Arabic reference
مَالَ
māla
to lean
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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) | miltuI leaned; I have leaned |
| naḥnu (we) | milnāwe leaned; we have leaned |
| anta (you, one man) | miltayou (one man) leaned; you (one man) have leaned |
| anti (you, one woman) | miltiyou (one woman) leaned; you (one woman) have leaned |
| antumā (you two) | miltumāyou two leaned; you two have leaned |
| antum (you, men) | miltumyou (plural, masculine) leaned; you (plural, masculine) have leaned |
| antunna (you, women) | miltunnayou (plural, feminine) leaned; you (plural, feminine) have leaned |
| huwa (he) | mālahe leaned; he has leaned |
| hiya (she) | mālatshe leaned; she has leaned |
| humā (they two, masculine) | mālāthey two (masculine) leaned; they two (masculine) have leaned |
| humā (they two, feminine) | mālatāthey two (feminine) leaned; they two (feminine) have leaned |
| hum (they, men) | mālūthey (masculine) leaned; they (masculine) have leaned |
| hunna (they, women) | milnathey (feminine) leaned; they (feminine) have leaned |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amīluI lean |
| naḥnu (we) | namīluwe lean |
| anta (you, one man) | tamīluyou (one man) lean |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamīlīnayou (one woman) lean |
| antumā (you two) | tamīlāniyou two lean |
| antum (you, men) | tamīlūnayou (plural, masculine) lean |
| antunna (you, women) | tamilnayou (plural, feminine) lean |
| huwa (he) | yamīluhe leans |
| hiya (she) | tamīlushe leans |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamīlānithey two (masculine) lean |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamīlānithey two (feminine) lean |
| hum (they, men) | yamīlūnathey (masculine) lean |
| hunna (they, women) | yamilnathey (feminine) lean |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amīla(that) I lean |
| naḥnu (we) | namīla(that) we lean |
| anta (you, one man) | tamīla(that) you (one man) lean |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamīlī(that) you (one woman) lean |
| antumā (you two) | tamīlā(that) you two lean |
| antum (you, men) | tamīlū(that) you (plural, masculine) lean |
| antunna (you, women) | tamilna(that) you (plural, feminine) lean |
| huwa (he) | yamīla(that) he leans |
| hiya (she) | tamīla(that) she leans |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamīlā(that) they two (masculine) lean |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamīlā(that) they two (feminine) lean |
| hum (they, men) | yamīlū(that) they (masculine) lean |
| hunna (they, women) | yamilna(that) they (feminine) lean |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amilI lean (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | namilwe lean (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tamilyou (one man) lean (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamīlīyou (one woman) lean (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tamīlāyou two lean (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tamīlūyou (plural, masculine) lean (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tamilnayou (plural, feminine) lean (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yamilhe leans (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tamilshe leans (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamīlāthey two (masculine) lean (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamīlāthey two (feminine) lean (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yamīlūthey (masculine) lean (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yamilnathey (feminine) lean (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | millean! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | mīlīlean! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | mīlālean! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | mīlūlean! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | milnalean! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾamīluI will lean |
| naḥnu (we) | sanamīluwe will lean |
| anta (you, one man) | satamīluyou (one man) will lean |
| anti (you, one woman) | satamīlīnayou (one woman) will lean |
| antumā (you two) | satamīlāniyou two will lean |
| antum (you, men) | satamīlūnayou (plural, masculine) will lean |
| antunna (you, women) | satamilnayou (plural, feminine) will lean |
| huwa (he) | sayamīluhe will lean |
| hiya (she) | satamīlushe will lean |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayamīlānithey two (masculine) will lean |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satamīlānithey two (feminine) will lean |
| hum (they, men) | sayamīlūnathey (masculine) will lean |
| hunna (they, women) | sayamilnathey (feminine) will lean |
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