Arabic reference
كَوَى
kawā
to iron
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) | kawaytuI ironed; I have ironed |
| naḥnu (we) | kawaynāwe ironed; we have ironed |
| anta (you, one man) | kawaytayou (one man) ironed; you (one man) have ironed |
| anti (you, one woman) | kawaytiyou (one woman) ironed; you (one woman) have ironed |
| antumā (you two) | kawaytumāyou two ironed; you two have ironed |
| antum (you, men) | kawaytumyou (plural, masculine) ironed; you (plural, masculine) have ironed |
| antunna (you, women) | kawaytunnayou (plural, feminine) ironed; you (plural, feminine) have ironed |
| huwa (he) | kawāhe ironed; he has ironed |
| hiya (she) | kawatshe ironed; she has ironed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kawayāthey two (masculine) ironed; they two (masculine) have ironed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kawatāthey two (feminine) ironed; they two (feminine) have ironed |
| hum (they, men) | kawawthey (masculine) ironed; they (masculine) have ironed |
| hunna (they, women) | kawaynathey (feminine) ironed; they (feminine) have ironed |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akwīI iron |
| naḥnu (we) | nakwīwe iron |
| anta (you, one man) | takwīyou (one man) iron |
| anti (you, one woman) | takwīnayou (one woman) iron |
| antumā (you two) | takwiyāniyou two iron |
| antum (you, men) | takwūnayou (plural, masculine) iron |
| antunna (you, women) | takwīnayou (plural, feminine) iron |
| huwa (he) | yakwīhe irons |
| hiya (she) | takwīshe irons |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakwiyānithey two (masculine) iron |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takwiyānithey two (feminine) iron |
| hum (they, men) | yakwūnathey (masculine) iron |
| hunna (they, women) | yakwīnathey (feminine) iron |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akwiya(that) I iron |
| naḥnu (we) | nakwiya(that) we iron |
| anta (you, one man) | takwiya(that) you (one man) iron |
| anti (you, one woman) | takwī(that) you (one woman) iron |
| antumā (you two) | takwiyā(that) you two iron |
| antum (you, men) | takwū(that) you (plural, masculine) iron |
| antunna (you, women) | takwīna(that) you (plural, feminine) iron |
| huwa (he) | yakwiya(that) he irons |
| hiya (she) | takwiya(that) she irons |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakwiyā(that) they two (masculine) iron |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takwiyā(that) they two (feminine) iron |
| hum (they, men) | yakwū(that) they (masculine) iron |
| hunna (they, women) | yakwīna(that) they (feminine) iron |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akwiI iron (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakwiwe iron (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takwiyou (one man) iron (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takwīyou (one woman) iron (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takwiyāyou two iron (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takwūyou (plural, masculine) iron (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takwīnayou (plural, feminine) iron (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakwihe irons (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takwishe irons (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakwiyāthey two (masculine) iron (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takwiyāthey two (feminine) iron (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakwūthey (masculine) iron (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakwīnathey (feminine) iron (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ikwiiron! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ikwīiron! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ikwiyāiron! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ikwūiron! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ikwīnairon! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakwīI will iron |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakwīwe will iron |
| anta (you, one man) | satakwīyou (one man) will iron |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakwīnayou (one woman) will iron |
| antumā (you two) | satakwiyāniyou two will iron |
| antum (you, men) | satakwūnayou (plural, masculine) will iron |
| antunna (you, women) | satakwīnayou (plural, feminine) will iron |
| huwa (he) | sayakwīhe will iron |
| hiya (she) | satakwīshe will iron |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakwiyānithey two (masculine) will iron |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakwiyānithey two (feminine) will iron |
| hum (they, men) | sayakwūnathey (masculine) will iron |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakwīnathey (feminine) will iron |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | kuwītuI was ironed; I have been ironed |
| naḥnu (we) | kuwīnāwe were ironed; we have been ironed |
| anta (you, one man) | kuwītayou (one man) were ironed; you (one man) have been ironed |
| anti (you, one woman) | kuwītiyou (one woman) were ironed; you (one woman) have been ironed |
| antumā (you two) | kuwītumāyou two were ironed; you two have been ironed |
| antum (you, men) | kuwītumyou (plural, masculine) were ironed; you (plural, masculine) have been ironed |
| antunna (you, women) | kuwītunnayou (plural, feminine) were ironed; you (plural, feminine) have been ironed |
| huwa (he) | kuwiyahe was ironed; he has been ironed |
| hiya (she) | kuwiyatshe was ironed; she has been ironed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | kuwiyāthey two (masculine) were ironed; they two (masculine) have been ironed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | kuwiyatāthey two (feminine) were ironed; they two (feminine) have been ironed |
| hum (they, men) | kuwūthey (masculine) were ironed; they (masculine) have been ironed |
| hunna (they, women) | kuwīnathey (feminine) were ironed; they (feminine) have been ironed |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukwāI am ironed |
| naḥnu (we) | nukwāwe are ironed |
| anta (you, one man) | tukwāyou (one man) are ironed |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukwaynayou (one woman) are ironed |
| antumā (you two) | tukwayāniyou two are ironed |
| antum (you, men) | tukwawnayou (plural, masculine) are ironed |
| antunna (you, women) | tukwaynayou (plural, feminine) are ironed |
| huwa (he) | yukwāhe is ironed |
| hiya (she) | tukwāshe is ironed |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukwayānithey two (masculine) are ironed |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukwayānithey two (feminine) are ironed |
| hum (they, men) | yukwawnathey (masculine) are ironed |
| hunna (they, women) | yukwaynathey (feminine) are ironed |
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