Arabic reference
عَلَّمَ
ʿallama
to teach
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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) | ʿallamtuI taught; I have taught |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿallamnāwe taught; we have taught |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿallamtayou (one man) taught; you (one man) have taught |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿallamtiyou (one woman) taught; you (one woman) have taught |
| antumā (you two) | ʿallamtumāyou two taught; you two have taught |
| antum (you, men) | ʿallamtumyou (plural, masculine) taught; you (plural, masculine) have taught |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿallamtunnayou (plural, feminine) taught; you (plural, feminine) have taught |
| huwa (he) | ʿallamahe taught; he has taught |
| hiya (she) | ʿallamatshe taught; she has taught |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿallamāthey two (masculine) taught; they two (masculine) have taught |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿallamatāthey two (feminine) taught; they two (feminine) have taught |
| hum (they, men) | ʿallamūthey (masculine) taught; they (masculine) have taught |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿallamnathey (feminine) taught; they (feminine) have taught |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿallimuI teach |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿallimuwe teach |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿallimuyou (one man) teach |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿallimīnayou (one woman) teach |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿallimāniyou two teach |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿallimūnayou (plural, masculine) teach |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿallimnayou (plural, feminine) teach |
| huwa (he) | yuʿallimuhe teaches |
| hiya (she) | tuʿallimushe teaches |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿallimānithey two (masculine) teach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿallimānithey two (feminine) teach |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿallimūnathey (masculine) teach |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿallimnathey (feminine) teach |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿallima(that) I teach |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿallima(that) we teach |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿallima(that) you (one man) teach |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿallimī(that) you (one woman) teach |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿallimā(that) you two teach |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿallimū(that) you (plural, masculine) teach |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿallimna(that) you (plural, feminine) teach |
| huwa (he) | yuʿallima(that) he teaches |
| hiya (she) | tuʿallima(that) she teaches |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿallimā(that) they two (masculine) teach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿallimā(that) they two (feminine) teach |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿallimū(that) they (masculine) teach |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿallimna(that) they (feminine) teach |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿallimI teach (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿallimwe teach (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿallimyou (one man) teach (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿallimīyou (one woman) teach (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿallimāyou two teach (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿallimūyou (plural, masculine) teach (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿallimnayou (plural, feminine) teach (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuʿallimhe teaches (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuʿallimshe teaches (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿallimāthey two (masculine) teach (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿallimāthey two (feminine) teach (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿallimūthey (masculine) teach (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿallimnathey (feminine) teach (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ʿallimteach! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿallimīteach! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ʿallimāteach! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ʿallimūteach! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿallimnateach! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuʿallimuI will teach |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuʿallimuwe will teach |
| anta (you, one man) | satuʿallimuyou (one man) will teach |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuʿallimīnayou (one woman) will teach |
| antumā (you two) | satuʿallimāniyou two will teach |
| antum (you, men) | satuʿallimūnayou (plural, masculine) will teach |
| antunna (you, women) | satuʿallimnayou (plural, feminine) will teach |
| huwa (he) | sayuʿallimuhe will teach |
| hiya (she) | satuʿallimushe will teach |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuʿallimānithey two (masculine) will teach |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuʿallimānithey two (feminine) will teach |
| hum (they, men) | sayuʿallimūnathey (masculine) will teach |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuʿallimnathey (feminine) will teach |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ʿullimtuI was taught; I have been taught |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿullimnāwe were taught; we have been taught |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿullimtayou (one man) were taught; you (one man) have been taught |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿullimtiyou (one woman) were taught; you (one woman) have been taught |
| antumā (you two) | ʿullimtumāyou two were taught; you two have been taught |
| antum (you, men) | ʿullimtumyou (plural, masculine) were taught; you (plural, masculine) have been taught |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿullimtunnayou (plural, feminine) were taught; you (plural, feminine) have been taught |
| huwa (he) | ʿullimahe was taught; he has been taught |
| hiya (she) | ʿullimatshe was taught; she has been taught |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿullimāthey two (masculine) were taught; they two (masculine) have been taught |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿullimatāthey two (feminine) were taught; they two (feminine) have been taught |
| hum (they, men) | ʿullimūthey (masculine) were taught; they (masculine) have been taught |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿullimnathey (feminine) were taught; they (feminine) have been taught |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uʿallamuI am taught |
| naḥnu (we) | nuʿallamuwe are taught |
| anta (you, one man) | tuʿallamuyou (one man) are taught |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuʿallamīnayou (one woman) are taught |
| antumā (you two) | tuʿallamāniyou two are taught |
| antum (you, men) | tuʿallamūnayou (plural, masculine) are taught |
| antunna (you, women) | tuʿallamnayou (plural, feminine) are taught |
| huwa (he) | yuʿallamuhe is taught |
| hiya (she) | tuʿallamushe is taught |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuʿallamānithey two (masculine) are taught |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuʿallamānithey two (feminine) are taught |
| hum (they, men) | yuʿallamūnathey (masculine) are taught |
| hunna (they, women) | yuʿallamnathey (feminine) are taught |
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