Arabic reference
وَظَّفَ
waẓẓafa
to hire
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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) | waẓẓaftuI hired; I have hired |
| naḥnu (we) | waẓẓafnāwe hired; we have hired |
| anta (you, one man) | waẓẓaftayou (one man) hired; you (one man) have hired |
| anti (you, one woman) | waẓẓaftiyou (one woman) hired; you (one woman) have hired |
| antumā (you two) | waẓẓaftumāyou two hired; you two have hired |
| antum (you, men) | waẓẓaftumyou (plural, masculine) hired; you (plural, masculine) have hired |
| antunna (you, women) | waẓẓaftunnayou (plural, feminine) hired; you (plural, feminine) have hired |
| huwa (he) | waẓẓafahe hired; he has hired |
| hiya (she) | waẓẓafatshe hired; she has hired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waẓẓafāthey two (masculine) hired; they two (masculine) have hired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waẓẓafatāthey two (feminine) hired; they two (feminine) have hired |
| hum (they, men) | waẓẓafūthey (masculine) hired; they (masculine) have hired |
| hunna (they, women) | waẓẓafnathey (feminine) hired; they (feminine) have hired |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uwaẓẓifuI hire |
| naḥnu (we) | nuwaẓẓifuwe hire |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwaẓẓifuyou (one man) hire |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwaẓẓifīnayou (one woman) hire |
| antumā (you two) | tuwaẓẓifāniyou two hire |
| antum (you, men) | tuwaẓẓifūnayou (plural, masculine) hire |
| antunna (you, women) | tuwaẓẓifnayou (plural, feminine) hire |
| huwa (he) | yuwaẓẓifuhe hires |
| hiya (she) | tuwaẓẓifushe hires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuwaẓẓifānithey two (masculine) hire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwaẓẓifānithey two (feminine) hire |
| hum (they, men) | yuwaẓẓifūnathey (masculine) hire |
| hunna (they, women) | yuwaẓẓifnathey (feminine) hire |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uwaẓẓifa(that) I hire |
| naḥnu (we) | nuwaẓẓifa(that) we hire |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwaẓẓifa(that) you (one man) hire |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwaẓẓifī(that) you (one woman) hire |
| antumā (you two) | tuwaẓẓifā(that) you two hire |
| antum (you, men) | tuwaẓẓifū(that) you (plural, masculine) hire |
| antunna (you, women) | tuwaẓẓifna(that) you (plural, feminine) hire |
| huwa (he) | yuwaẓẓifa(that) he hires |
| hiya (she) | tuwaẓẓifa(that) she hires |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuwaẓẓifā(that) they two (masculine) hire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwaẓẓifā(that) they two (feminine) hire |
| hum (they, men) | yuwaẓẓifū(that) they (masculine) hire |
| hunna (they, women) | yuwaẓẓifna(that) they (feminine) hire |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uwaẓẓifI hire (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nuwaẓẓifwe hire (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwaẓẓifyou (one man) hire (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwaẓẓifīyou (one woman) hire (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tuwaẓẓifāyou two hire (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tuwaẓẓifūyou (plural, masculine) hire (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tuwaẓẓifnayou (plural, feminine) hire (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yuwaẓẓifhe hires (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tuwaẓẓifshe hires (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuwaẓẓifāthey two (masculine) hire (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwaẓẓifāthey two (feminine) hire (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yuwaẓẓifūthey (masculine) hire (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yuwaẓẓifnathey (feminine) hire (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | waẓẓifhire! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | waẓẓifīhire! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | waẓẓifāhire! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | waẓẓifūhire! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | waẓẓifnahire! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾuwaẓẓifuI will hire |
| naḥnu (we) | sanuwaẓẓifuwe will hire |
| anta (you, one man) | satuwaẓẓifuyou (one man) will hire |
| anti (you, one woman) | satuwaẓẓifīnayou (one woman) will hire |
| antumā (you two) | satuwaẓẓifāniyou two will hire |
| antum (you, men) | satuwaẓẓifūnayou (plural, masculine) will hire |
| antunna (you, women) | satuwaẓẓifnayou (plural, feminine) will hire |
| huwa (he) | sayuwaẓẓifuhe will hire |
| hiya (she) | satuwaẓẓifushe will hire |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayuwaẓẓifānithey two (masculine) will hire |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satuwaẓẓifānithey two (feminine) will hire |
| hum (they, men) | sayuwaẓẓifūnathey (masculine) will hire |
| hunna (they, women) | sayuwaẓẓifnathey (feminine) will hire |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | wuẓẓiftuI was hired; I have been hired |
| naḥnu (we) | wuẓẓifnāwe were hired; we have been hired |
| anta (you, one man) | wuẓẓiftayou (one man) were hired; you (one man) have been hired |
| anti (you, one woman) | wuẓẓiftiyou (one woman) were hired; you (one woman) have been hired |
| antumā (you two) | wuẓẓiftumāyou two were hired; you two have been hired |
| antum (you, men) | wuẓẓiftumyou (plural, masculine) were hired; you (plural, masculine) have been hired |
| antunna (you, women) | wuẓẓiftunnayou (plural, feminine) were hired; you (plural, feminine) have been hired |
| huwa (he) | wuẓẓifahe was hired; he has been hired |
| hiya (she) | wuẓẓifatshe was hired; she has been hired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | wuẓẓifāthey two (masculine) were hired; they two (masculine) have been hired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | wuẓẓifatāthey two (feminine) were hired; they two (feminine) have been hired |
| hum (they, men) | wuẓẓifūthey (masculine) were hired; they (masculine) have been hired |
| hunna (they, women) | wuẓẓifnathey (feminine) were hired; they (feminine) have been hired |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | uwaẓẓafuI am hired |
| naḥnu (we) | nuwaẓẓafuwe are hired |
| anta (you, one man) | tuwaẓẓafuyou (one man) are hired |
| anti (you, one woman) | tuwaẓẓafīnayou (one woman) are hired |
| antumā (you two) | tuwaẓẓafāniyou two are hired |
| antum (you, men) | tuwaẓẓafūnayou (plural, masculine) are hired |
| antunna (you, women) | tuwaẓẓafnayou (plural, feminine) are hired |
| huwa (he) | yuwaẓẓafuhe is hired |
| hiya (she) | tuwaẓẓafushe is hired |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yuwaẓẓafānithey two (masculine) are hired |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tuwaẓẓafānithey two (feminine) are hired |
| hum (they, men) | yuwaẓẓafūnathey (masculine) are hired |
| hunna (they, women) | yuwaẓẓafnathey (feminine) are hired |
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