Active and Passive Commands: All Positions

Complete Conjugation of Khāfa–Yakhāfu: Hollow Wāw from the Samiʿa Class

The imperative expresses a request or command. Direct second-person active commands use distinctive forms; third-person, first-person and passive commands employ lām al-amr with a jussive imperfect.

PronounActive commandPassive command
هُوَلِيَخَفْلِيُخَفْ
هُمَا (م)لِيَخَافَالِيُخَافَا
هُمْلِيَخَافُوالِيُخَافُوا
هِيَلِتَخَفْلِتُخَفْ
هُمَا (ف)لِتَخَافَالِتُخَافَا
هُنَّلِيَخَفْنَلِيُخَفْنَ
أَنْتَخَفْلِتُخَفْ
أَنْتُمَا (م)خَافَالِتُخَافَا
أَنْتُمْخَافُوالِتُخَافُوا
أَنْتِخَافِيلِتُخَافِي
أَنْتُمَا (ف)خَافَالِتُخَافَا
أَنْتُنَّخَفْنَلِتُخَفْنَ
أَنَالِأَخَفْلِأُخَفْ
نَحْنُلِنَخَفْلِنُخَفْ

Word / formMeaning / explanation
خَفْfear (addressing one male).
لِيَخَفْlet him fear.
لِيُخَفْlet him/it be feared.

Direct address, third-person command and passive voice must be distinguished.