اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) means to turn red. It is a doubled Form IX verb from the root ح م ر (ḥ-m-r): اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) in the past, يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru) in the present and اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons, vowelled, with its participle and verbal noun; it has no passive.
Every form of iḥmarra on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for اِحْمَرَّ, down to the regular Form IX verbal noun اِحْمِرَار (iḥmirār).
Iḥmarra at a glance
| Root | ح م ر (ḥ-m-r), starting with the letter ḥāʾ |
| Form | Form IX, pattern اِفْعَلَّ (ifʿalla) |
| Verb type | doubled |
| Past, he | اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) |
| Present, he | يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru) |
| Command, you (one man) | اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) or اِحْمَرِّ (iḥmarri) or اِحْمَرِرْ (iḥmarir) |
| Active participle | مُحْمَرّ (muḥmarr) |
| Passive participle | none |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | اِحْمِرَار (iḥmirār) |
Past tense of iḥmarra
The past tense (al-māḍī) of iḥmarra keeps the doubled letter together before a vowel ending (اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra), اِحْمَرُّوا (iḥmarrū)) and splits it before a consonant ending (اِحْمَرَرْتُ (iḥmarartu), اِحْمَرَرْنَ (iḥmararna)).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | اِحْمَرَرْتُ | iḥmarartu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | اِحْمَرَرْنَا | iḥmararnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِحْمَرَرْتَ | iḥmararta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِحْمَرَرْتِ | iḥmararti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِحْمَرَرْتُمَا | iḥmarartumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِحْمَرَرْتُمْ | iḥmarartum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِحْمَرَرْتُنَّ | iḥmarartunna |
| he · هو huwa | اِحْمَرَّ | iḥmarra |
| she · هي hiya | اِحْمَرَّتْ | iḥmarrat |
| they two m. · هما humā | اِحْمَرَّا | iḥmarrā |
| they two f. · هما humā | اِحْمَرَّتَا | iḥmarratā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | اِحْمَرُّوا | iḥmarrū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | اِحْمَرَرْنَ | iḥmararna |
Present tense of iḥmarra
In the present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) the doubled letter of iḥmarra stays together everywhere except before the feminine plural -na: يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru) but يَحْمَرِرْنَ (yaḥmarirna).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَحْمَرُّ | aḥmarru |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَحْمَرُّ | naḥmarru |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَحْمَرُّ | taḥmarru |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَحْمَرِّينَ | taḥmarrīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَحْمَرَّانِ | taḥmarrāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَحْمَرُّونَ | taḥmarrūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَحْمَرِرْنَ | taḥmarirna |
| he · هو huwa | يَحْمَرُّ | yaḥmarru |
| she · هي hiya | تَحْمَرُّ | taḥmarru |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَحْمَرَّانِ | yaḥmarrāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَحْمَرَّانِ | taḥmarrāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَحْمَرُّونَ | yaḥmarrūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَحْمَرِرْنَ | yaḥmarirna |
Subjunctive and jussive of iḥmarra
