Arabic reference
عَبَرَ
ʿabara
to cross
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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) | ʿabartuI crossed; I have crossed |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿabarnāwe crossed; we have crossed |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿabartayou (one man) crossed; you (one man) have crossed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿabartiyou (one woman) crossed; you (one woman) have crossed |
| antumā (you two) | ʿabartumāyou two crossed; you two have crossed |
| antum (you, men) | ʿabartumyou (plural, masculine) crossed; you (plural, masculine) have crossed |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿabartunnayou (plural, feminine) crossed; you (plural, feminine) have crossed |
| huwa (he) | ʿabarahe crossed; he has crossed |
| hiya (she) | ʿabaratshe crossed; she has crossed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿabarāthey two (masculine) crossed; they two (masculine) have crossed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿabaratāthey two (feminine) crossed; they two (feminine) have crossed |
| hum (they, men) | ʿabarūthey (masculine) crossed; they (masculine) have crossed |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿabarnathey (feminine) crossed; they (feminine) have crossed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿburuI cross |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿburuwe cross |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿburuyou (one man) cross |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿburīnayou (one woman) cross |
| antumā (you two) | taʿburāniyou two cross |
| antum (you, men) | taʿburūnayou (plural, masculine) cross |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿburnayou (plural, feminine) cross |
| huwa (he) | yaʿburuhe crosses |
| hiya (she) | taʿburushe crosses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿburānithey two (masculine) cross |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿburānithey two (feminine) cross |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿburūnathey (masculine) cross |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿburnathey (feminine) cross |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿbura(that) I cross |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿbura(that) we cross |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿbura(that) you (one man) cross |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿburī(that) you (one woman) cross |
| antumā (you two) | taʿburā(that) you two cross |
| antum (you, men) | taʿburū(that) you (plural, masculine) cross |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿburna(that) you (plural, feminine) cross |
| huwa (he) | yaʿbura(that) he crosses |
| hiya (she) | taʿbura(that) she crosses |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿburā(that) they two (masculine) cross |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿburā(that) they two (feminine) cross |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿburū(that) they (masculine) cross |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿburna(that) they (feminine) cross |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿburI cross (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿburwe cross (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿburyou (one man) cross (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿburīyou (one woman) cross (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿburāyou two cross (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿburūyou (plural, masculine) cross (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿburnayou (plural, feminine) cross (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿburhe crosses (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿburshe crosses (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿburāthey two (masculine) cross (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿburāthey two (feminine) cross (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿburūthey (masculine) cross (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿburnathey (feminine) cross (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uʿburcross! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uʿburīcross! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uʿburācross! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uʿburūcross! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uʿburnacross! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿburuI will cross |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿburuwe will cross |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿburuyou (one man) will cross |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿburīnayou (one woman) will cross |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿburāniyou two will cross |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿburūnayou (plural, masculine) will cross |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿburnayou (plural, feminine) will cross |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿburuhe will cross |
| hiya (she) | sataʿburushe will cross |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿburānithey two (masculine) will cross |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿburānithey two (feminine) will cross |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿburūnathey (masculine) will cross |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿburnathey (feminine) will cross |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ʿubirtuI was crossed; I have been crossed |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿubirnāwe were crossed; we have been crossed |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿubirtayou (one man) were crossed; you (one man) have been crossed |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿubirtiyou (one woman) were crossed; you (one woman) have been crossed |
| antumā (you two) | ʿubirtumāyou two were crossed; you two have been crossed |
| antum (you, men) | ʿubirtumyou (plural, masculine) were crossed; you (plural, masculine) have been crossed |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿubirtunnayou (plural, feminine) were crossed; you (plural, feminine) have been crossed |
| huwa (he) | ʿubirahe was crossed; he has been crossed |
| hiya (she) | ʿubiratshe was crossed; she has been crossed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿubirāthey two (masculine) were crossed; they two (masculine) have been crossed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿubiratāthey two (feminine) were crossed; they two (feminine) have been crossed |
| hum (they, men) | ʿubirūthey (masculine) were crossed; they (masculine) have been crossed |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿubirnathey (feminine) were crossed; they (feminine) have been crossed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿbaruI am crossed |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿbaruwe are crossed |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿbaruyou (one man) are crossed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿbarīnayou (one woman) are crossed |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿbarāniyou two are crossed |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿbarūnayou (plural, masculine) are crossed |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿbarnayou (plural, feminine) are crossed |
| huwa (he) | yuʿbaruhe is crossed |
| hiya (she) | tuʿbarushe is crossed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿbarānithey two (masculine) are crossed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿbarānithey two (feminine) are crossed |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿbarūnathey (masculine) are crossed |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿbarnathey (feminine) are crossed |
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