you, men) | ṭuwītumyou (plural, masculine) were folded; you (plural, masculine) have been folded |
| antunna (you, women) | ṭuwītunnayou (plural, feminine) were folded; you (plural, feminine) have been folded |
| huwa (he) | ṭuwiyahe was folded; he has been folded |
| hiya (she) | ṭuwiyatshe was folded; she has been folded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ṭuwiyāthey two (masculine) were folded; they two (masculine) have been folded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ṭuwiyatāthey two (feminine) were folded; they two (feminine) have been folded |
| hum (they, men) | ṭuwūthey (masculine) were folded; they (masculine) have been folded |
| hunna (they, women) | ṭuwīnathey (feminine) were folded; they (feminine) have been folded |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uṭwāI am folded |
| naḥnu (we) | nuṭwāwe are folded |
| anta (you, one man) | tuṭwāyou (one man) are folded |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuṭwaynayou (one woman) are folded |
| antumā (you two) | tuṭwayāniyou two are folded |
| antum (you, men) | tuṭwawnayou (plural, masculine) are folded |
| antunna (you, women) | tuṭwaynayou (plural, feminine) are folded |
| huwa (he) | yuṭwāhe is folded |
| hiya (she) | tuṭwāshe is folded |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuṭwayānithey two (masculine) are folded |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuṭwayānithey two (feminine) are folded |
| hum (they, men) | yuṭwawnathey (masculine) are folded |
| hunna (they, women) | yuṭwaynathey (feminine) are folded |
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