Arabic reference
عَادَ
ʿāda
to return
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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) | ʿudtuI returned; I have returned |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿudnāwe returned; we have returned |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿudtayou (one man) returned; you (one man) have returned |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿudtiyou (one woman) returned; you (one woman) have returned |
| antumā (you two) | ʿudtumāyou two returned; you two have returned |
| antum (you, men) | ʿudtumyou (plural, masculine) returned; you (plural, masculine) have returned |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿudtunnayou (plural, feminine) returned; you (plural, feminine) have returned |
| huwa (he) | ʿādahe returned; he has returned |
| hiya (she) | ʿādatshe returned; she has returned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿādāthey two (masculine) returned; they two (masculine) have returned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿādatāthey two (feminine) returned; they two (feminine) have returned |
| hum (they, men) | ʿādūthey (masculine) returned; they (masculine) have returned |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿudnathey (feminine) returned; they (feminine) have returned |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿūduI return |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿūduwe return |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿūduyou (one man) return |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿūdīnayou (one woman) return |
| antumā (you two) | taʿūdāniyou two return |
| antum (you, men) | taʿūdūnayou (plural, masculine) return |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿudnayou (plural, feminine) return |
| huwa (he) | yaʿūduhe returns |
| hiya (she) | taʿūdushe returns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿūdānithey two (masculine) return |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿūdānithey two (feminine) return |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿūdūnathey (masculine) return |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿudnathey (feminine) return |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿūda(that) I return |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿūda(that) we return |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿūda(that) you (one man) return |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿūdī(that) you (one woman) return |
| antumā (you two) | taʿūdā(that) you two return |
| antum (you, men) | taʿūdū(that) you (plural, masculine) return |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿudna(that) you (plural, feminine) return |
| huwa (he) | yaʿūda(that) he returns |
| hiya (she) | taʿūda(that) she returns |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿūdā(that) they two (masculine) return |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿūdā(that) they two (feminine) return |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿūdū(that) they (masculine) return |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿudna(that) they (feminine) return |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿudI return (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿudwe return (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿudyou (one man) return (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿūdīyou (one woman) return (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿūdāyou two return (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿūdūyou (plural, masculine) return (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿudnayou (plural, feminine) return (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿudhe returns (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿudshe returns (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿūdāthey two (masculine) return (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿūdāthey two (feminine) return (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿūdūthey (masculine) return (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿudnathey (feminine) return (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ʿudreturn! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿūdīreturn! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ʿūdāreturn! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ʿūdūreturn! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿudnareturn! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿūduI will return |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿūduwe will return |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿūduyou (one man) will return |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿūdīnayou (one woman) will return |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿūdāniyou two will return |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿūdūnayou (plural, masculine) will return |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿudnayou (plural, feminine) will return |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿūduhe will return |
| hiya (she) | sataʿūdushe will return |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿūdānithey two (masculine) will return |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿūdānithey two (feminine) will return |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿūdūnathey (masculine) will return |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿudnathey (feminine) will return |
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