Arabic reference
عَبِثَ
ʿabitha
to mess with
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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) | ʿabithtuI messed with; I have messed with |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿabithnāwe messed with; we have messed with |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿabithtayou (one man) messed with; you (one man) have messed with |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿabithtiyou (one woman) messed with; you (one woman) have messed with |
| antumā (you two) | ʿabithtumāyou two messed with; you two have messed with |
| antum (you, men) | ʿabithtumyou (plural, masculine) messed with; you (plural, masculine) have messed with |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿabithtunnayou (plural, feminine) messed with; you (plural, feminine) have messed with |
| huwa (he) | ʿabithahe messed with; he has messed with |
| hiya (she) | ʿabithatshe messed with; she has messed with |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿabithāthey two (masculine) messed with; they two (masculine) have messed with |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿabithatāthey two (feminine) messed with; they two (feminine) have messed with |
| hum (they, men) | ʿabithūthey (masculine) messed with; they (masculine) have messed with |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿabithnathey (feminine) messed with; they (feminine) have messed with |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿbathuI mess with |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿbathuwe mess with |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿbathuyou (one man) mess with |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿbathīnayou (one woman) mess with |
| antumā (you two) | taʿbathāniyou two mess with |
| antum (you, men) | taʿbathūnayou (plural, masculine) mess with |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿbathnayou (plural, feminine) mess with |
| huwa (he) | yaʿbathuhe messes with |
| hiya (she) | taʿbathushe messes with |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿbathānithey two (masculine) mess with |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿbathānithey two (feminine) mess with |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿbathūnathey (masculine) mess with |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿbathnathey (feminine) mess with |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿbatha(that) I mess with |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿbatha(that) we mess with |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿbatha(that) you (one man) mess with |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿbathī(that) you (one woman) mess with |
| antumā (you two) | taʿbathā(that) you two mess with |
| antum (you, men) | taʿbathū(that) you (plural, masculine) mess with |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿbathna(that) you (plural, feminine) mess with |
| huwa (he) | yaʿbatha(that) he messes with |
| hiya (she) | taʿbatha(that) she messes with |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿbathā(that) they two (masculine) mess with |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿbathā(that) they two (feminine) mess with |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿbathū(that) they (masculine) mess with |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿbathna(that) they (feminine) mess with |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿbathI mess with (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿbathwe mess with (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿbathyou (one man) mess with (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿbathīyou (one woman) mess with (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿbathāyou two mess with (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿbathūyou (plural, masculine) mess with (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿbathnayou (plural, feminine) mess with (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿbathhe messes with (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿbathshe messes with (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿbathāthey two (masculine) mess with (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿbathāthey two (feminine) mess with (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿbathūthey (masculine) mess with (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿbathnathey (feminine) mess with (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iʿbathmess with! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iʿbathīmess with! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iʿbathāmess with! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iʿbathūmess with! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iʿbathnamess with! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿbathuI will mess with |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿbathuwe will mess with |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿbathuyou (one man) will mess with |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿbathīnayou (one woman) will mess with |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿbathāniyou two will mess with |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿbathūnayou (plural, masculine) will mess with |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿbathnayou (plural, feminine) will mess with |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿbathuhe will mess with |
| hiya (she) | sataʿbathushe will mess with |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿbathānithey two (masculine) will mess with |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿbathānithey two (feminine) will mess with |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿbathūnathey (masculine) will mess with |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿbathnathey (feminine) will mess with |
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