{"id":33,"date":"2009-03-23T07:01:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T11:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=31"},"modified":"2014-06-13T20:05:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T20:05:01","slug":"the-past-perfect-tense-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-past-perfect-tense-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Past (Perfect) Tense in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">In Arabic, the past time frame is used to mark actions that are complete at the time of speaking or writing. It is mainly marked by suffixes at the end of verbs that depend on the person or pronoun used. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Examples of the past (perfect) tense:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u201cHe studied Arabic.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0633\u0643\u0646\u062a\u064e \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0628\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u201cYou lived in Baghdad\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0632\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0621<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u201cWe watched television in the evening.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">The following table gives the appropriate suffixes used to mark the past (perfect) timeframe in Arabic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"margin: 2.75pt 6.75pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Example<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Past tense<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">suffixes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Pronouns<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0626\u0631 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">1st person sing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2nd person sing. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2nd person sing. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">_<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u0648<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person sing. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person sing. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2nd person dual. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u0645\u0627 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">(m)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person dual. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u0645\u0627<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span dir=\"ltr\">(f) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person dual. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0646\u062d\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">1st person pl.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2nd person pl. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">2nd person pl. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person pl. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0640\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">\u0647\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 114.55pt; border: #d4d0c8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"153\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">3rd person pl. 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