Arabic reference
قَامَ
qāma
to stand
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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) | qumtuI stood; I have stood |
| naḥnu (we) | qumnāwe stood; we have stood |
| anta (you, one man) | qumtayou (one man) stood; you (one man) have stood |
| anti (you, one woman) | qumtiyou (one woman) stood; you (one woman) have stood |
| antumā (you two) | qumtumāyou two stood; you two have stood |
| antum (you, men) | qumtumyou (plural, masculine) stood; you (plural, masculine) have stood |
| antunna (you, women) | qumtunnayou (plural, feminine) stood; you (plural, feminine) have stood |
| huwa (he) | qāmahe stood; he has stood |
| hiya (she) | qāmatshe stood; she has stood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qāmāthey two (masculine) stood; they two (masculine) have stood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qāmatāthey two (feminine) stood; they two (feminine) have stood |
| hum (they, men) | qāmūthey (masculine) stood; they (masculine) have stood |
| hunna (they, women) | qumnathey (feminine) stood; they (feminine) have stood |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqūmuI stand |
| naḥnu (we) | naqūmuwe stand |
| anta (you, one man) | taqūmuyou (one man) stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūmīnayou (one woman) stand |
| antumā (you two) | taqūmāniyou two stand |
| antum (you, men) | taqūmūnayou (plural, masculine) stand |
| antunna (you, women) | taqumnayou (plural, feminine) stand |
| huwa (he) | yaqūmuhe stands |
| hiya (she) | taqūmushe stands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūmānithey two (masculine) stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūmānithey two (feminine) stand |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūmūnathey (masculine) stand |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqumnathey (feminine) stand |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqūma(that) I stand |
| naḥnu (we) | naqūma(that) we stand |
| anta (you, one man) | taqūma(that) you (one man) stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūmī(that) you (one woman) stand |
| antumā (you two) | taqūmā(that) you two stand |
| antum (you, men) | taqūmū(that) you (plural, masculine) stand |
| antunna (you, women) | taqumna(that) you (plural, feminine) stand |
| huwa (he) | yaqūma(that) he stands |
| hiya (she) | taqūma(that) she stands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūmā(that) they two (masculine) stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūmā(that) they two (feminine) stand |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūmū(that) they (masculine) stand |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqumna(that) they (feminine) stand |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqumI stand (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqumwe stand (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqumyou (one man) stand (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqūmīyou (one woman) stand (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqūmāyou two stand (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqūmūyou (plural, masculine) stand (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqumnayou (plural, feminine) stand (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqumhe stands (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqumshe stands (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqūmāthey two (masculine) stand (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqūmāthey two (feminine) stand (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqūmūthey (masculine) stand (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqumnathey (feminine) stand (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qumstand! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qūmīstand! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qūmāstand! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qūmūstand! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qumnastand! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqūmuI will stand |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqūmuwe will stand |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqūmuyou (one man) will stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqūmīnayou (one woman) will stand |
| antumā (you two) | sataqūmāniyou two will stand |
| antum (you, men) | sataqūmūnayou (plural, masculine) will stand |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqumnayou (plural, feminine) will stand |
| huwa (he) | sayaqūmuhe will stand |
| hiya (she) | sataqūmushe will stand |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqūmānithey two (masculine) will stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqūmānithey two (feminine) will stand |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqūmūnathey (masculine) will stand |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqumnathey (feminine) will stand |
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