Arabic reference
وَعَدَ
waʿada
to promise
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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) | waʿadtuI promised; I have promised |
| naḥnu (we) | waʿadnāwe promised; we have promised |
| anta (you, one man) | waʿadtayou (one man) promised; you (one man) have promised |
| anti (you, one woman) | waʿadtiyou (one woman) promised; you (one woman) have promised |
| antumā (you two) | waʿadtumāyou two promised; you two have promised |
| antum (you, men) | waʿadtumyou (plural, masculine) promised; you (plural, masculine) have promised |
| antunna (you, women) | waʿadtunnayou (plural, feminine) promised; you (plural, feminine) have promised |
| huwa (he) | waʿadahe promised; he has promised |
| hiya (she) | waʿadatshe promised; she has promised |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waʿadāthey two (masculine) promised; they two (masculine) have promised |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waʿadatāthey two (feminine) promised; they two (feminine) have promised |
| hum (they, men) | waʿadūthey (masculine) promised; they (masculine) have promised |
| hunna (they, women) | waʿadnathey (feminine) promised; they (feminine) have promised |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿiduI promise |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿiduwe promise |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿiduyou (one man) promise |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿidīnayou (one woman) promise |
| antumā (you two) | taʿidāniyou two promise |
| antum (you, men) | taʿidūnayou (plural, masculine) promise |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿidnayou (plural, feminine) promise |
| huwa (he) | yaʿiduhe promises |
| hiya (she) | taʿidushe promises |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿidānithey two (masculine) promise |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿidānithey two (feminine) promise |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿidūnathey (masculine) promise |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿidnathey (feminine) promise |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿida(that) I promise |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿida(that) we promise |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿida(that) you (one man) promise |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿidī(that) you (one woman) promise |
| antumā (you two) | taʿidā(that) you two promise |
| antum (you, men) | taʿidū(that) you (plural, masculine) promise |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿidna(that) you (plural, feminine) promise |
| huwa (he) | yaʿida(that) he promises |
| hiya (she) | taʿida(that) she promises |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿidā(that) they two (masculine) promise |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿidā(that) they two (feminine) promise |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿidū(that) they (masculine) promise |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿidna(that) they (feminine) promise |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aʿidI promise (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naʿidwe promise (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taʿidyou (one man) promise (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taʿidīyou (one woman) promise (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taʿidāyou two promise (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taʿidūyou (plural, masculine) promise (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taʿidnayou (plural, feminine) promise (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaʿidhe promises (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taʿidshe promises (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaʿidāthey two (masculine) promise (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taʿidāthey two (feminine) promise (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaʿidūthey (masculine) promise (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaʿidnathey (feminine) promise (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | ʿidpromise! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | ʿidīpromise! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | ʿidāpromise! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | ʿidūpromise! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | ʿidnapromise! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaʿiduI will promise |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaʿiduwe will promise |
| anta (you, one man) | sataʿiduyou (one man) will promise |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataʿidīnayou (one woman) will promise |
| antumā (you two) | sataʿidāniyou two will promise |
| antum (you, men) | sataʿidūnayou (plural, masculine) will promise |
| antunna (you, women) | sataʿidnayou (plural, feminine) will promise |
| huwa (he) | sayaʿiduhe will promise |
| hiya (she) | sataʿidushe will promise |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaʿidānithey two (masculine) will promise |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataʿidānithey two (feminine) will promise |
| hum (they, men) | sayaʿidūnathey (masculine) will promise |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaʿidnathey (feminine) will promise |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | wuʿidtuI was promised; I have been promised |
| naḥnu (we) | wuʿidnāwe were promised; we have been promised |
| anta (you, one man) | wuʿidtayou (one man) were promised; you (one man) have been promised |
| anti (you, one woman) | wuʿidtiyou (one woman) were promised; you (one woman) have been promised |
| antumā (you two) | wuʿidtumāyou two were promised; you two have been promised |
| antum (you, men) | wuʿidtumyou (plural, masculine) were promised; you (plural, masculine) have been promised |
| antunna (you, women) | wuʿidtunnayou (plural, feminine) were promised; you (plural, feminine) have been promised |
| huwa (he) | wuʿidahe was promised; he has been promised |
| hiya (she) | wuʿidatshe was promised; she has been promised |
| humā (they two, masculine) | wuʿidāthey two (masculine) were promised; they two (masculine) have been promised |
| humā (they two, feminine) | wuʿidatāthey two (feminine) were promised; they two (feminine) have been promised |
| hum (they, men) | wuʿidūthey (masculine) were promised; they (masculine) have been promised |
| hunna (they, women) | wuʿidnathey (feminine) were promised; they (feminine) have been promised |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūʿaduI am promised |
| naḥnu (we) | nūʿaduwe are promised |
| anta (you, one man) | tūʿaduyou (one man) are promised |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūʿadīnayou (one woman) are promised |
| antumā (you two) | tūʿadāniyou two are promised |
| antum (you, men) | tūʿadūnayou (plural, masculine) are promised |
| antunna (you, women) | tūʿadnayou (plural, feminine) are promised |
| huwa (he) | yūʿaduhe is promised |
| hiya (she) | tūʿadushe is promised |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūʿadānithey two (masculine) are promised |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūʿadānithey two (feminine) are promised |
| hum (they, men) | yūʿadūnathey (masculine) are promised |
| hunna (they, women) | yūʿadnathey (feminine) are promised |
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