Arabic reference
غَفَرَ
ghafara
to forgive
Regular · 8 form tables
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) | ghafartuI forgave; I have forgiven |
| naḥnu (we) | ghafarnāwe forgave; we have forgiven |
| anta (you, one man) | ghafartayou (one man) forgave; you (one man) have forgiven |
| anti (you, one woman) | ghafartiyou (one woman) forgave; you (one woman) have forgiven |
| antumā (you two) | ghafartumāyou two forgave; you two have forgiven |
| antum (you, men) | ghafartumyou (plural, masculine) forgave; you (plural, masculine) have forgiven |
| antunna (you, women) | ghafartunnayou (plural, feminine) forgave; you (plural, feminine) have forgiven |
| huwa (he) | ghafarahe forgave; he has forgiven |
| hiya (she) | ghafaratshe forgave; she has forgiven |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ghafarāthey two (masculine) forgave; they two (masculine) have forgiven |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ghafaratāthey two (feminine) forgave; they two (feminine) have forgiven |
| hum (they, men) | ghafarūthey (masculine) forgave; they (masculine) have forgiven |
| hunna (they, women) | ghafarnathey (feminine) forgave; they (feminine) have forgiven |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aghfiruI forgive |
| naḥnu (we) | naghfiruwe forgive |
| anta (you, one man) | taghfiruyou (one man) forgive |
| anti (you, one woman) | taghfirīnayou (one woman) forgive |
| antumā (you two) | taghfirāniyou two forgive |
| antum (you, men) | taghfirūnayou (plural, masculine) forgive |
| antunna (you, women) | taghfirnayou (plural, feminine) forgive |
| huwa (he) | yaghfiruhe forgives |
| hiya (she) | taghfirushe forgives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaghfirānithey two (masculine) forgive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taghfirānithey two (feminine) forgive |
| hum (they, men) | yaghfirūnathey (masculine) forgive |
| hunna (they, women) | yaghfirnathey (feminine) forgive |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aghfira(that) I forgive |
| naḥnu (we) | naghfira(that) we forgive |
| anta (you, one man) | taghfira(that) you (one man) forgive |
| anti (you, one woman) | taghfirī(that) you (one woman) forgive |
| antumā (you two) | taghfirā(that) you two forgive |
| antum (you, men) | taghfirū(that) you (plural, masculine) forgive |
| antunna (you, women) | taghfirna(that) you (plural, feminine) forgive |
| huwa (he) | yaghfira(that) he forgives |
| hiya (she) | taghfira(that) she forgives |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaghfirā(that) they two (masculine) forgive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taghfirā(that) they two (feminine) forgive |
| hum (they, men) | yaghfirū(that) they (masculine) forgive |
| hunna (they, women) | yaghfirna(that) they (feminine) forgive |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aghfirI forgive (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naghfirwe forgive (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taghfiryou (one man) forgive (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taghfirīyou (one woman) forgive (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taghfirāyou two forgive (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taghfirūyou (plural, masculine) forgive (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taghfirnayou (plural, feminine) forgive (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaghfirhe forgives (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taghfirshe forgives (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaghfirāthey two (masculine) forgive (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taghfirāthey two (feminine) forgive (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaghfirūthey (masculine) forgive (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaghfirnathey (feminine) forgive (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ighfirforgive! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ighfirīforgive! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ighfirāforgive! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ighfirūforgive! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ighfirnaforgive! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaghfiruI will forgive |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaghfiruwe will forgive |
| anta (you, one man) | sataghfiruyou (one man) will forgive |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataghfirīnayou (one woman) will forgive |
| antumā (you two) | sataghfirāniyou two will forgive |
| antum (you, men) | sataghfirūnayou (plural, masculine) will forgive |
| antunna (you, women) | sataghfirnayou (plural, feminine) will forgive |
| huwa (he) | sayaghfiruhe will forgive |
| hiya (she) | sataghfirushe will forgive |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaghfirānithey two (masculine) will forgive |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataghfirānithey two (feminine) will forgive |
| hum (they, men) | sayaghfirūnathey (masculine) will forgive |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaghfirnathey (feminine) will forgive |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ghufirtuI was forgiven; I have been forgiven |
| naḥnu (we) | ghufirnāwe were forgiven; we have been forgiven |
| anta (you, one man) | ghufirtayou (one man) were forgiven; you (one man) have been forgiven |
| anti (you, one woman) | ghufirtiyou (one woman) were forgiven; you (one woman) have been forgiven |
| antumā (you two) | ghufirtumāyou two were forgiven; you two have been forgiven |
| antum (you, men) | ghufirtumyou (plural, masculine) were forgiven; you (plural, masculine) have been forgiven |
| antunna (you, women) | ghufirtunnayou (plural, feminine) were forgiven; you (plural, feminine) have been forgiven |
| huwa (he) | ghufirahe was forgiven; he has been forgiven |
| hiya (she) | ghufiratshe was forgiven; she has been forgiven |
| humā (they two, masculine) | ghufirāthey two (masculine) were forgiven; they two (masculine) have been forgiven |
| humā (they two, feminine) | ghufiratāthey two (feminine) were forgiven; they two (feminine) have been forgiven |
| hum (they, men) | ghufirūthey (masculine) were forgiven; they (masculine) have been forgiven |
| hunna (they, women) | ghufirnathey (feminine) were forgiven; they (feminine) have been forgiven |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ughfaruI am forgiven |
| naḥnu (we) | nughfaruwe are forgiven |
| anta (you, one man) | tughfaruyou (one man) are forgiven |
| anti (you, one woman) | tughfarīnayou (one woman) are forgiven |
| antumā (you two) | tughfarāniyou two are forgiven |
| antum (you, men) | tughfarūnayou (plural, masculine) are forgiven |
| antunna (you, women) | tughfarnayou (plural, feminine) are forgiven |
| huwa (he) | yughfaruhe is forgiven |
| hiya (she) | tughfarushe is forgiven |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yughfarānithey two (masculine) are forgiven |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tughfarānithey two (feminine) are forgiven |
| hum (they, men) | yughfarūnathey (masculine) are forgiven |
| hunna (they, women) | yughfarnathey (feminine) are forgiven |
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