Arabic reference
عَثَرَ
ʿathara
to find
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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) | ʿathartuI found; I have found |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿatharnāwe found; we have found |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿathartayou (one man) found; you (one man) have found |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿathartiyou (one woman) found; you (one woman) have found |
| antumā (you two) | ʿathartumāyou two found; you two have found |
| antum (you, men) | ʿathartumyou (plural, masculine) found; you (plural, masculine) have found |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿathartunnayou (plural, feminine) found; you (plural, feminine) have found |
| huwa (he) | ʿatharahe found; he has found |
| hiya (she) | ʿatharatshe found; she has found |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿatharāthey two (masculine) found; they two (masculine) have found |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿatharatāthey two (feminine) found; they two (feminine) have found |
| hum (they, men) | ʿatharūthey (masculine) found; they (masculine) have found |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿatharnathey (feminine) found; they (feminine) have found |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿthuruI find |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿthuruwe find |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿthuruyou (one man) find |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿthurīnayou (one woman) find |
| antumā (you two) | taʿthurāniyou two find |
| antum (you, men) | taʿthurūnayou (plural, masculine) find |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿthurnayou (plural, feminine) find |
| huwa (he) | yaʿthuruhe finds |
| hiya (she) | taʿthurushe finds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿthurānithey two (masculine) find |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿthurānithey two (feminine) find |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿthurūnathey (masculine) find |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿthurnathey (feminine) find |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿthura(that) I find |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿthura(that) we find |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿthura(that) you (one man) find |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿthurī(that) you (one woman) find |
| antumā (you two) | taʿthurā(that) you two find |
| antum (you, men) | taʿthurū(that) you (plural, masculine) find |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿthurna(that) you (plural, feminine) find |
| huwa (he) | yaʿthura(that) he finds |
| hiya (she) | taʿthura(that) she finds |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿthurā(that) they two (masculine) find |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿthurā(that) they two (feminine) find |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿthurū(that) they (masculine) find |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿthurna(that) they (feminine) find |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿthurI find (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿthurwe find (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿthuryou (one man) find (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿthurīyou (one woman) find (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿthurāyou two find (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿthurūyou (plural, masculine) find (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿthurnayou (plural, feminine) find (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿthurhe finds (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿthurshe finds (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿthurāthey two (masculine) find (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿthurāthey two (feminine) find (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿthurūthey (masculine) find (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿthurnathey (feminine) find (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | uʿthurfind! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | uʿthurīfind! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | uʿthurāfind! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | uʿthurūfind! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uʿthurnafind! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿthuruI will find |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿthuruwe will find |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿthuruyou (one man) will find |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿthurīnayou (one woman) will find |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿthurāniyou two will find |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿthurūnayou (plural, masculine) will find |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿthurnayou (plural, feminine) will find |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿthuruhe will find |
| hiya (she) | sataʿthurushe will find |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿthurānithey two (masculine) will find |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿthurānithey two (feminine) will find |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿthurūnathey (masculine) will find |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿthurnathey (feminine) will find |
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