Arabic reference
قَصَّ
qaṣṣa
to cut
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | qaṣaṣtuI cut; I have cut |
| naḥnu (we) | qaṣaṣnāwe cut; we have cut |
| anta (you, one man) | qaṣaṣtayou (one man) cut; you (one man) have cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | qaṣaṣtiyou (one woman) cut; you (one woman) have cut |
| antumā (you two) | qaṣaṣtumāyou two cut; you two have cut |
| antum (you, men) | qaṣaṣtumyou (plural, masculine) cut; you (plural, masculine) have cut |
| antunna (you, women) | qaṣaṣtunnayou (plural, feminine) cut; you (plural, feminine) have cut |
| huwa (he) | qaṣṣahe cut; he has cut |
| hiya (she) | qaṣṣatshe cut; she has cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qaṣṣāthey two (masculine) cut; they two (masculine) have cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qaṣṣatāthey two (feminine) cut; they two (feminine) have cut |
| hum (they, men) | qaṣṣūthey (masculine) cut; they (masculine) have cut |
| hunna (they, women) | qaṣaṣnathey (feminine) cut; they (feminine) have cut |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aquṣṣuI cut |
| naḥnu (we) | naquṣṣuwe cut |
| anta (you, one man) | taquṣṣuyou (one man) cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | taquṣṣīnayou (one woman) cut |
| antumā (you two) | taquṣṣāniyou two cut |
| antum (you, men) | taquṣṣūnayou (plural, masculine) cut |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṣuṣnayou (plural, feminine) cut |
| huwa (he) | yaquṣṣuhe cuts |
| hiya (she) | taquṣṣushe cuts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaquṣṣānithey two (masculine) cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taquṣṣānithey two (feminine) cut |
| hum (they, men) | yaquṣṣūnathey (masculine) cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṣuṣnathey (feminine) cut |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aquṣṣa(that) I cut |
| naḥnu (we) | naquṣṣa(that) we cut |
| anta (you, one man) | taquṣṣa(that) you (one man) cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | taquṣṣī(that) you (one woman) cut |
| antumā (you two) | taquṣṣā(that) you two cut |
| antum (you, men) | taquṣṣū(that) you (plural, masculine) cut |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṣuṣna(that) you (plural, feminine) cut |
| huwa (he) | yaquṣṣa(that) he cuts |
| hiya (she) | taquṣṣa(that) she cuts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaquṣṣā(that) they two (masculine) cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taquṣṣā(that) they two (feminine) cut |
| hum (they, men) | yaquṣṣū(that) they (masculine) cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṣuṣna(that) they (feminine) cut |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aquṣṣaI cut (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naquṣṣawe cut (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taquṣṣayou (one man) cut (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taquṣṣīyou (one woman) cut (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taquṣṣāyou two cut (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taquṣṣūyou (plural, masculine) cut (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṣuṣnayou (plural, feminine) cut (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaquṣṣahe cuts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taquṣṣashe cuts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaquṣṣāthey two (masculine) cut (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taquṣṣāthey two (feminine) cut (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaquṣṣūthey (masculine) cut (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṣuṣnathey (feminine) cut (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | quṣṣacut! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | quṣṣīcut! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | quṣṣācut! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | quṣṣūcut! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | uqṣuṣnacut! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaquṣṣuI will cut |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaquṣṣuwe will cut |
| anta (you, one man) | sataquṣṣuyou (one man) will cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataquṣṣīnayou (one woman) will cut |
| antumā (you two) | sataquṣṣāniyou two will cut |
| antum (you, men) | sataquṣṣūnayou (plural, masculine) will cut |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqṣuṣnayou (plural, feminine) will cut |
| huwa (he) | sayaquṣṣuhe will cut |
| hiya (she) | sataquṣṣushe will cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaquṣṣānithey two (masculine) will cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataquṣṣānithey two (feminine) will cut |
| hum (they, men) | sayaquṣṣūnathey (masculine) will cut |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqṣuṣnathey (feminine) will cut |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | quṣiṣtuI was cut; I have been cut |
| naḥnu (we) | quṣiṣnāwe were cut; we have been cut |
| anta (you, one man) | quṣiṣtayou (one man) were cut; you (one man) have been cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | quṣiṣtiyou (one woman) were cut; you (one woman) have been cut |
| antumā (you two) | quṣiṣtumāyou two were cut; you two have been cut |
| antum (you, men) | quṣiṣtumyou (plural, masculine) were cut; you (plural, masculine) have been cut |
| antunna (you, women) | quṣiṣtunnayou (plural, feminine) were cut; you (plural, feminine) have been cut |
| huwa (he) | quṣṣahe was cut; he has been cut |
| hiya (she) | quṣṣatshe was cut; she has been cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | quṣṣāthey two (masculine) were cut; they two (masculine) have been cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | quṣṣatāthey two (feminine) were cut; they two (feminine) have been cut |
| hum (they, men) | quṣṣūthey (masculine) were cut; they (masculine) have been cut |
| hunna (they, women) | quṣiṣnathey (feminine) were cut; they (feminine) have been cut |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqaṣṣuI am cut |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqaṣṣuwe are cut |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqaṣṣuyou (one man) are cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqaṣṣīnayou (one woman) are cut |
| antumā (you two) | tuqaṣṣāniyou two are cut |
| antum (you, men) | tuqaṣṣūnayou (plural, masculine) are cut |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqṣaṣnayou (plural, feminine) are cut |
| huwa (he) | yuqaṣṣuhe is cut |
| hiya (she) | tuqaṣṣushe is cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqaṣṣānithey two (masculine) are cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqaṣṣānithey two (feminine) are cut |
| hum (they, men) | yuqaṣṣūnathey (masculine) are cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqṣaṣnathey (feminine) are cut |
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