Conjugation of the Arabic Verb أَعْطَى (aʿṭā)

أَعْطَى

aʿṭā

Meaning

to give

Root (الجذر)

ع ط و

Form (الوزن)

Form IV (defective)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

إِعْطَاء (iʿṭāʾ)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

مُعْطٍ (muʿṭin)

Past Tense (الماضي)

The past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. It expresses completed actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَعْطَيْتُ	aʿṭaytu
هُوَ	huwa	أَعْطَى	aʿṭā
هِيَ	hiya	أَعْطَتْ	aʿṭat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	أَعْطَيْنَا	aʿṭaynā
هُمْ	hum	أَعْطَوْا	aʿṭaw

The present tense is formed with prefixes (and sometimes suffixes). It expresses ongoing, habitual, or future actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أُعْطِي	uʿṭī
أَنْتَ	anta	تُعْطِي	tuʿṭī
هُوَ	huwa	يُعْطِي	yuʿṭī
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نُعْطِي	nuʿṭī
هُمْ	hum	يُعْطُونَ	yuʿṭūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	أَعْطِ	aʿṭi
أَنْتُمْ	antum	أَعْطُوا	aʿṭū

Past

أَعْطَيْتُهُ الكِتَابَ.

Aʿṭaytuhu al-kitāba.

I gave him the book.

Imperative

أَعْطِنِي يَدَكَ!

Aʿṭinī yadaka!

Give me your hand!

Present

يُعْطِي دُرُوسًا.

Yuʿṭī durūsan.

He gives lessons.