Arabic reference
مَاتَ
māta
to die
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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) | mittuI died; I have died |
| naḥnu (we) | mitnāwe died; we have died |
| anta (you, one man) | mittayou (one man) died; you (one man) have died |
| anti (you, one woman) | mittiyou (one woman) died; you (one woman) have died |
| antumā (you two) | mittumāyou two died; you two have died |
| antum (you, men) | mittumyou (plural, masculine) died; you (plural, masculine) have died |
| antunna (you, women) | mittunnayou (plural, feminine) died; you (plural, feminine) have died |
| huwa (he) | mātahe died; he has died |
| hiya (she) | mātatshe died; she has died |
| humā (they two, masculine) | mātāthey two (masculine) died; they two (masculine) have died |
| humā (they two, feminine) | mātatāthey two (feminine) died; they two (feminine) have died |
| hum (they, men) | mātūthey (masculine) died; they (masculine) have died |
| hunna (they, women) | mitnathey (feminine) died; they (feminine) have died |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amūtuI die |
| naḥnu (we) | namūtuwe die |
| anta (you, one man) | tamūtuyou (one man) die |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamūtīnayou (one woman) die |
| antumā (you two) | tamūtāniyou two die |
| antum (you, men) | tamūtūnayou (plural, masculine) die |
| antunna (you, women) | tamutnayou (plural, feminine) die |
| huwa (he) | yamūtuhe dies |
| hiya (she) | tamūtushe dies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamūtānithey two (masculine) die |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamūtānithey two (feminine) die |
| hum (they, men) | yamūtūnathey (masculine) die |
| hunna (they, women) | yamutnathey (feminine) die |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amūta(that) I die |
| naḥnu (we) | namūta(that) we die |
| anta (you, one man) | tamūta(that) you (one man) die |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamūtī(that) you (one woman) die |
| antumā (you two) | tamūtā(that) you two die |
| antum (you, men) | tamūtū(that) you (plural, masculine) die |
| antunna (you, women) | tamutna(that) you (plural, feminine) die |
| huwa (he) | yamūta(that) he dies |
| hiya (she) | tamūta(that) she dies |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamūtā(that) they two (masculine) die |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamūtā(that) they two (feminine) die |
| hum (they, men) | yamūtū(that) they (masculine) die |
| hunna (they, women) | yamutna(that) they (feminine) die |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amutI die (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | namutwe die (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tamutyou (one man) die (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamūtīyou (one woman) die (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tamūtāyou two die (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tamūtūyou (plural, masculine) die (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tamutnayou (plural, feminine) die (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yamuthe dies (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tamutshe dies (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamūtāthey two (masculine) die (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamūtāthey two (feminine) die (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yamūtūthey (masculine) die (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yamutnathey (feminine) die (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | mutdie! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | mūtīdie! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | mūtādie! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | mūtūdie! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | mutnadie! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾamūtuI will die |
| naḥnu (we) | sanamūtuwe will die |
| anta (you, one man) | satamūtuyou (one man) will die |
| anti (you, one woman) | satamūtīnayou (one woman) will die |
| antumā (you two) | satamūtāniyou two will die |
| antum (you, men) | satamūtūnayou (plural, masculine) will die |
| antunna (you, women) | satamutnayou (plural, feminine) will die |
| huwa (he) | sayamūtuhe will die |
| hiya (she) | satamūtushe will die |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayamūtānithey two (masculine) will die |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satamūtānithey two (feminine) will die |
| hum (they, men) | sayamūtūnathey (masculine) will die |
| hunna (they, women) | sayamutnathey (feminine) will die |
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