Arabic reference
عَزَفَ
ʿazafa
to play an instrument
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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) | ʿazaftuI played an instrument; I have played an instrument |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿazafnāwe played an instrument; we have played an instrument |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿazaftayou (one man) played an instrument; you (one man) have played an instrument |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿazaftiyou (one woman) played an instrument; you (one woman) have played an instrument |
| antumā (you two) | ʿazaftumāyou two played an instrument; you two have played an instrument |
| antum (you, men) | ʿazaftumyou (plural, masculine) played an instrument; you (plural, masculine) have played an instrument |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿazaftunnayou (plural, feminine) played an instrument; you (plural, feminine) have played an instrument |
| huwa (he) | ʿazafahe played an instrument; he has played an instrument |
| hiya (she) | ʿazafatshe played an instrument; she has played an instrument |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿazafāthey two (masculine) played an instrument; they two (masculine) have played an instrument |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿazafatāthey two (feminine) played an instrument; they two (feminine) have played an instrument |
| hum (they, men) | ʿazafūthey (masculine) played an instrument; they (masculine) have played an instrument |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿazafnathey (feminine) played an instrument; they (feminine) have played an instrument |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿzifuI play an instrument |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿzifuwe play an instrument |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿzifuyou (one man) play an instrument |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿzifīnayou (one woman) play an instrument |
| antumā (you two) | taʿzifāniyou two play an instrument |
| antum (you, men) | taʿzifūnayou (plural, masculine) play an instrument |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿzifnayou (plural, feminine) play an instrument |
| huwa (he) | yaʿzifuhe plays an instrument |
| hiya (she) | taʿzifushe plays an instrument |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿzifānithey two (masculine) play an instrument |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿzifānithey two (feminine) play an instrument |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿzifūnathey (masculine) play an instrument |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿzifnathey (feminine) play an instrument |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿzifa(that) I play an instrument |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿzifa(that) we play an instrument |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿzifa(that) you (one man) play an instrument |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿzifī(that) you (one woman) play an instrument |
| antumā (you two) | taʿzifā(that) you two play an instrument |
| antum (you, men) | taʿzifū(that) you (plural, masculine) play an instrument |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿzifna(that) you (plural, feminine) play an instrument |
| huwa (he) | yaʿzifa(that) he plays an instrument |
| hiya (she) | taʿzifa(that) she plays an instrument |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿzifā(that) they two (masculine) play an instrument |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿzifā(that) they two (feminine) play an instrument |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿzifū(that) they (masculine) play an instrument |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿzifna(that) they (feminine) play an instrument |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿzifI play an instrument (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿzifwe play an instrument (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿzifyou (one man) play an instrument (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿzifīyou (one woman) play an instrument (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿzifāyou two play an instrument (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿzifūyou (plural, masculine) play an instrument (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿzifnayou (plural, feminine) play an instrument (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿzifhe plays an instrument (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿzifshe plays an instrument (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿzifāthey two (masculine) play an instrument (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿzifāthey two (feminine) play an instrument (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿzifūthey (masculine) play an instrument (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿzifnathey (feminine) play an instrument (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iʿzifplay an instrument! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iʿzifīplay an instrument! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iʿzifāplay an instrument! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iʿzifūplay an instrument! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iʿzifnaplay an instrument! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿzifuI will play an instrument |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿzifuwe will play an instrument |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿzifuyou (one man) will play an instrument |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿzifīnayou (one woman) will play an instrument |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿzifāniyou two will play an instrument |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿzifūnayou (plural, masculine) will play an instrument |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿzifnayou (plural, feminine) will play an instrument |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿzifuhe will play an instrument |
| hiya (she) | sataʿzifushe will play an instrument |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿzifānithey two (masculine) will play an instrument |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿzifānithey two (feminine) will play an instrument |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿzifūnathey (masculine) will play an instrument |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿzifnathey (feminine) will play an instrument |
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