Arabic reference
مَزَحَ
mazaḥa
to joke
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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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Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | mazaḥtuI joked; I have joked |
| naḥnu (we) | mazaḥnāwe joked; we have joked |
| anta (you, one man) | mazaḥtayou (one man) joked; you (one man) have joked |
| anti (you, one woman) | mazaḥtiyou (one woman) joked; you (one woman) have joked |
| antumā (you two) | mazaḥtumāyou two joked; you two have joked |
| antum (you, men) | mazaḥtumyou (plural, masculine) joked; you (plural, masculine) have joked |
| antunna (you, women) | mazaḥtunnayou (plural, feminine) joked; you (plural, feminine) have joked |
| huwa (he) | mazaḥahe joked; he has joked |
| hiya (she) | mazaḥatshe joked; she has joked |
| humā (they two, masculine) | mazaḥāthey two (masculine) joked; they two (masculine) have joked |
| humā (they two, feminine) | mazaḥatāthey two (feminine) joked; they two (feminine) have joked |
| hum (they, men) | mazaḥūthey (masculine) joked; they (masculine) have joked |
| hunna (they, women) | mazaḥnathey (feminine) joked; they (feminine) have joked |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amzaḥuI joke |
| naḥnu (we) | namzaḥuwe joke |
| anta (you, one man) | tamzaḥuyou (one man) joke |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamzaḥīnayou (one woman) joke |
| antumā (you two) | tamzaḥāniyou two joke |
| antum (you, men) | tamzaḥūnayou (plural, masculine) joke |
| antunna (you, women) | tamzaḥnayou (plural, feminine) joke |
| huwa (he) | yamzaḥuhe jokes |
| hiya (she) | tamzaḥushe jokes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamzaḥānithey two (masculine) joke |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamzaḥānithey two (feminine) joke |
| hum (they, men) | yamzaḥūnathey (masculine) joke |
| hunna (they, women) | yamzaḥnathey (feminine) joke |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amzaḥa(that) I joke |
| naḥnu (we) | namzaḥa(that) we joke |
| anta (you, one man) | tamzaḥa(that) you (one man) joke |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamzaḥī(that) you (one woman) joke |
| antumā (you two) | tamzaḥā(that) you two joke |
| antum (you, men) | tamzaḥū(that) you (plural, masculine) joke |
| antunna (you, women) | tamzaḥna(that) you (plural, feminine) joke |
| huwa (he) | yamzaḥa(that) he jokes |
| hiya (she) | tamzaḥa(that) she jokes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamzaḥā(that) they two (masculine) joke |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamzaḥā(that) they two (feminine) joke |
| hum (they, men) | yamzaḥū(that) they (masculine) joke |
| hunna (they, women) | yamzaḥna(that) they (feminine) joke |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amzaḥI joke (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | namzaḥwe joke (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tamzaḥyou (one man) joke (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamzaḥīyou (one woman) joke (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tamzaḥāyou two joke (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tamzaḥūyou (plural, masculine) joke (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tamzaḥnayou (plural, feminine) joke (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yamzaḥhe jokes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tamzaḥshe jokes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamzaḥāthey two (masculine) joke (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamzaḥāthey two (feminine) joke (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yamzaḥūthey (masculine) joke (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yamzaḥnathey (feminine) joke (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | imzaḥjoke! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | imzaḥījoke! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | imzaḥājoke! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | imzaḥūjoke! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | imzaḥnajoke! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾamzaḥuI will joke |
| naḥnu (we) | sanamzaḥuwe will joke |
| anta (you, one man) | satamzaḥuyou (one man) will joke |
| anti (you, one woman) | satamzaḥīnayou (one woman) will joke |
| antumā (you two) | satamzaḥāniyou two will joke |
| antum (you, men) | satamzaḥūnayou (plural, masculine) will joke |
| antunna (you, women) | satamzaḥnayou (plural, feminine) will joke |
| huwa (he) | sayamzaḥuhe will joke |
| hiya (she) | satamzaḥushe will joke |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayamzaḥānithey two (masculine) will joke |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satamzaḥānithey two (feminine) will joke |
| hum (they, men) | sayamzaḥūnathey (masculine) will joke |
| hunna (they, women) | sayamzaḥnathey (feminine) will joke |
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