Arabic reference
قَبَضَ
qabaḍa
to seize
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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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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qabaḍtuI seized; I have seized |
| naḥnu (we) | qabaḍnāwe seized; we have seized |
| anta (you, one man) | qabaḍtayou (one man) seized; you (one man) have seized |
| anti (you, one woman) | qabaḍtiyou (one woman) seized; you (one woman) have seized |
| antumā (you two) | qabaḍtumāyou two seized; you two have seized |
| antum (you, men) | qabaḍtumyou (plural, masculine) seized; you (plural, masculine) have seized |
| antunna (you, women) | qabaḍtunnayou (plural, feminine) seized; you (plural, feminine) have seized |
| huwa (he) | qabaḍahe seized; he has seized |
| hiya (she) | qabaḍatshe seized; she has seized |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qabaḍāthey two (masculine) seized; they two (masculine) have seized |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qabaḍatāthey two (feminine) seized; they two (feminine) have seized |
| hum (they, men) | qabaḍūthey (masculine) seized; they (masculine) have seized |
| hunna (they, women) | qabaḍnathey (feminine) seized; they (feminine) have seized |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqbiḍuI seize |
| naḥnu (we) | naqbiḍuwe seize |
| anta (you, one man) | taqbiḍuyou (one man) seize |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqbiḍīnayou (one woman) seize |
| antumā (you two) | taqbiḍāniyou two seize |
| antum (you, men) | taqbiḍūnayou (plural, masculine) seize |
| antunna (you, women) | taqbiḍnayou (plural, feminine) seize |
| huwa (he) | yaqbiḍuhe seizes |
| hiya (she) | taqbiḍushe seizes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqbiḍānithey two (masculine) seize |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqbiḍānithey two (feminine) seize |
| hum (they, men) | yaqbiḍūnathey (masculine) seize |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqbiḍnathey (feminine) seize |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqbiḍa(that) I seize |
| naḥnu (we) | naqbiḍa(that) we seize |
| anta (you, one man) | taqbiḍa(that) you (one man) seize |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqbiḍī(that) you (one woman) seize |
| antumā (you two) | taqbiḍā(that) you two seize |
| antum (you, men) | taqbiḍū(that) you (plural, masculine) seize |
| antunna (you, women) | taqbiḍna(that) you (plural, feminine) seize |
| huwa (he) | yaqbiḍa(that) he seizes |
| hiya (she) | taqbiḍa(that) she seizes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqbiḍā(that) they two (masculine) seize |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqbiḍā(that) they two (feminine) seize |
| hum (they, men) | yaqbiḍū(that) they (masculine) seize |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqbiḍna(that) they (feminine) seize |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqbiḍI seize (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqbiḍwe seize (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqbiḍyou (one man) seize (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqbiḍīyou (one woman) seize (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqbiḍāyou two seize (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqbiḍūyou (plural, masculine) seize (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqbiḍnayou (plural, feminine) seize (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqbiḍhe seizes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqbiḍshe seizes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqbiḍāthey two (masculine) seize (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqbiḍāthey two (feminine) seize (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqbiḍūthey (masculine) seize (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqbiḍnathey (feminine) seize (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iqbiḍseize! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqbiḍīseize! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iqbiḍāseize! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iqbiḍūseize! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iqbiḍnaseize! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqbiḍuI will seize |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqbiḍuwe will seize |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqbiḍuyou (one man) will seize |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqbiḍīnayou (one woman) will seize |
| antumā (you two) | sataqbiḍāniyou two will seize |
| antum (you, men) | sataqbiḍūnayou (plural, masculine) will seize |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqbiḍnayou (plural, feminine) will seize |
| huwa (he) | sayaqbiḍuhe will seize |
| hiya (she) | sataqbiḍushe will seize |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqbiḍānithey two (masculine) will seize |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqbiḍānithey two (feminine) will seize |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqbiḍūnathey (masculine) will seize |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqbiḍnathey (feminine) will seize |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qubiḍtuI was seized; I have been seized |
| naḥnu (we) | qubiḍnāwe were seized; we have been seized |
| anta (you, one man) | qubiḍtayou (one man) were seized; you (one man) have been seized |
| anti (you, one woman) | qubiḍtiyou (one woman) were seized; you (one woman) have been seized |
| antumā (you two) | qubiḍtumāyou two were seized; you two have been seized |
| antum (you, men) | qubiḍtumyou (plural, masculine) were seized; you (plural, masculine) have been seized |
| antunna (you, women) | qubiḍtunnayou (plural, feminine) were seized; you (plural, feminine) have been seized |
| huwa (he) | qubiḍahe was seized; he has been seized |
| hiya (she) | qubiḍatshe was seized; she has been seized |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qubiḍāthey two (masculine) were seized; they two (masculine) have been seized |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qubiḍatāthey two (feminine) were seized; they two (feminine) have been seized |
| hum (they, men) | qubiḍūthey (masculine) were seized; they (masculine) have been seized |
| hunna (they, women) | qubiḍnathey (feminine) were seized; they (feminine) have been seized |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqbaḍuI am seized |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqbaḍuwe are seized |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqbaḍuyou (one man) are seized |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqbaḍīnayou (one woman) are seized |
| antumā (you two) | tuqbaḍāniyou two are seized |
| antum (you, men) | tuqbaḍūnayou (plural, masculine) are seized |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqbaḍnayou (plural, feminine) are seized |
| huwa (he) | yuqbaḍuhe is seized |
| hiya (she) | tuqbaḍushe is seized |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqbaḍānithey two (masculine) are seized |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqbaḍānithey two (feminine) are seized |
| hum (they, men) | yuqbaḍūnathey (masculine) are seized |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqbaḍnathey (feminine) are seized |
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