ع ر ض Form 6

The general meaning

In Form 6, the root ع ر ض takes on a reciprocal meaning. Instead of one party opposing another, it conveys the idea of two parties standing broadside against each other simultaneously, opposing one another, contradicting each other, or being in mutual conflict.

As a result, Form 6 words built from ع ر ض relate to mutual opposition, contradiction between two things, or ideas and forces that stand against each other.

Past tense conjugation (الماضي)

English Arabizi Arabic
I opposed (one another)ta'aaraDtuتَعَارَضْتُ
You (m.) opposed (one another)ta'aaraDtaتَعَارَضْتَ
You (f.) opposed (one another)ta'aaraDtiتَعَارَضْتِ
He opposed (one another)ta'aaraDaتَعَارَضَ
She opposed (one another)ta'aaraDatتَعَارَضَتْ
You (dual) opposed one anotherta'aaraDtumaaتَعَارَضْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDaaتَعَارَضَا
They (dual, f.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDataaتَعَارَضَتَا
We opposed one anotherta'aaraDnaaتَعَارَضْنَا
You (plural, m.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDtumتَعَارَضْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDtunnaتَعَارَضْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDuuتَعَارَضُوا
They (plural, f.) opposed one anotherta'aaraDnaتَعَارَضْنَ

Present tense conjugations (المضارع)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I oppose (one another)'ata'aaraDuأَتَعَارَضُ
You (m.) oppose (one another)tata'aaraDuتَتَعَارَضُ
You (f.) oppose (one another)tata'aaraDiinaتَتَعَارَضينَ
He opposes (one another)yata'aaraDuيَتَعَارَضُ
She opposes (one another)tata'aaraDuتَتَعَارَضُ
You (dual) oppose one anothertata'aaraDaaniتَتَعَارَضَانِ
They (dual, m.) oppose one anotheryata'aaraDaaniيَتَعَارَضَانِ
They (dual, f.) oppose one anothertata'aaraDaaniتَتَعَارَضَانِ
We oppose one anothernata'aaraDuنَتَعَارَضُ
You (plural, m.) oppose one anothertata'aaraDuunaتَتَعَارَضُونَ
You (plural, f.) oppose one anothertata'aaraDnaتَتَعَارَضْنَ
They (plural, m.) oppose one anotheryata'aaraDuunaيَتَعَارَضُونَ
They (plural, f.) oppose one anotheryata'aaraDnaيَتَعَارَضْنَ

The verbal noun (المصدر — masdar)

English Arabizi Arabic
Mutual opposition / Contradictionta'aaruDتَعَارُض

The active participle (اسم الفاعل)

English Arabizi Arabic
Contradictory / Mutually opposingmuta'aariDمُتَعَارِض
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