Arabic reference
نَمَا
namā
to grow
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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) | namawtuI grew; I have grown |
| naḥnu (we) | namawnāwe grew; we have grown |
| anta (you, one man) | namawtayou (one man) grew; you (one man) have grown |
| anti (you, one woman) | namawtiyou (one woman) grew; you (one woman) have grown |
| antumā (you two) | namawtumāyou two grew; you two have grown |
| antum (you, men) | namawtumyou (plural, masculine) grew; you (plural, masculine) have grown |
| antunna (you, women) | namawtunnayou (plural, feminine) grew; you (plural, feminine) have grown |
| huwa (he) | namāhe grew; he has grown |
| hiya (she) | namatshe grew; she has grown |
| humā (they two, masculine) | namawāthey two (masculine) grew; they two (masculine) have grown |
| humā (they two, feminine) | namatāthey two (feminine) grew; they two (feminine) have grown |
| hum (they, men) | namawthey (masculine) grew; they (masculine) have grown |
| hunna (they, women) | namawnathey (feminine) grew; they (feminine) have grown |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anmūI grow |
| naḥnu (we) | nanmūwe grow |
| anta (you, one man) | tanmūyou (one man) grow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanmīnayou (one woman) grow |
| antumā (you two) | tanmuwāniyou two grow |
| antum (you, men) | tanmūnayou (plural, masculine) grow |
| antunna (you, women) | tanmūnayou (plural, feminine) grow |
| huwa (he) | yanmūhe grows |
| hiya (she) | tanmūshe grows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanmuwānithey two (masculine) grow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanmuwānithey two (feminine) grow |
| hum (they, men) | yanmūnathey (masculine) grow |
| hunna (they, women) | yanmūnathey (feminine) grow |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anmuwa(that) I grow |
| naḥnu (we) | nanmuwa(that) we grow |
| anta (you, one man) | tanmuwa(that) you (one man) grow |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanmī(that) you (one woman) grow |
| antumā (you two) | tanmuwā(that) you two grow |
| antum (you, men) | tanmū(that) you (plural, masculine) grow |
| antunna (you, women) | tanmūna(that) you (plural, feminine) grow |
| huwa (he) | yanmuwa(that) he grows |
| hiya (she) | tanmuwa(that) she grows |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanmuwā(that) they two (masculine) grow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanmuwā(that) they two (feminine) grow |
| hum (they, men) | yanmū(that) they (masculine) grow |
| hunna (they, women) | yanmūna(that) they (feminine) grow |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | anmuI grow (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nanmuwe grow (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tanmuyou (one man) grow (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tanmīyou (one woman) grow (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tanmuwāyou two grow (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tanmūyou (plural, masculine) grow (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tanmūnayou (plural, feminine) grow (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yanmuhe grows (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tanmushe grows (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yanmuwāthey two (masculine) grow (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tanmuwāthey two (feminine) grow (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yanmūthey (masculine) grow (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yanmūnathey (feminine) grow (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | unmugrow! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | unmīgrow! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | unmuwāgrow! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | unmūgrow! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | unmūnagrow! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾanmūI will grow |
| naḥnu (we) | sananmūwe will grow |
| anta (you, one man) | satanmūyou (one man) will grow |
| anti (you, one woman) | satanmīnayou (one woman) will grow |
| antumā (you two) | satanmuwāniyou two will grow |
| antum (you, men) | satanmūnayou (plural, masculine) will grow |
| antunna (you, women) | satanmūnayou (plural, feminine) will grow |
| huwa (he) | sayanmūhe will grow |
| hiya (she) | satanmūshe will grow |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayanmuwānithey two (masculine) will grow |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satanmuwānithey two (feminine) will grow |
| hum (they, men) | sayanmūnathey (masculine) will grow |
| hunna (they, women) | sayanmūnathey (feminine) will grow |
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