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تتبع
تتبع
See also: تبتع
Arabic
Verb
تَتَبَّعَ • (tatabbaʿa) V, non-past يَتَتَبَّعُ (yatatabbaʿu)
- to pursue, investigate, examine
 - to follow (a matter, a topic)
 
Conjugation
Conjugation of 
تَتَبَّعَ
 (form-V sound)|  verbal noun الْمَصْدَر  | 
  تَتَبُّع 
tatabbuʿ  | 
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|  active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل  | 
  مُتَتَبِّع 
mutatabbiʿ  | 
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|  passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول  | 
  مُتَتَبَّع 
mutatabbaʿ  | 
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|  active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 tatabbaʿtu  | 
 
 tatabbaʿta  | 
  تَتَبَّعَ 
tatabbaʿa  | 
  تَتَبَّعْتُمَا 
tatabbaʿtumā  | 
  تَتَبَّعَا 
tatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tatabbaʿnā  | 
 
 tatabbaʿtum  | 
 
 tatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tatabbaʿti  | 
 
 tatabbaʿat  | 
  تَتَبَّعَتَا 
tatabbaʿatā  | 
 
 tatabbaʿtunna  | 
 
 tatabbaʿna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾatatabbaʿu  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿu  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿu  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَانِ 
tatatabbaʿāni  | 
  يَتَتَبَّعَانِ 
yatatabbaʿāni  | 
 
 natatabbaʿu  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿūna  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿūna  | 
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| f |  
 tatatabbaʿīna  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿu  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَانِ 
tatatabbaʿāni  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾatatabbaʿa  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿa  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿa  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَا 
tatatabbaʿā  | 
  يَتَتَبَّعَا 
yatatabbaʿā  | 
 
 natatabbaʿa  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿū  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tatatabbaʿī  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿa  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَا 
tatatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾatatabbaʿ  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿ  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿ  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَا 
tatatabbaʿā  | 
  يَتَتَبَّعَا 
yatatabbaʿā  | 
 
 natatabbaʿ  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿū  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tatatabbaʿī  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿ  | 
  تَتَتَبَّعَا 
tatatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tatatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yatatabbaʿna  | 
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|  imperative الْأَمْر  | 
m |   تَتَبَّعْ 
tatabbaʿ  | 
  تَتَبَّعَا 
tatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tatabbaʿī  | 
 
 tatabbaʿna  | 
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|  passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 tutubbiʿtu  | 
 
 tutubbiʿta  | 
  تُتُبِّعَ 
tutubbiʿa  | 
  تُتُبِّعْتُمَا 
tutubbiʿtumā  | 
  تُتُبِّعَا 
tutubbiʿā  | 
 
 tutubbiʿnā  | 
 
 tutubbiʿtum  | 
 
 tutubbiʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tutubbiʿti  | 
 
 tutubbiʿat  | 
  تُتُبِّعَتَا 
tutubbiʿatā  | 
 
 tutubbiʿtunna  | 
 
 tutubbiʿna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾutatabbaʿu  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿu  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿu  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَانِ 
tutatabbaʿāni  | 
  يُتَتَبَّعَانِ 
yutatabbaʿāni  | 
 
 nutatabbaʿu  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿūna  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿūna  | 
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| f |  
 tutatabbaʿīna  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿu  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَانِ 
tutatabbaʿāni  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾutatabbaʿa  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿa  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿa  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَا 
tutatabbaʿā  | 
  يُتَتَبَّعَا 
yutatabbaʿā  | 
 
 nutatabbaʿa  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿū  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tutatabbaʿī  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿa  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَا 
tutatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾutatabbaʿ  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿ  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿ  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَا 
tutatabbaʿā  | 
  يُتَتَبَّعَا 
yutatabbaʿā  | 
 
 nutatabbaʿ  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿū  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿū  | 
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| f |  
 tutatabbaʿī  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿ  | 
  تُتَتَبَّعَا 
tutatabbaʿā  | 
 
 tutatabbaʿna  | 
 
 yutatabbaʿna  | 
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References
- “تتبع” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
 - Wehr, Hans (1979), “تتبع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
 
Etymology 2
Noun
تَتَبُّع • (tatabbuʿ) m
- verbal noun of تَتَبَّعَ (tatabbaʿa) (form V)
 
Declension
Declension of noun تَتَبُّع (tatabbuʿ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal |  تَتَبُّع tatabbuʿ  | 
 التَّتَبُّع at-tatabbuʿ  | 
 تَتَبُّع tatabbuʿ  | 
| Nominative |  تَتَبُّعٌ tatabbuʿun  | 
 التَّتَبُّعُ at-tatabbuʿu  | 
 تَتَبُّعُ tatabbuʿu  | 
| Accusative |  تَتَبُّعًا tatabbuʿan  | 
 التَّتَبُّعَ at-tatabbuʿa  | 
 تَتَبُّعَ tatabbuʿa  | 
| Genitive |  تَتَبُّعٍ tatabbuʿin  | 
 التَّتَبُّعِ at-tatabbuʿi  | 
 تَتَبُّعِ tatabbuʿi  | 
Etymology 3
Verb
تَتْبَعُ • (tatbaʿu) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Verb
تَتْبَعَ • (tatbaʿa) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Verb
تَتْبَعْ • (tatbaʿ) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Verb
تُتْبَعُ • (tutbaʿu) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Verb
تُتْبَعَ • (tutbaʿa) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Verb
تُتْبَعْ • (tutbaʿ) (form I)
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive of تَبِعَ (tabiʿa)
 
Etymology 4
Verb
تَتَّبِعُ • (tattabiʿu) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 
Verb
تَتَّبِعَ • (tattabiʿa) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 
Verb
تَتَّبِعْ • (tattabiʿ) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 
Verb
تُتَّبَعُ • (tuttabaʿu) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 
Verb
تُتَّبَعَ • (tuttabaʿa) (form VIII)
- second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 - third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive of اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʿa)
 
Verb
تُتَّبَعْ • (tuttabaʿ) (form VIII)