Arabic reference
لَعِبَ
laʿiba
to play
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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) | laʿibtuI played; I have played |
| naḥnu (we) | laʿibnāwe played; we have played |
| anta (you, one man) | laʿibtayou (one man) played; you (one man) have played |
| anti (you, one woman) | laʿibtiyou (one woman) played; you (one woman) have played |
| antumā (you two) | laʿibtumāyou two played; you two have played |
| antum (you, men) | laʿibtumyou (plural, masculine) played; you (plural, masculine) have played |
| antunna (you, women) | laʿibtunnayou (plural, feminine) played; you (plural, feminine) have played |
| huwa (he) | laʿibahe played; he has played |
| hiya (she) | laʿibatshe played; she has played |
| humā (they two, masculine) | laʿibāthey two (masculine) played; they two (masculine) have played |
| humā (they two, feminine) | laʿibatāthey two (feminine) played; they two (feminine) have played |
| hum (they, men) | laʿibūthey (masculine) played; they (masculine) have played |
| hunna (they, women) | laʿibnathey (feminine) played; they (feminine) have played |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alʿabuI play |
| naḥnu (we) | nalʿabuwe play |
| anta (you, one man) | talʿabuyou (one man) play |
| anti (you, one woman) | talʿabīnayou (one woman) play |
| antumā (you two) | talʿabāniyou two play |
| antum (you, men) | talʿabūnayou (plural, masculine) play |
| antunna (you, women) | talʿabnayou (plural, feminine) play |
| huwa (he) | yalʿabuhe plays |
| hiya (she) | talʿabushe plays |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalʿabānithey two (masculine) play |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talʿabānithey two (feminine) play |
| hum (they, men) | yalʿabūnathey (masculine) play |
| hunna (they, women) | yalʿabnathey (feminine) play |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alʿaba(that) I play |
| naḥnu (we) | nalʿaba(that) we play |
| anta (you, one man) | talʿaba(that) you (one man) play |
| anti (you, one woman) | talʿabī(that) you (one woman) play |
| antumā (you two) | talʿabā(that) you two play |
| antum (you, men) | talʿabū(that) you (plural, masculine) play |
| antunna (you, women) | talʿabna(that) you (plural, feminine) play |
| huwa (he) | yalʿaba(that) he plays |
| hiya (she) | talʿaba(that) she plays |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalʿabā(that) they two (masculine) play |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talʿabā(that) they two (feminine) play |
| hum (they, men) | yalʿabū(that) they (masculine) play |
| hunna (they, women) | yalʿabna(that) they (feminine) play |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alʿabI play (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nalʿabwe play (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | talʿabyou (one man) play (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | talʿabīyou (one woman) play (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | talʿabāyou two play (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | talʿabūyou (plural, masculine) play (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | talʿabnayou (plural, feminine) play (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yalʿabhe plays (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | talʿabshe plays (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalʿabāthey two (masculine) play (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talʿabāthey two (feminine) play (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yalʿabūthey (masculine) play (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yalʿabnathey (feminine) play (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ilʿabplay! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ilʿabīplay! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ilʿabāplay! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ilʿabūplay! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ilʿabnaplay! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾalʿabuI will play |
| naḥnu (we) | sanalʿabuwe will play |
| anta (you, one man) | satalʿabuyou (one man) will play |
| anti (you, one woman) | satalʿabīnayou (one woman) will play |
| antumā (you two) | satalʿabāniyou two will play |
| antum (you, men) | satalʿabūnayou (plural, masculine) will play |
| antunna (you, women) | satalʿabnayou (plural, feminine) will play |
| huwa (he) | sayalʿabuhe will play |
| hiya (she) | satalʿabushe will play |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayalʿabānithey two (masculine) will play |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satalʿabānithey two (feminine) will play |
| hum (they, men) | sayalʿabūnathey (masculine) will play |
| hunna (they, women) | sayalʿabnathey (feminine) will play |
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