اهتم

See also: أهتم‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه م م‎ (h-m-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ih.tam.ma/

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Verb

اِهْتَمَّ • (ihtamma) VIII, non-past يَهْتَمُّ‎‎ (yahtammu)

1. to look after (بِ‎ (bi))
2. to be distressed, to be grieved, to be worried
3. to be anxious about, concerned at, solicitous
4. to take pains in (بِ‎ (bi)) a matter for (لِ‎ (li)) another's sake
5. to be interested in

Conjugation

Conjugation of

اِهْتَمَّ

(form-VIII geminate)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِهْتِمَام‎ ihtimām
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُهْتَمّ‎ muhtamm
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُهْتَمّ‎ muhtamm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِهْتَمَمْتُ‎ ihtamamtu	اِهْتَمَمْتَ‎ ihtamamta	اِهْتَمَّ ihtamma		اِهْتَمَمْتُمَا‎ ihtamamtumā	اِهْتَمَّا‎ ihtammā		اِهْتَمَمْنَا‎ ihtamamnā	اِهْتَمَمْتُمْ‎ ihtamamtum	اِهْتَمُّوا‎ ihtammū
	f		اِهْتَمَمْتِ‎ ihtamamti	اِهْتَمَّتْ‎ ihtammat			اِهْتَمَّتَا‎ ihtammatā			اِهْتَمَمْتُنَّ‎ ihtamamtunna	اِهْتَمَمْنَ‎ ihtamamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْتَمُّ‎ ʾahtammu	تَهْتَمُّ‎ tahtammu	يَهْتَمُّ‎ yahtammu		تَهْتَمَّانِ‎ tahtammāni	يَهْتَمَّانِ‎ yahtammāni		نَهْتَمُّ‎ nahtammu	تَهْتَمُّونَ‎ tahtammūna	يَهْتَمُّونَ‎ yahtammūna
	f		تَهْتَمِّينَ‎ tahtammīna	تَهْتَمُّ‎ tahtammu			تَهْتَمَّانِ‎ tahtammāni			تَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ tahtamimna	يَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ yahtamimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْتَمَّ‎ ʾahtamma	تَهْتَمَّ‎ tahtamma	يَهْتَمَّ‎ yahtamma		تَهْتَمَّا‎ tahtammā	يَهْتَمَّا‎ yahtammā		نَهْتَمَّ‎ nahtamma	تَهْتَمُّوا‎ tahtammū	يَهْتَمُّوا‎ yahtammū
	f		تَهْتَمِّي‎ tahtammī	تَهْتَمَّ‎ tahtamma			تَهْتَمَّا‎ tahtammā			تَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ tahtamimna	يَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ yahtamimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْتَمَّ‎ or أَهْتَمِّ‎ or أَهْتَمِمْ‎ ʾahtamma or ʾahtammi or ʾahtamim	تَهْتَمَّ‎ or تَهْتَمِّ‎ or تَهْتَمِمْ‎ tahtamma or tahtammi or tahtamim	يَهْتَمَّ‎ or يَهْتَمِّ‎ or يَهْتَمِمْ‎ yahtamma or yahtammi or yahtamim		تَهْتَمَّا‎ tahtammā	يَهْتَمَّا‎ yahtammā		نَهْتَمَّ‎ or نَهْتَمِّ‎ or نَهْتَمِمْ‎ nahtamma or nahtammi or nahtamim	تَهْتَمُّوا‎ tahtammū	يَهْتَمُّوا‎ yahtammū
	f		تَهْتَمِّي‎ tahtammī	تَهْتَمَّ‎ or تَهْتَمِّ‎ or تَهْتَمِمْ‎ tahtamma or tahtammi or tahtamim			تَهْتَمَّا‎ tahtammā			تَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ tahtamimna	يَهْتَمِمْنَ‎ yahtamimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْتَمَّ or اِهْتَمِّ or اِهْتَمِمْ‎ ihtamma or ihtammi or ihtamim			اِهْتَمَّا‎ ihtammā				اِهْتَمُّوا‎ ihtammū
	f		اِهْتَمِّي‎ ihtammī							اِهْتَمِمْنَ‎ ihtamimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	اُهْتُمَّ uhtumma		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُهْتَمُّ‎ yuhtammu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُهْتَمَّ‎ yuhtamma		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُهْتَمَّ‎ or يُهْتَمِّ‎ or يُهْتَمَمْ‎ yuhtamma or yuhtammi or yuhtamam		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “اهتم”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ه م م‎

Etymology

From Arabic اِهْتَمَّ‎ (ihtamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ih.tamm/, [ihˈtam]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

اهتمّ • (ihtamm) (form VIII, present بهتمّ‎ (bihtamm))

1. to be interested in

   ‏الشبّ بهتمّ فيها.‎‎

   iš-šab bihtamm fīhā

   The boy is interested in her.

2. to pay attention to

   ‏لازم تهتمّ في دروسك.‎‎

   lāzem tihtamm fī drūsak

   You must pay attention to your studies.

Conjugation

Conjugation of اهتمّ (ihtamm)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	اهتمّيت (ihtammēt)	اهتمّيت (ihtammēt)	اهتمّ (ihtamm)		اهتمّينا (ihtammēna)	اهتمّيتو (ihtammētu)	اهتمّو (ihtammu)
	f		اهتمّيتي (ihtammēti)	اهتمّت (ihtammat)
present	m	بهتمّ (bahtamm)	بتهتمّ (btihtamm)	بهتمّ (bihtamm)		منهتمّ (mnihtamm)	بتهتمّو (btihtammu)	بهتمّو (bihtammu)
	f		بتهتمّي (btihtammi)	بتهتمّ (btihtamm)
subjunctive	m	أهتمّ (ʔahtamm)	تهتمّ (tihtamm)	يهتمّ (yihtamm)		نهتمّ (nihtamm)	تهتمّو (tihtammu)	يهتمّو (yihtammu)
	f		تهتمّي (tihtammi)	تهتمّ (tihtamm)
imperative	m		اهتمّ (ihtamm)				اهتمّو (ihtammu)
	f		اهتمّي (ihtammi)