Arabic: An Essential Grammar

A2.16 Verb with final

alif maqs

̇

u ̄rah ى: َر َأى ‘to see’ (perf. /a/

imperf. /a/) (This is a common verb with certain irregularities of

its own.)

Active Passive

Perf. Imperf. Imperf. Imperf. Perf. Imperf. Imperat.

Person indic. subj. jussive indic.

Singular

3. m. ُي َ رى ُر ِئ َي َي َر َي َ رى َي َ رى َر َأى


4. f. ُت َ رى ُر ِئ َي ْت َت َر َت َ رى َت َ رى َر َأ ْت


5. m. َر ُت َ رى ُر ِئي َت َت َر َت َ رى َت َ رى َر َأ ْي َت


6. f. َر ْي ُت َر ْي َن ُر ِئي ِت َت َر ْي َت َر ْي َت َر ْي َن َر َأ ْي ِت


7. m. f. ُأ َ رى ُر ِئي ُت َأ َر َأ َ رى َأ َ رى َر َأ ْي ُت

Dual

3. m. ُي َر َيا ِن ُر ِئ َ يا َي َر َ يا َي َر َ يا َي َر َيا ِن َر َأ َيا


4. f. ُت َر َيا ِن ُر ِئ َي َ تا َت َر َ يا َت َر َ يا َت َر َيا ِن َر َأ َتا


5. m. f. َر َ يا ُت َر َيا ِن ُر ِئي ُت َما َت َر َ يا َت َر َ يا َت َر َيا ِن َر َأ ْي ُت َما

Plural

3. m. ُر ُؤوا َي َر ْوا َي َر ْوا َي َر ْو َن َر َأ ْوا ُي َر ْو َن


4. f. ُي َر ْي َن ُر ِئي َن َي َر ْي َن َي َر ْي َن َي َر ْي َن َر َأ ْي َن


5. m. َر ْوا ُت َر ْو َن ُر ِئي ُت ْم َت َر ْوا َت َر ْوا َت َر ْو َن َر َأ ْي ُت ْم


6. f. نَّ ن َت َر ْي َن َت َر ْي َن َت َر ْي َن َر َأ ْي ُتَّ َر ْي َن ُت َر ْي َن ُر ِئي ُت


7. m. f. ُن َ رى ُر ِئي َ نا َن َر َن َ رى َن َ رى َر َأ ْي َنا

Act. part. َرا ٍء (as َقا ٍض) Pass. part. يٌّ َم ْر ِئ Verbal noun (mas

̇

dar) َر ْأ ٌي

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