Arabic reference
ظَلَّ
ẓalla
to remain
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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) | ẓaliltuI remained; I have remained |
| naḥnu (we) | ẓalilnāwe remained; we have remained |
| anta (you, one man) | ẓaliltayou (one man) remained; you (one man) have remained |
| anti (you, one woman) | ẓaliltiyou (one woman) remained; you (one woman) have remained |
| antumā (you two) | ẓaliltumāyou two remained; you two have remained |
| antum (you, men) | ẓaliltumyou (plural, masculine) remained; you (plural, masculine) have remained |
| antunna (you, women) | ẓaliltunnayou (plural, feminine) remained; you (plural, feminine) have remained |
| huwa (he) | ẓallahe remained; he has remained |
| hiya (she) | ẓallatshe remained; she has remained |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ẓallāthey two (masculine) remained; they two (masculine) have remained |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ẓallatāthey two (feminine) remained; they two (feminine) have remained |
| hum (they, men) | ẓallūthey (masculine) remained; they (masculine) have remained |
| hunna (they, women) | ẓalilnathey (feminine) remained; they (feminine) have remained |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aẓalluI remain |
| naḥnu (we) | naẓalluwe remain |
| anta (you, one man) | taẓalluyou (one man) remain |
| anti (you, one woman) | taẓallīnayou (one woman) remain |
| antumā (you two) | taẓallāniyou two remain |
| antum (you, men) | taẓallūnayou (plural, masculine) remain |
| antunna (you, women) | taẓlalnayou (plural, feminine) remain |
| huwa (he) | yaẓalluhe remains |
| hiya (she) | taẓallushe remains |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaẓallānithey two (masculine) remain |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taẓallānithey two (feminine) remain |
| hum (they, men) | yaẓallūnathey (masculine) remain |
| hunna (they, women) | yaẓlalnathey (feminine) remain |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aẓalla(that) I remain |
| naḥnu (we) | naẓalla(that) we remain |
| anta (you, one man) | taẓalla(that) you (one man) remain |
| anti (you, one woman) | taẓallī(that) you (one woman) remain |
| antumā (you two) | taẓallā(that) you two remain |
| antum (you, men) | taẓallū(that) you (plural, masculine) remain |
| antunna (you, women) | taẓlalna(that) you (plural, feminine) remain |
| huwa (he) | yaẓalla(that) he remains |
| hiya (she) | taẓalla(that) she remains |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaẓallā(that) they two (masculine) remain |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taẓallā(that) they two (feminine) remain |
| hum (they, men) | yaẓallū(that) they (masculine) remain |
| hunna (they, women) | yaẓlalna(that) they (feminine) remain |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aẓallaI remain (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naẓallawe remain (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taẓallayou (one man) remain (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taẓallīyou (one woman) remain (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taẓallāyou two remain (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taẓallūyou (plural, masculine) remain (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taẓlalnayou (plural, feminine) remain (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaẓallahe remains (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taẓallashe remains (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaẓallāthey two (masculine) remain (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taẓallāthey two (feminine) remain (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaẓallūthey (masculine) remain (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaẓlalnathey (feminine) remain (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ẓallaremain! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ẓallīremain! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ẓallāremain! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ẓallūremain! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iẓlalnaremain! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaẓalluI will remain |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaẓalluwe will remain |
| anta (you, one man) | sataẓalluyou (one man) will remain |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataẓallīnayou (one woman) will remain |
| antumā (you two) | sataẓallāniyou two will remain |
| antum (you, men) | sataẓallūnayou (plural, masculine) will remain |
| antunna (you, women) | sataẓlalnayou (plural, feminine) will remain |
| huwa (he) | sayaẓalluhe will remain |
| hiya (she) | sataẓallushe will remain |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaẓallānithey two (masculine) will remain |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataẓallānithey two (feminine) will remain |
| hum (they, men) | sayaẓallūnathey (masculine) will remain |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaẓlalnathey (feminine) will remain |
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