Arabic reference
عَاشَ
ʿāsha
to live
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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) | ʿishtuI lived; I have lived |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿishnāwe lived; we have lived |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿishtayou (one man) lived; you (one man) have lived |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿishtiyou (one woman) lived; you (one woman) have lived |
| antumā (you two) | ʿishtumāyou two lived; you two have lived |
| antum (you, men) | ʿishtumyou (plural, masculine) lived; you (plural, masculine) have lived |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿishtunnayou (plural, feminine) lived; you (plural, feminine) have lived |
| huwa (he) | ʿāshahe lived; he has lived |
| hiya (she) | ʿāshatshe lived; she has lived |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿāshāthey two (masculine) lived; they two (masculine) have lived |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿāshatāthey two (feminine) lived; they two (feminine) have lived |
| hum (they, men) | ʿāshūthey (masculine) lived; they (masculine) have lived |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿishnathey (feminine) lived; they (feminine) have lived |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿīshuI live |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿīshuwe live |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿīshuyou (one man) live |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿīshīnayou (one woman) live |
| antumā (you two) | taʿīshāniyou two live |
| antum (you, men) | taʿīshūnayou (plural, masculine) live |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿishnayou (plural, feminine) live |
| huwa (he) | yaʿīshuhe lives |
| hiya (she) | taʿīshushe lives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿīshānithey two (masculine) live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿīshānithey two (feminine) live |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿīshūnathey (masculine) live |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿishnathey (feminine) live |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿīsha(that) I live |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿīsha(that) we live |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿīsha(that) you (one man) live |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿīshī(that) you (one woman) live |
| antumā (you two) | taʿīshā(that) you two live |
| antum (you, men) | taʿīshū(that) you (plural, masculine) live |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿishna(that) you (plural, feminine) live |
| huwa (he) | yaʿīsha(that) he lives |
| hiya (she) | taʿīsha(that) she lives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿīshā(that) they two (masculine) live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿīshā(that) they two (feminine) live |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿīshū(that) they (masculine) live |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿishna(that) they (feminine) live |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿishI live (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿishwe live (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿishyou (one man) live (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿīshīyou (one woman) live (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿīshāyou two live (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿīshūyou (plural, masculine) live (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿishnayou (plural, feminine) live (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿishhe lives (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿishshe lives (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿīshāthey two (masculine) live (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿīshāthey two (feminine) live (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿīshūthey (masculine) live (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿishnathey (feminine) live (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ʿishlive! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿīshīlive! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ʿīshālive! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ʿīshūlive! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿishnalive! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿīshuI will live |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿīshuwe will live |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿīshuyou (one man) will live |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿīshīnayou (one woman) will live |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿīshāniyou two will live |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿīshūnayou (plural, masculine) will live |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿishnayou (plural, feminine) will live |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿīshuhe will live |
| hiya (she) | sataʿīshushe will live |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿīshānithey two (masculine) will live |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿīshānithey two (feminine) will live |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿīshūnathey (masculine) will live |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿishnathey (feminine) will live |
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