Arabic reference
عَمِلَ
ʿamila
to work
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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) | ʿamiltuI worked; I have worked |
| naḥnu (we) | ʿamilnāwe worked; we have worked |
| anta (you, one man) | ʿamiltayou (one man) worked; you (one man) have worked |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿamiltiyou (one woman) worked; you (one woman) have worked |
| antumā (you two) | ʿamiltumāyou two worked; you two have worked |
| antum (you, men) | ʿamiltumyou (plural, masculine) worked; you (plural, masculine) have worked |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿamiltunnayou (plural, feminine) worked; you (plural, feminine) have worked |
| huwa (he) | ʿamilahe worked; he has worked |
| hiya (she) | ʿamilatshe worked; she has worked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ʿamilāthey two (masculine) worked; they two (masculine) have worked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ʿamilatāthey two (feminine) worked; they two (feminine) have worked |
| hum (they, men) | ʿamilūthey (masculine) worked; they (masculine) have worked |
| hunna (they, women) | ʿamilnathey (feminine) worked; they (feminine) have worked |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿmaluI work |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿmaluwe work |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿmaluyou (one man) work |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿmalīnayou (one woman) work |
| antumā (you two) | taʿmalāniyou two work |
| antum (you, men) | taʿmalūnayou (plural, masculine) work |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿmalnayou (plural, feminine) work |
| huwa (he) | yaʿmaluhe works |
| hiya (she) | taʿmalushe works |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿmalānithey two (masculine) work |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿmalānithey two (feminine) work |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿmalūnathey (masculine) work |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿmalnathey (feminine) work |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿmala(that) I work |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿmala(that) we work |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿmala(that) you (one man) work |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿmalī(that) you (one woman) work |
| antumā (you two) | taʿmalā(that) you two work |
| antum (you, men) | taʿmalū(that) you (plural, masculine) work |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿmalna(that) you (plural, feminine) work |
| huwa (he) | yaʿmala(that) he works |
| hiya (she) | taʿmala(that) she works |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿmalā(that) they two (masculine) work |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿmalā(that) they two (feminine) work |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿmalū(that) they (masculine) work |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿmalna(that) they (feminine) work |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿmalI work (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿmalwe work (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿmalyou (one man) work (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿmalīyou (one woman) work (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿmalāyou two work (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿmalūyou (plural, masculine) work (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿmalnayou (plural, feminine) work (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿmalhe works (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿmalshe works (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿmalāthey two (masculine) work (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿmalāthey two (feminine) work (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿmalūthey (masculine) work (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿmalnathey (feminine) work (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iʿmalwork! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iʿmalīwork! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iʿmalāwork! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iʿmalūwork! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iʿmalnawork! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿmaluI will work |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿmaluwe will work |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿmaluyou (one man) will work |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿmalīnayou (one woman) will work |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿmalāniyou two will work |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿmalūnayou (plural, masculine) will work |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿmalnayou (plural, feminine) will work |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿmaluhe will work |
| hiya (she) | sataʿmalushe will work |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿmalānithey two (masculine) will work |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿmalānithey two (feminine) will work |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿmalūnathey (masculine) will work |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿmalnathey (feminine) will work |
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