After لم (lam, did not) the he-form of iḥmarra has three correct spellings, يَحْمَرَّ (yaḥmarra) or يَحْمَرِّ (yaḥmarri) or يَحْمَرِرْ (yaḥmarir), because the doubled letter may merge or split; after لن (lan, will not) it has one, يَحْمَرَّ (yaḥmarra).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَحْمَرَّ (aḥmarra) | أَحْمَرَّ (aḥmarra) or أَحْمَرِّ (aḥmarri) or أَحْمَرِرْ (aḥmarir) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَحْمَرَّ (naḥmarra) | نَحْمَرَّ (naḥmarra) or نَحْمَرِّ (naḥmarri) or نَحْمَرِرْ (naḥmarir) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَحْمَرَّ (taḥmarra) | تَحْمَرَّ (taḥmarra) or تَحْمَرِّ (taḥmarri) or تَحْمَرِرْ (taḥmarir) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَحْمَرِّي (taḥmarrī) | تَحْمَرِّي (taḥmarrī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَحْمَرَّا (taḥmarrā) | تَحْمَرَّا (taḥmarrā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَحْمَرُّوا (taḥmarrū) | تَحْمَرُّوا (taḥmarrū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَحْمَرِرْنَ (taḥmarirna) | تَحْمَرِرْنَ (taḥmarirna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَحْمَرَّ (yaḥmarra) | يَحْمَرَّ (yaḥmarra) or يَحْمَرِّ (yaḥmarri) or يَحْمَرِرْ (yaḥmarir) |
| she · هي hiya | تَحْمَرَّ (taḥmarra) | تَحْمَرَّ (taḥmarra) or تَحْمَرِّ (taḥmarri) or تَحْمَرِرْ (taḥmarir) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَحْمَرَّا (yaḥmarrā) | يَحْمَرَّا (yaḥmarrā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَحْمَرَّا (taḥmarrā) | تَحْمَرَّا (taḥmarrā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَحْمَرُّوا (yaḥmarrū) | يَحْمَرُّوا (yaḥmarrū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَحْمَرِرْنَ (yaḥmarirna) | يَحْمَرِرْنَ (yaḥmarirna) |
Imperative of iḥmarra
The command of Form IX drops the prefix of the jussive تَحْمَرَّ (taḥmarra) and puts a connecting alif in front: اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) or اِحْمَرِّ (iḥmarri) or اِحْمَرِرْ (iḥmarir) to one man, اِحْمَرِّي (iḥmarrī) to one woman, اِحْمَرُّوا (iḥmarrū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِحْمَرَّ or اِحْمَرِّ or اِحْمَرِرْ | iḥmarra or iḥmarri or iḥmarir |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِحْمَرِّي | iḥmarrī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِحْمَرَّا | iḥmarrā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِحْمَرُّوا | iḥmarrū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِحْمَرِرْنَ | iḥmarirna |
Participles and verbal noun of iḥmarra
A Form IX active participle is the present stem with mu- in place of the prefix: يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru) gives مُحْمَرّ (muḥmarr). Iḥmarra has no passive, so it has no passive participle either. The verbal noun (maṣdar) follows the Form IX pattern ifʿilāl: اِحْمِرَار (iḥmirār). The Arabic grammar books we recommend cover all ten patterns at more length.
Why iḥmarra conjugates this way
Form IX doubles the last root letter, so اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) behaves like a doubled verb at the end of the stem: اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) before a vowel, اِحْمَرَرْتُ (iḥmarartu) before a consonant ending. Form IX has no passive.
Form IX is used for colors and bodily defects, and it is rare. It starts with a connecting alif, and its present is يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru). Istamarra (to continue) and ẓanna (to think, to suppose) are doubled too, and change in the same places.
Iḥmarra in sentences
يحمر خجلاً عندما يراها.
He blushes when he sees her.
The verb: يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru), present, he. Source: Tatoeba sentence 12003942 by LdjuherTaqvaylit (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
تحمر خجلا عندما تراه.
She blushes when she sees him.
The verb: تَحْمَرُّ (taḥmarru), present, she. Source: Tatoeba sentence 12003946 by LdjuherTaqvaylit (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of iḥmarra?
The present tense of اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra) is يَحْمَرُّ (yaḥmarru) for he, أَحْمَرُّ (aḥmarru) for I and تَحْمَرُّ (taḥmarru) for you (one man). The doubled letter splits only before the feminine plural -na, as in يَحْمَرِرْنَ (yaḥmarirna).
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of iḥmarra?
اِحْمِرَار (iḥmirār), on the Form IX pattern ifʿilāl. The active participle is مُحْمَرّ (muḥmarr).
Is iḥmarra a regular verb?
It is regular for Form IX: the doubled last letter merges before a vowel (اِحْمَرَّ (iḥmarra)) and splits before a consonant ending (اِحْمَرَرْتُ (iḥmarartu)).