Arabic reference
نَامَ
nāma
to sleep
Irregular · 6 form tables
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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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | nimtuI slept; I have slept |
| naḥnu (we) | nimnāwe slept; we have slept |
| anta (you, one man) | nimtayou (one man) slept; you (one man) have slept |
| anti (you, one woman) | nimtiyou (one woman) slept; you (one woman) have slept |
| antumā (you two) | nimtumāyou two slept; you two have slept |
| antum (you, men) | nimtumyou (plural, masculine) slept; you (plural, masculine) have slept |
| antunna (you, women) | nimtunnayou (plural, feminine) slept; you (plural, feminine) have slept |
| huwa (he) | nāmahe slept; he has slept |
| hiya (she) | nāmatshe slept; she has slept |
| humā (they two, masculine) | nāmāthey two (masculine) slept; they two (masculine) have slept |
| humā (they two, feminine) | nāmatāthey two (feminine) slept; they two (feminine) have slept |
| hum (they, men) | nāmūthey (masculine) slept; they (masculine) have slept |
| hunna (they, women) | nimnathey (feminine) slept; they (feminine) have slept |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anāmuI sleep |
| naḥnu (we) | nanāmuwe sleep |
| anta (you, one man) | tanāmuyou (one man) sleep |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanāmīnayou (one woman) sleep |
| antumā (you two) | tanāmāniyou two sleep |
| antum (you, men) | tanāmūnayou (plural, masculine) sleep |
| antunna (you, women) | tanamnayou (plural, feminine) sleep |
| huwa (he) | yanāmuhe sleeps |
| hiya (she) | tanāmushe sleeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanāmānithey two (masculine) sleep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanāmānithey two (feminine) sleep |
| hum (they, men) | yanāmūnathey (masculine) sleep |
| hunna (they, women) | yanamnathey (feminine) sleep |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anāma(that) I sleep |
| naḥnu (we) | nanāma(that) we sleep |
| anta (you, one man) | tanāma(that) you (one man) sleep |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanāmī(that) you (one woman) sleep |
| antumā (you two) | tanāmā(that) you two sleep |
| antum (you, men) | tanāmū(that) you (plural, masculine) sleep |
| antunna (you, women) | tanamna(that) you (plural, feminine) sleep |
| huwa (he) | yanāma(that) he sleeps |
| hiya (she) | tanāma(that) she sleeps |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanāmā(that) they two (masculine) sleep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanāmā(that) they two (feminine) sleep |
| hum (they, men) | yanāmū(that) they (masculine) sleep |
| hunna (they, women) | yanamna(that) they (feminine) sleep |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anamI sleep (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nanamwe sleep (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tanamyou (one man) sleep (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanāmīyou (one woman) sleep (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tanāmāyou two sleep (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tanāmūyou (plural, masculine) sleep (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanamnayou (plural, feminine) sleep (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yanamhe sleeps (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tanamshe sleeps (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanāmāthey two (masculine) sleep (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanāmāthey two (feminine) sleep (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yanāmūthey (masculine) sleep (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yanamnathey (feminine) sleep (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | namsleep! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | nāmīsleep! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | nāmāsleep! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | nāmūsleep! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | namnasleep! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾanāmuI will sleep |
| naḥnu (we) | sananāmuwe will sleep |
| anta (you, one man) | satanāmuyou (one man) will sleep |
| anti (you, one woman) | satanāmīnayou (one woman) will sleep |
| antumā (you two) | satanāmāniyou two will sleep |
| antum (you, men) | satanāmūnayou (plural, masculine) will sleep |
| antunna (you, women) | satanamnayou (plural, feminine) will sleep |
| huwa (he) | sayanāmuhe will sleep |
| hiya (she) | satanāmushe will sleep |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayanāmānithey two (masculine) will sleep |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satanāmānithey two (feminine) will sleep |
| hum (they, men) | sayanāmūnathey (masculine) will sleep |
| hunna (they, women) | sayanamnathey (feminine) will sleep |
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