Arabic reference
فَضَّلَ
faḍḍala
to prefer
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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) | faḍḍaltuI preferred; I have preferred |
| naḥnu (we) | faḍḍalnāwe preferred; we have preferred |
| anta (you, one man) | faḍḍaltayou (one man) preferred; you (one man) have preferred |
| anti (you, one woman) | faḍḍaltiyou (one woman) preferred; you (one woman) have preferred |
| antumā (you two) | faḍḍaltumāyou two preferred; you two have preferred |
| antum (you, men) | faḍḍaltumyou (plural, masculine) preferred; you (plural, masculine) have preferred |
| antunna (you, women) | faḍḍaltunnayou (plural, feminine) preferred; you (plural, feminine) have preferred |
| huwa (he) | faḍḍalahe preferred; he has preferred |
| hiya (she) | faḍḍalatshe preferred; she has preferred |
| humā (they two, masculine) | faḍḍalāthey two (masculine) preferred; they two (masculine) have preferred |
| humā (they two, feminine) | faḍḍalatāthey two (feminine) preferred; they two (feminine) have preferred |
| hum (they, men) | faḍḍalūthey (masculine) preferred; they (masculine) have preferred |
| hunna (they, women) | faḍḍalnathey (feminine) preferred; they (feminine) have preferred |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufaḍḍiluI prefer |
| naḥnu (we) | nufaḍḍiluwe prefer |
| anta (you, one man) | tufaḍḍiluyou (one man) prefer |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufaḍḍilīnayou (one woman) prefer |
| antumā (you two) | tufaḍḍilāniyou two prefer |
| antum (you, men) | tufaḍḍilūnayou (plural, masculine) prefer |
| antunna (you, women) | tufaḍḍilnayou (plural, feminine) prefer |
| huwa (he) | yufaḍḍiluhe prefers |
| hiya (she) | tufaḍḍilushe prefers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufaḍḍilānithey two (masculine) prefer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufaḍḍilānithey two (feminine) prefer |
| hum (they, men) | yufaḍḍilūnathey (masculine) prefer |
| hunna (they, women) | yufaḍḍilnathey (feminine) prefer |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufaḍḍila(that) I prefer |
| naḥnu (we) | nufaḍḍila(that) we prefer |
| anta (you, one man) | tufaḍḍila(that) you (one man) prefer |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufaḍḍilī(that) you (one woman) prefer |
| antumā (you two) | tufaḍḍilā(that) you two prefer |
| antum (you, men) | tufaḍḍilū(that) you (plural, masculine) prefer |
| antunna (you, women) | tufaḍḍilna(that) you (plural, feminine) prefer |
| huwa (he) | yufaḍḍila(that) he prefers |
| hiya (she) | tufaḍḍila(that) she prefers |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufaḍḍilā(that) they two (masculine) prefer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufaḍḍilā(that) they two (feminine) prefer |
| hum (they, men) | yufaḍḍilū(that) they (masculine) prefer |
| hunna (they, women) | yufaḍḍilna(that) they (feminine) prefer |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufaḍḍilI prefer (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nufaḍḍilwe prefer (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tufaḍḍilyou (one man) prefer (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufaḍḍilīyou (one woman) prefer (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tufaḍḍilāyou two prefer (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tufaḍḍilūyou (plural, masculine) prefer (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tufaḍḍilnayou (plural, feminine) prefer (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yufaḍḍilhe prefers (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tufaḍḍilshe prefers (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufaḍḍilāthey two (masculine) prefer (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufaḍḍilāthey two (feminine) prefer (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yufaḍḍilūthey (masculine) prefer (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yufaḍḍilnathey (feminine) prefer (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | faḍḍilprefer! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | faḍḍilīprefer! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | faḍḍilāprefer! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | faḍḍilūprefer! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | faḍḍilnaprefer! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾufaḍḍiluI will prefer |
| naḥnu (we) | sanufaḍḍiluwe will prefer |
| anta (you, one man) | satufaḍḍiluyou (one man) will prefer |
| anti (you, one woman) | satufaḍḍilīnayou (one woman) will prefer |
| antumā (you two) | satufaḍḍilāniyou two will prefer |
| antum (you, men) | satufaḍḍilūnayou (plural, masculine) will prefer |
| antunna (you, women) | satufaḍḍilnayou (plural, feminine) will prefer |
| huwa (he) | sayufaḍḍiluhe will prefer |
| hiya (she) | satufaḍḍilushe will prefer |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayufaḍḍilānithey two (masculine) will prefer |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satufaḍḍilānithey two (feminine) will prefer |
| hum (they, men) | sayufaḍḍilūnathey (masculine) will prefer |
| hunna (they, women) | sayufaḍḍilnathey (feminine) will prefer |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | fuḍḍiltuI was preferred; I have been preferred |
| naḥnu (we) | fuḍḍilnāwe were preferred; we have been preferred |
| anta (you, one man) | fuḍḍiltayou (one man) were preferred; you (one man) have been preferred |
| anti (you, one woman) | fuḍḍiltiyou (one woman) were preferred; you (one woman) have been preferred |
| antumā (you two) | fuḍḍiltumāyou two were preferred; you two have been preferred |
| antum (you, men) | fuḍḍiltumyou (plural, masculine) were preferred; you (plural, masculine) have been preferred |
| antunna (you, women) | fuḍḍiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were preferred; you (plural, feminine) have been preferred |
| huwa (he) | fuḍḍilahe was preferred; he has been preferred |
| hiya (she) | fuḍḍilatshe was preferred; she has been preferred |
| humā (they two, masculine) | fuḍḍilāthey two (masculine) were preferred; they two (masculine) have been preferred |
| humā (they two, feminine) | fuḍḍilatāthey two (feminine) were preferred; they two (feminine) have been preferred |
| hum (they, men) | fuḍḍilūthey (masculine) were preferred; they (masculine) have been preferred |
| hunna (they, women) | fuḍḍilnathey (feminine) were preferred; they (feminine) have been preferred |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ufaḍḍaluI am preferred |
| naḥnu (we) | nufaḍḍaluwe are preferred |
| anta (you, one man) | tufaḍḍaluyou (one man) are preferred |
| anti (you, one woman) | tufaḍḍalīnayou (one woman) are preferred |
| antumā (you two) | tufaḍḍalāniyou two are preferred |
| antum (you, men) | tufaḍḍalūnayou (plural, masculine) are preferred |
| antunna (you, women) | tufaḍḍalnayou (plural, feminine) are preferred |
| huwa (he) | yufaḍḍaluhe is preferred |
| hiya (she) | tufaḍḍalushe is preferred |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yufaḍḍalānithey two (masculine) are preferred |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tufaḍḍalānithey two (feminine) are preferred |
| hum (they, men) | yufaḍḍalūnathey (masculine) are preferred |
| hunna (they, women) | yufaḍḍalnathey (feminine) are preferred |
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