Arabic reference
لَوَّحَ
lawwaḥa
to wave
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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) | lawwaḥtuI waved; I have waved |
| naḥnu (we) | lawwaḥnāwe waved; we have waved |
| anta (you, one man) | lawwaḥtayou (one man) waved; you (one man) have waved |
| anti (you, one woman) | lawwaḥtiyou (one woman) waved; you (one woman) have waved |
| antumā (you two) | lawwaḥtumāyou two waved; you two have waved |
| antum (you, men) | lawwaḥtumyou (plural, masculine) waved; you (plural, masculine) have waved |
| antunna (you, women) | lawwaḥtunnayou (plural, feminine) waved; you (plural, feminine) have waved |
| huwa (he) | lawwaḥahe waved; he has waved |
| hiya (she) | lawwaḥatshe waved; she has waved |
| humā (they two, masculine) | lawwaḥāthey two (masculine) waved; they two (masculine) have waved |
| humā (they two, feminine) | lawwaḥatāthey two (feminine) waved; they two (feminine) have waved |
| hum (they, men) | lawwaḥūthey (masculine) waved; they (masculine) have waved |
| hunna (they, women) | lawwaḥnathey (feminine) waved; they (feminine) have waved |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulawwiḥuI wave |
| naḥnu (we) | nulawwiḥuwe wave |
| anta (you, one man) | tulawwiḥuyou (one man) wave |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulawwiḥīnayou (one woman) wave |
| antumā (you two) | tulawwiḥāniyou two wave |
| antum (you, men) | tulawwiḥūnayou (plural, masculine) wave |
| antunna (you, women) | tulawwiḥnayou (plural, feminine) wave |
| huwa (he) | yulawwiḥuhe waves |
| hiya (she) | tulawwiḥushe waves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulawwiḥānithey two (masculine) wave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulawwiḥānithey two (feminine) wave |
| hum (they, men) | yulawwiḥūnathey (masculine) wave |
| hunna (they, women) | yulawwiḥnathey (feminine) wave |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulawwiḥa(that) I wave |
| naḥnu (we) | nulawwiḥa(that) we wave |
| anta (you, one man) | tulawwiḥa(that) you (one man) wave |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulawwiḥī(that) you (one woman) wave |
| antumā (you two) | tulawwiḥā(that) you two wave |
| antum (you, men) | tulawwiḥū(that) you (plural, masculine) wave |
| antunna (you, women) | tulawwiḥna(that) you (plural, feminine) wave |
| huwa (he) | yulawwiḥa(that) he waves |
| hiya (she) | tulawwiḥa(that) she waves |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulawwiḥā(that) they two (masculine) wave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulawwiḥā(that) they two (feminine) wave |
| hum (they, men) | yulawwiḥū(that) they (masculine) wave |
| hunna (they, women) | yulawwiḥna(that) they (feminine) wave |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ulawwiḥI wave (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nulawwiḥwe wave (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tulawwiḥyou (one man) wave (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tulawwiḥīyou (one woman) wave (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tulawwiḥāyou two wave (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tulawwiḥūyou (plural, masculine) wave (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tulawwiḥnayou (plural, feminine) wave (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yulawwiḥhe waves (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tulawwiḥshe waves (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yulawwiḥāthey two (masculine) wave (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tulawwiḥāthey two (feminine) wave (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yulawwiḥūthey (masculine) wave (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yulawwiḥnathey (feminine) wave (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | lawwiḥwave! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | lawwiḥīwave! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | lawwiḥāwave! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | lawwiḥūwave! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | lawwiḥnawave! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾulawwiḥuI will wave |
| naḥnu (we) | sanulawwiḥuwe will wave |
| anta (you, one man) | satulawwiḥuyou (one man) will wave |
| anti (you, one woman) | satulawwiḥīnayou (one woman) will wave |
| antumā (you two) | satulawwiḥāniyou two will wave |
| antum (you, men) | satulawwiḥūnayou (plural, masculine) will wave |
| antunna (you, women) | satulawwiḥnayou (plural, feminine) will wave |
| huwa (he) | sayulawwiḥuhe will wave |
| hiya (she) | satulawwiḥushe will wave |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayulawwiḥānithey two (masculine) will wave |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satulawwiḥānithey two (feminine) will wave |
| hum (they, men) | sayulawwiḥūnathey (masculine) will wave |
| hunna (they, women) | sayulawwiḥnathey (feminine) will wave |
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