Arabic reference
وَقَعَ
waqaʿa
to fall
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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) | waqaʿtuI fell; I have fallen |
| naḥnu (we) | waqaʿnāwe fell; we have fallen |
| anta (you, one man) | waqaʿtayou (one man) fell; you (one man) have fallen |
| anti (you, one woman) | waqaʿtiyou (one woman) fell; you (one woman) have fallen |
| antumā (you two) | waqaʿtumāyou two fell; you two have fallen |
| antum (you, men) | waqaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) fell; you (plural, masculine) have fallen |
| antunna (you, women) | waqaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) fell; you (plural, feminine) have fallen |
| huwa (he) | waqaʿahe fell; he has fallen |
| hiya (she) | waqaʿatshe fell; she has fallen |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waqaʿāthey two (masculine) fell; they two (masculine) have fallen |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waqaʿatāthey two (feminine) fell; they two (feminine) have fallen |
| hum (they, men) | waqaʿūthey (masculine) fell; they (masculine) have fallen |
| hunna (they, women) | waqaʿnathey (feminine) fell; they (feminine) have fallen |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqaʿuI fall |
| naḥnu (we) | naqaʿuwe fall |
| anta (you, one man) | taqaʿuyou (one man) fall |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqaʿīnayou (one woman) fall |
| antumā (you two) | taqaʿāniyou two fall |
| antum (you, men) | taqaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) fall |
| antunna (you, women) | taqaʿnayou (plural, feminine) fall |
| huwa (he) | yaqaʿuhe falls |
| hiya (she) | taqaʿushe falls |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqaʿānithey two (masculine) fall |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqaʿānithey two (feminine) fall |
| hum (they, men) | yaqaʿūnathey (masculine) fall |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqaʿnathey (feminine) fall |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqaʿa(that) I fall |
| naḥnu (we) | naqaʿa(that) we fall |
| anta (you, one man) | taqaʿa(that) you (one man) fall |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqaʿī(that) you (one woman) fall |
| antumā (you two) | taqaʿā(that) you two fall |
| antum (you, men) | taqaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) fall |
| antunna (you, women) | taqaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) fall |
| huwa (he) | yaqaʿa(that) he falls |
| hiya (she) | taqaʿa(that) she falls |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqaʿā(that) they two (masculine) fall |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqaʿā(that) they two (feminine) fall |
| hum (they, men) | yaqaʿū(that) they (masculine) fall |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqaʿna(that) they (feminine) fall |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqaʿI fall (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqaʿwe fall (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqaʿyou (one man) fall (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqaʿīyou (one woman) fall (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqaʿāyou two fall (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqaʿūyou (plural, masculine) fall (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqaʿnayou (plural, feminine) fall (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqaʿhe falls (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqaʿshe falls (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqaʿāthey two (masculine) fall (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqaʿāthey two (feminine) fall (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqaʿūthey (masculine) fall (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqaʿnathey (feminine) fall (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qaʿfall! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qaʿīfall! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qaʿāfall! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qaʿūfall! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qaʿnafall! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqaʿuI will fall |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqaʿuwe will fall |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqaʿuyou (one man) will fall |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqaʿīnayou (one woman) will fall |
| antumā (you two) | sataqaʿāniyou two will fall |
| antum (you, men) | sataqaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will fall |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will fall |
| huwa (he) | sayaqaʿuhe will fall |
| hiya (she) | sataqaʿushe will fall |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqaʿānithey two (masculine) will fall |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqaʿānithey two (feminine) will fall |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqaʿūnathey (masculine) will fall |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqaʿnathey (feminine) will fall |
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