Arabic reference
قَارَبَ
qāraba
to approximate
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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) | qārabtuI approximated; I have approximated |
| naḥnu (we) | qārabnāwe approximated; we have approximated |
| anta (you, one man) | qārabtayou (one man) approximated; you (one man) have approximated |
| anti (you, one woman) | qārabtiyou (one woman) approximated; you (one woman) have approximated |
| antumā (you two) | qārabtumāyou two approximated; you two have approximated |
| antum (you, men) | qārabtumyou (plural, masculine) approximated; you (plural, masculine) have approximated |
| antunna (you, women) | qārabtunnayou (plural, feminine) approximated; you (plural, feminine) have approximated |
| huwa (he) | qārabahe approximated; he has approximated |
| hiya (she) | qārabatshe approximated; she has approximated |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qārabāthey two (masculine) approximated; they two (masculine) have approximated |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qārabatāthey two (feminine) approximated; they two (feminine) have approximated |
| hum (they, men) | qārabūthey (masculine) approximated; they (masculine) have approximated |
| hunna (they, women) | qārabnathey (feminine) approximated; they (feminine) have approximated |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqāribuI approximate |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqāribuwe approximate |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqāribuyou (one man) approximate |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqāribīnayou (one woman) approximate |
| antumā (you two) | tuqāribāniyou two approximate |
| antum (you, men) | tuqāribūnayou (plural, masculine) approximate |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqāribnayou (plural, feminine) approximate |
| huwa (he) | yuqāribuhe approximates |
| hiya (she) | tuqāribushe approximates |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqāribānithey two (masculine) approximate |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqāribānithey two (feminine) approximate |
| hum (they, men) | yuqāribūnathey (masculine) approximate |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqāribnathey (feminine) approximate |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqāriba(that) I approximate |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqāriba(that) we approximate |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqāriba(that) you (one man) approximate |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqāribī(that) you (one woman) approximate |
| antumā (you two) | tuqāribā(that) you two approximate |
| antum (you, men) | tuqāribū(that) you (plural, masculine) approximate |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqāribna(that) you (plural, feminine) approximate |
| huwa (he) | yuqāriba(that) he approximates |
| hiya (she) | tuqāriba(that) she approximates |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqāribā(that) they two (masculine) approximate |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqāribā(that) they two (feminine) approximate |
| hum (they, men) | yuqāribū(that) they (masculine) approximate |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqāribna(that) they (feminine) approximate |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqāribI approximate (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqāribwe approximate (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqāribyou (one man) approximate (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqāribīyou (one woman) approximate (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuqāribāyou two approximate (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuqāribūyou (plural, masculine) approximate (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqāribnayou (plural, feminine) approximate (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuqāribhe approximates (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuqāribshe approximates (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqāribāthey two (masculine) approximate (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqāribāthey two (feminine) approximate (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuqāribūthey (masculine) approximate (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqāribnathey (feminine) approximate (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qāribapproximate! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qāribīapproximate! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qāribāapproximate! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qāribūapproximate! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qāribnaapproximate! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuqāribuI will approximate |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuqāribuwe will approximate |
| anta (you, one man) | satuqāribuyou (one man) will approximate |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuqāribīnayou (one woman) will approximate |
| antumā (you two) | satuqāribāniyou two will approximate |
| antum (you, men) | satuqāribūnayou (plural, masculine) will approximate |
| antunna (you, women) | satuqāribnayou (plural, feminine) will approximate |
| huwa (he) | sayuqāribuhe will approximate |
| hiya (she) | satuqāribushe will approximate |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuqāribānithey two (masculine) will approximate |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuqāribānithey two (feminine) will approximate |
| hum (they, men) | sayuqāribūnathey (masculine) will approximate |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuqāribnathey (feminine) will approximate |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qūribtuI was approximated; I have been approximated |
| naḥnu (we) | qūribnāwe were approximated; we have been approximated |
| anta (you, one man) | qūribtayou (one man) were approximated; you (one man) have been approximated |
| anti (you, one woman) | qūribtiyou (one woman) were approximated; you (one woman) have been approximated |
| antumā (you two) | qūribtumāyou two were approximated; you two have been approximated |
| antum (you, men) | qūribtumyou (plural, masculine) were approximated; you (plural, masculine) have been approximated |
| antunna (you, women) | qūribtunnayou (plural, feminine) were approximated; you (plural, feminine) have been approximated |
| huwa (he) | qūribahe was approximated; he has been approximated |
| hiya (she) | qūribatshe was approximated; she has been approximated |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qūribāthey two (masculine) were approximated; they two (masculine) have been approximated |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qūribatāthey two (feminine) were approximated; they two (feminine) have been approximated |
| hum (they, men) | qūribūthey (masculine) were approximated; they (masculine) have been approximated |
| hunna (they, women) | qūribnathey (feminine) were approximated; they (feminine) have been approximated |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqārabuI am approximated |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqārabuwe are approximated |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqārabuyou (one man) are approximated |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqārabīnayou (one woman) are approximated |
| antumā (you two) | tuqārabāniyou two are approximated |
| antum (you, men) | tuqārabūnayou (plural, masculine) are approximated |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqārabnayou (plural, feminine) are approximated |
| huwa (he) | yuqārabuhe is approximated |
| hiya (she) | tuqārabushe is approximated |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqārabānithey two (masculine) are approximated |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqārabānithey two (feminine) are approximated |
| hum (they, men) | yuqārabūnathey (masculine) are approximated |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqārabnathey (feminine) are approximated |
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