Arabic reference
قَطَعَ
qaṭaʿa
to cut
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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) | qaṭaʿtuI cut; I have cut |
| naḥnu (we) | qaṭaʿnāwe cut; we have cut |
| anta (you, one man) | qaṭaʿtayou (one man) cut; you (one man) have cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | qaṭaʿtiyou (one woman) cut; you (one woman) have cut |
| antumā (you two) | qaṭaʿtumāyou two cut; you two have cut |
| antum (you, men) | qaṭaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) cut; you (plural, masculine) have cut |
| antunna (you, women) | qaṭaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) cut; you (plural, feminine) have cut |
| huwa (he) | qaṭaʿahe cut; he has cut |
| hiya (she) | qaṭaʿatshe cut; she has cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | qaṭaʿāthey two (masculine) cut; they two (masculine) have cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | qaṭaʿatāthey two (feminine) cut; they two (feminine) have cut |
| hum (they, men) | qaṭaʿūthey (masculine) cut; they (masculine) have cut |
| hunna (they, women) | qaṭaʿnathey (feminine) cut; they (feminine) have cut |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqṭaʿuI cut |
| naḥnu (we) | naqṭaʿuwe cut |
| anta (you, one man) | taqṭaʿuyou (one man) cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqṭaʿīnayou (one woman) cut |
| antumā (you two) | taqṭaʿāniyou two cut |
| antum (you, men) | taqṭaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) cut |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṭaʿnayou (plural, feminine) cut |
| huwa (he) | yaqṭaʿuhe cuts |
| hiya (she) | taqṭaʿushe cuts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqṭaʿānithey two (masculine) cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqṭaʿānithey two (feminine) cut |
| hum (they, men) | yaqṭaʿūnathey (masculine) cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṭaʿnathey (feminine) cut |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqṭaʿa(that) I cut |
| naḥnu (we) | naqṭaʿa(that) we cut |
| anta (you, one man) | taqṭaʿa(that) you (one man) cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqṭaʿī(that) you (one woman) cut |
| antumā (you two) | taqṭaʿā(that) you two cut |
| antum (you, men) | taqṭaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) cut |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṭaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) cut |
| huwa (he) | yaqṭaʿa(that) he cuts |
| hiya (she) | taqṭaʿa(that) she cuts |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqṭaʿā(that) they two (masculine) cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqṭaʿā(that) they two (feminine) cut |
| hum (they, men) | yaqṭaʿū(that) they (masculine) cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṭaʿna(that) they (feminine) cut |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqṭaʿI cut (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqṭaʿwe cut (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqṭaʿyou (one man) cut (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqṭaʿīyou (one woman) cut (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqṭaʿāyou two cut (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqṭaʿūyou (plural, masculine) cut (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqṭaʿnayou (plural, feminine) cut (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqṭaʿhe cuts (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqṭaʿshe cuts (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqṭaʿāthey two (masculine) cut (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqṭaʿāthey two (feminine) cut (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqṭaʿūthey (masculine) cut (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqṭaʿnathey (feminine) cut (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | iqṭaʿcut! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | iqṭaʿīcut! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | iqṭaʿācut! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | iqṭaʿūcut! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | iqṭaʿnacut! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqṭaʿuI will cut |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqṭaʿuwe will cut |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqṭaʿuyou (one man) will cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqṭaʿīnayou (one woman) will cut |
| antumā (you two) | sataqṭaʿāniyou two will cut |
| antum (you, men) | sataqṭaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will cut |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqṭaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will cut |
| huwa (he) | sayaqṭaʿuhe will cut |
| hiya (she) | sataqṭaʿushe will cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqṭaʿānithey two (masculine) will cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqṭaʿānithey two (feminine) will cut |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqṭaʿūnathey (masculine) will cut |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqṭaʿnathey (feminine) will cut |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | quṭiʿtuI was cut; I have been cut |
| naḥnu (we) | quṭiʿnāwe were cut; we have been cut |
| anta (you, one man) | quṭiʿtayou (one man) were cut; you (one man) have been cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | quṭiʿtiyou (one woman) were cut; you (one woman) have been cut |
| antumā (you two) | quṭiʿtumāyou two were cut; you two have been cut |
| antum (you, men) | quṭiʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were cut; you (plural, masculine) have been cut |
| antunna (you, women) | quṭiʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were cut; you (plural, feminine) have been cut |
| huwa (he) | quṭiʿahe was cut; he has been cut |
| hiya (she) | quṭiʿatshe was cut; she has been cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | quṭiʿāthey two (masculine) were cut; they two (masculine) have been cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | quṭiʿatāthey two (feminine) were cut; they two (feminine) have been cut |
| hum (they, men) | quṭiʿūthey (masculine) were cut; they (masculine) have been cut |
| hunna (they, women) | quṭiʿnathey (feminine) were cut; they (feminine) have been cut |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uqṭaʿuI am cut |
| naḥnu (we) | nuqṭaʿuwe are cut |
| anta (you, one man) | tuqṭaʿuyou (one man) are cut |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuqṭaʿīnayou (one woman) are cut |
| antumā (you two) | tuqṭaʿāniyou two are cut |
| antum (you, men) | tuqṭaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are cut |
| antunna (you, women) | tuqṭaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are cut |
| huwa (he) | yuqṭaʿuhe is cut |
| hiya (she) | tuqṭaʿushe is cut |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuqṭaʿānithey two (masculine) are cut |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuqṭaʿānithey two (feminine) are cut |
| hum (they, men) | yuqṭaʿūnathey (masculine) are cut |
| hunna (they, women) | yuqṭaʿnathey (feminine) are cut |
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