Arabic reference
قَابَلَ
qābala
to meet
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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) | qābaltuI met; I have met |
| naḥnu (we) | qābalnāwe met; we have met |
| anta (you, one man) | qābaltayou (one man) met; you (one man) have met |
| anti (you, one woman) | qābaltiyou (one woman) met; you (one woman) have met |
| antumā (you two) | qābaltumāyou two met; you two have met |
| antum (you, men) | qābaltumyou (plural, masculine) met; you (plural, masculine) have met |
| antunna (you, women) | qābaltunnayou (plural, feminine) met; you (plural, feminine) have met |
| huwa (he) | qābalahe met; he has met |
| hiya (she) | qābalatshe met; she has met |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qābalāthey two (masculine) met; they two (masculine) have met |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qābalatāthey two (feminine) met; they two (feminine) have met |
| hum (they, men) | qābalūthey (masculine) met; they (masculine) have met |
| hunna (they, women) | qābalnathey (feminine) met; they (feminine) have met |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqābiluI meet |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqābiluwe meet |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqābiluyou (one man) meet |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqābilīnayou (one woman) meet |
| antumā (you two) | tuqābilāniyou two meet |
| antum (you, men) | tuqābilūnayou (plural, masculine) meet |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqābilnayou (plural, feminine) meet |
| huwa (he) | yuqābiluhe meets |
| hiya (she) | tuqābilushe meets |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqābilānithey two (masculine) meet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqābilānithey two (feminine) meet |
| hum (they, men) | yuqābilūnathey (masculine) meet |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqābilnathey (feminine) meet |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqābila(that) I meet |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqābila(that) we meet |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqābila(that) you (one man) meet |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqābilī(that) you (one woman) meet |
| antumā (you two) | tuqābilā(that) you two meet |
| antum (you, men) | tuqābilū(that) you (plural, masculine) meet |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqābilna(that) you (plural, feminine) meet |
| huwa (he) | yuqābila(that) he meets |
| hiya (she) | tuqābila(that) she meets |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqābilā(that) they two (masculine) meet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqābilā(that) they two (feminine) meet |
| hum (they, men) | yuqābilū(that) they (masculine) meet |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqābilna(that) they (feminine) meet |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqābilI meet (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqābilwe meet (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqābilyou (one man) meet (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqābilīyou (one woman) meet (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuqābilāyou two meet (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuqābilūyou (plural, masculine) meet (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqābilnayou (plural, feminine) meet (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuqābilhe meets (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuqābilshe meets (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqābilāthey two (masculine) meet (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqābilāthey two (feminine) meet (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuqābilūthey (masculine) meet (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqābilnathey (feminine) meet (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qābilmeet! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qābilīmeet! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qābilāmeet! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qābilūmeet! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qābilnameet! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuqābiluI will meet |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuqābiluwe will meet |
| anta (you, one man) | satuqābiluyou (one man) will meet |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuqābilīnayou (one woman) will meet |
| antumā (you two) | satuqābilāniyou two will meet |
| antum (you, men) | satuqābilūnayou (plural, masculine) will meet |
| antunna (you, women) | satuqābilnayou (plural, feminine) will meet |
| huwa (he) | sayuqābiluhe will meet |
| hiya (she) | satuqābilushe will meet |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuqābilānithey two (masculine) will meet |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuqābilānithey two (feminine) will meet |
| hum (they, men) | sayuqābilūnathey (masculine) will meet |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuqābilnathey (feminine) will meet |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qūbiltuI was met; I have been met |
| naḥnu (we) | qūbilnāwe were met; we have been met |
| anta (you, one man) | qūbiltayou (one man) were met; you (one man) have been met |
| anti (you, one woman) | qūbiltiyou (one woman) were met; you (one woman) have been met |
| antumā (you two) | qūbiltumāyou two were met; you two have been met |
| antum (you, men) | qūbiltumyou (plural, masculine) were met; you (plural, masculine) have been met |
| antunna (you, women) | qūbiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were met; you (plural, feminine) have been met |
| huwa (he) | qūbilahe was met; he has been met |
| hiya (she) | qūbilatshe was met; she has been met |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qūbilāthey two (masculine) were met; they two (masculine) have been met |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qūbilatāthey two (feminine) were met; they two (feminine) have been met |
| hum (they, men) | qūbilūthey (masculine) were met; they (masculine) have been met |
| hunna (they, women) | qūbilnathey (feminine) were met; they (feminine) have been met |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqābaluI am met |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqābaluwe are met |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqābaluyou (one man) are met |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqābalīnayou (one woman) are met |
| antumā (you two) | tuqābalāniyou two are met |
| antum (you, men) | tuqābalūnayou (plural, masculine) are met |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqābalnayou (plural, feminine) are met |
| huwa (he) | yuqābaluhe is met |
| hiya (she) | tuqābalushe is met |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqābalānithey two (masculine) are met |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqābalānithey two (feminine) are met |
| hum (they, men) | yuqābalūnathey (masculine) are met |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqābalnathey (feminine) are met |
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