Arabic reference
قَالَ
qāla
to say
Irregular · 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) | qultuI said; I have said |
| naḥnu (we) | qulnāwe said; we have said |
| anta (you, one man) | qultayou (one man) said; you (one man) have said |
| anti (you, one woman) | qultiyou (one woman) said; you (one woman) have said |
| antumā (you two) | qultumāyou two said; you two have said |
| antum (you, men) | qultumyou (plural, masculine) said; you (plural, masculine) have said |
| antunna (you, women) | qultunnayou (plural, feminine) said; you (plural, feminine) have said |
| huwa (he) | qālahe said; he has said |
| hiya (she) | qālatshe said; she has said |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qālāthey two (masculine) said; they two (masculine) have said |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qālatāthey two (feminine) said; they two (feminine) have said |
| hum (they, men) | qālūthey (masculine) said; they (masculine) have said |
| hunna (they, women) | qulnathey (feminine) said; they (feminine) have said |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqūluI say |
| naḥnu (we) | naqūluwe say |
| anta (you, one man) | taqūluyou (one man) say |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūlīnayou (one woman) say |
| antumā (you two) | taqūlāniyou two say |
| antum (you, men) | taqūlūnayou (plural, masculine) say |
| antunna (you, women) | taqulnayou (plural, feminine) say |
| huwa (he) | yaqūluhe says |
| hiya (she) | taqūlushe says |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūlānithey two (masculine) say |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūlānithey two (feminine) say |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūlūnathey (masculine) say |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqulnathey (feminine) say |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqūla(that) I say |
| naḥnu (we) | naqūla(that) we say |
| anta (you, one man) | taqūla(that) you (one man) say |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūlī(that) you (one woman) say |
| antumā (you two) | taqūlā(that) you two say |
| antum (you, men) | taqūlū(that) you (plural, masculine) say |
| antunna (you, women) | taqulna(that) you (plural, feminine) say |
| huwa (he) | yaqūla(that) he says |
| hiya (she) | taqūla(that) she says |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūlā(that) they two (masculine) say |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūlā(that) they two (feminine) say |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūlū(that) they (masculine) say |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqulna(that) they (feminine) say |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqulI say (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqulwe say (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqulyou (one man) say (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūlīyou (one woman) say (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqūlāyou two say (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqūlūyou (plural, masculine) say (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqulnayou (plural, feminine) say (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqulhe says (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqulshe says (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūlāthey two (masculine) say (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūlāthey two (feminine) say (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūlūthey (masculine) say (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqulnathey (feminine) say (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qulsay! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qūlīsay! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qūlāsay! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qūlūsay! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qulnasay! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqūluI will say |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqūluwe will say |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqūluyou (one man) will say |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqūlīnayou (one woman) will say |
| antumā (you two) | sataqūlāniyou two will say |
| antum (you, men) | sataqūlūnayou (plural, masculine) will say |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqulnayou (plural, feminine) will say |
| huwa (he) | sayaqūluhe will say |
| hiya (she) | sataqūlushe will say |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqūlānithey two (masculine) will say |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqūlānithey two (feminine) will say |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqūlūnathey (masculine) will say |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqulnathey (feminine) will say |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qiltuI was said; I have been said |
| naḥnu (we) | qilnāwe were said; we have been said |
| anta (you, one man) | qiltayou (one man) were said; you (one man) have been said |
| anti (you, one woman) | qiltiyou (one woman) were said; you (one woman) have been said |
| antumā (you two) | qiltumāyou two were said; you two have been said |
| antum (you, men) | qiltumyou (plural, masculine) were said; you (plural, masculine) have been said |
| antunna (you, women) | qiltunnayou (plural, feminine) were said; you (plural, feminine) have been said |
| huwa (he) | qīlahe was said; he has been said |
| hiya (she) | qīlatshe was said; she has been said |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qīlāthey two (masculine) were said; they two (masculine) have been said |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qīlatāthey two (feminine) were said; they two (feminine) have been said |
| hum (they, men) | qīlūthey (masculine) were said; they (masculine) have been said |
| hunna (they, women) | qilnathey (feminine) were said; they (feminine) have been said |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqāluI am said |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqāluwe are said |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqāluyou (one man) are said |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqālīnayou (one woman) are said |
| antumā (you two) | tuqālāniyou two are said |
| antum (you, men) | tuqālūnayou (plural, masculine) are said |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqalnayou (plural, feminine) are said |
| huwa (he) | yuqāluhe is said |
| hiya (she) | tuqālushe is said |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqālānithey two (masculine) are said |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqālānithey two (feminine) are said |
| hum (they, men) | yuqālūnathey (masculine) are said |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqalnathey (feminine) are said |
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