Arabic reference
وَقَفَ
waqafa
to stand
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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) | waqaftuI stood; I have stood |
| naḥnu (we) | waqafnāwe stood; we have stood |
| anta (you, one man) | waqaftayou (one man) stood; you (one man) have stood |
| anti (you, one woman) | waqaftiyou (one woman) stood; you (one woman) have stood |
| antumā (you two) | waqaftumāyou two stood; you two have stood |
| antum (you, men) | waqaftumyou (plural, masculine) stood; you (plural, masculine) have stood |
| antunna (you, women) | waqaftunnayou (plural, feminine) stood; you (plural, feminine) have stood |
| huwa (he) | waqafahe stood; he has stood |
| hiya (she) | waqafatshe stood; she has stood |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waqafāthey two (masculine) stood; they two (masculine) have stood |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waqafatāthey two (feminine) stood; they two (feminine) have stood |
| hum (they, men) | waqafūthey (masculine) stood; they (masculine) have stood |
| hunna (they, women) | waqafnathey (feminine) stood; they (feminine) have stood |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqifuI stand |
| naḥnu (we) | naqifuwe stand |
| anta (you, one man) | taqifuyou (one man) stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqifīnayou (one woman) stand |
| antumā (you two) | taqifāniyou two stand |
| antum (you, men) | taqifūnayou (plural, masculine) stand |
| antunna (you, women) | taqifnayou (plural, feminine) stand |
| huwa (he) | yaqifuhe stands |
| hiya (she) | taqifushe stands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqifānithey two (masculine) stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqifānithey two (feminine) stand |
| hum (they, men) | yaqifūnathey (masculine) stand |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqifnathey (feminine) stand |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqifa(that) I stand |
| naḥnu (we) | naqifa(that) we stand |
| anta (you, one man) | taqifa(that) you (one man) stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqifī(that) you (one woman) stand |
| antumā (you two) | taqifā(that) you two stand |
| antum (you, men) | taqifū(that) you (plural, masculine) stand |
| antunna (you, women) | taqifna(that) you (plural, feminine) stand |
| huwa (he) | yaqifa(that) he stands |
| hiya (she) | taqifa(that) she stands |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqifā(that) they two (masculine) stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqifā(that) they two (feminine) stand |
| hum (they, men) | yaqifū(that) they (masculine) stand |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqifna(that) they (feminine) stand |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aqifI stand (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | naqifwe stand (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | taqifyou (one man) stand (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | taqifīyou (one woman) stand (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | taqifāyou two stand (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | taqifūyou (plural, masculine) stand (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | taqifnayou (plural, feminine) stand (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yaqifhe stands (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | taqifshe stands (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yaqifāthey two (masculine) stand (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | taqifāthey two (feminine) stand (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yaqifūthey (masculine) stand (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yaqifnathey (feminine) stand (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | qifstand! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | qifīstand! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | qifāstand! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | qifūstand! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | qifnastand! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaqifuI will stand |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaqifuwe will stand |
| anta (you, one man) | sataqifuyou (one man) will stand |
| anti (you, one woman) | sataqifīnayou (one woman) will stand |
| antumā (you two) | sataqifāniyou two will stand |
| antum (you, men) | sataqifūnayou (plural, masculine) will stand |
| antunna (you, women) | sataqifnayou (plural, feminine) will stand |
| huwa (he) | sayaqifuhe will stand |
| hiya (she) | sataqifushe will stand |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayaqifānithey two (masculine) will stand |
| humā (they two, feminine) | sataqifānithey two (feminine) will stand |
| hum (they, men) | sayaqifūnathey (masculine) will stand |
| hunna (they, women) | sayaqifnathey (feminine) will stand |
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