Arabic reference
وَصَفَ
waṣafa
to describe
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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) | waṣaftuI described; I have described |
| naḥnu (we) | waṣafnāwe described; we have described |
| anta (you, one man) | waṣaftayou (one man) described; you (one man) have described |
| anti (you, one woman) | waṣaftiyou (one woman) described; you (one woman) have described |
| antumā (you two) | waṣaftumāyou two described; you two have described |
| antum (you, men) | waṣaftumyou (plural, masculine) described; you (plural, masculine) have described |
| antunna (you, women) | waṣaftunnayou (plural, feminine) described; you (plural, feminine) have described |
| huwa (he) | waṣafahe described; he has described |
| hiya (she) | waṣafatshe described; she has described |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waṣafāthey two (masculine) described; they two (masculine) have described |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waṣafatāthey two (feminine) described; they two (feminine) have described |
| hum (they, men) | waṣafūthey (masculine) described; they (masculine) have described |
| hunna (they, women) | waṣafnathey (feminine) described; they (feminine) have described |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣifuI describe |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣifuwe describe |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣifuyou (one man) describe |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣifīnayou (one woman) describe |
| antumā (you two) | taṣifāniyou two describe |
| antum (you, men) | taṣifūnayou (plural, masculine) describe |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣifnayou (plural, feminine) describe |
| huwa (he) | yaṣifuhe describes |
| hiya (she) | taṣifushe describes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣifānithey two (masculine) describe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣifānithey two (feminine) describe |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣifūnathey (masculine) describe |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣifnathey (feminine) describe |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣifa(that) I describe |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣifa(that) we describe |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣifa(that) you (one man) describe |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣifī(that) you (one woman) describe |
| antumā (you two) | taṣifā(that) you two describe |
| antum (you, men) | taṣifū(that) you (plural, masculine) describe |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣifna(that) you (plural, feminine) describe |
| huwa (he) | yaṣifa(that) he describes |
| hiya (she) | taṣifa(that) she describes |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣifā(that) they two (masculine) describe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣifā(that) they two (feminine) describe |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣifū(that) they (masculine) describe |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣifna(that) they (feminine) describe |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aṣifI describe (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naṣifwe describe (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taṣifyou (one man) describe (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taṣifīyou (one woman) describe (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taṣifāyou two describe (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taṣifūyou (plural, masculine) describe (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taṣifnayou (plural, feminine) describe (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaṣifhe describes (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taṣifshe describes (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaṣifāthey two (masculine) describe (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taṣifāthey two (feminine) describe (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaṣifūthey (masculine) describe (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaṣifnathey (feminine) describe (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ṣifdescribe! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ṣifīdescribe! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ṣifādescribe! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ṣifūdescribe! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ṣifnadescribe! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaṣifuI will describe |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaṣifuwe will describe |
| anta (you, one man) | sataṣifuyou (one man) will describe |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataṣifīnayou (one woman) will describe |
| antumā (you two) | sataṣifāniyou two will describe |
| antum (you, men) | sataṣifūnayou (plural, masculine) will describe |
| antunna (you, women) | sataṣifnayou (plural, feminine) will describe |
| huwa (he) | sayaṣifuhe will describe |
| hiya (she) | sataṣifushe will describe |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaṣifānithey two (masculine) will describe |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataṣifānithey two (feminine) will describe |
| hum (they, men) | sayaṣifūnathey (masculine) will describe |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaṣifnathey (feminine) will describe |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | wuṣiftuI was described; I have been described |
| naḥnu (we) | wuṣifnāwe were described; we have been described |
| anta (you, one man) | wuṣiftayou (one man) were described; you (one man) have been described |
| anti (you, one woman) | wuṣiftiyou (one woman) were described; you (one woman) have been described |
| antumā (you two) | wuṣiftumāyou two were described; you two have been described |
| antum (you, men) | wuṣiftumyou (plural, masculine) were described; you (plural, masculine) have been described |
| antunna (you, women) | wuṣiftunnayou (plural, feminine) were described; you (plural, feminine) have been described |
| huwa (he) | wuṣifahe was described; he has been described |
| hiya (she) | wuṣifatshe was described; she has been described |
| humā (they two, masculine) | wuṣifāthey two (masculine) were described; they two (masculine) have been described |
| humā (they two, feminine) | wuṣifatāthey two (feminine) were described; they two (feminine) have been described |
| hum (they, men) | wuṣifūthey (masculine) were described; they (masculine) have been described |
| hunna (they, women) | wuṣifnathey (feminine) were described; they (feminine) have been described |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūṣafuI am described |
| naḥnu (we) | nūṣafuwe are described |
| anta (you, one man) | tūṣafuyou (one man) are described |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūṣafīnayou (one woman) are described |
| antumā (you two) | tūṣafāniyou two are described |
| antum (you, men) | tūṣafūnayou (plural, masculine) are described |
| antunna (you, women) | tūṣafnayou (plural, feminine) are described |
| huwa (he) | yūṣafuhe is described |
| hiya (she) | tūṣafushe is described |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūṣafānithey two (masculine) are described |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūṣafānithey two (feminine) are described |
| hum (they, men) | yūṣafūnathey (masculine) are described |
| hunna (they, women) | yūṣafnathey (feminine) are described |
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