اِنْتَهَى (intahā) means to end. It is a defective Form VIII verb from the root ن ه ي (n-h-y): اِنْتَهَى (intahā) in the past, يَنْتَهِي (yantahī) in the present and اِنْتَهِ (intahi) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons and its impersonal passive, vowelled, with its participles and verbal noun.
Every form of intahā on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for اِنْتَهَى, down to the regular Form VIII verbal noun اِنْتِهَاء (intihāʾ).
Intahā at a glance
| Root | ن ه ي (n-h-y), starting with the letter nūn |
| Form | Form VIII, pattern اِفْتَعَلَ (iftaʿala) |
| Verb type | defective |
| Past, he | اِنْتَهَى (intahā) |
| Present, he | يَنْتَهِي (yantahī) |
| Command, you (one man) | اِنْتَهِ (intahi) |
| Active participle | مُنْتَهٍ (muntahin) |
| Passive participle | مُنْتَهًى (muntahan) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | اِنْتِهَاء (intihāʾ) |
Past tense of intahā
The past tense (al-māḍī) of intahā ends in a vowel in the he-form, اِنْتَهَى (intahā). The weak last letter decides the rest: اِنْتَهَيْتُ (intahaytu) for I, اِنْتَهَتْ (intahat) for she, اِنْتَهَوْا (intahaw) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | اِنْتَهَيْتُ | intahaytu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | اِنْتَهَيْنَا | intahaynā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْتَهَيْتَ | intahayta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْتَهَيْتِ | intahayti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْتَهَيْتُمَا | intahaytumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْتَهَيْتُمْ | intahaytum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْتَهَيْتُنَّ | intahaytunna |
| he · هو huwa | اِنْتَهَى | intahā |
| she · هي hiya | اِنْتَهَتْ | intahat |
| they two m. · هما humā | اِنْتَهَيَا | intahayā |
| they two f. · هما humā | اِنْتَهَتَا | intahatā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | اِنْتَهَوْا | intahaw |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | اِنْتَهَيْنَ | intahayna |
Present tense of intahā
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of intahā ends in a long vowel in the he-form, يَنْتَهِي (yantahī). Before the plural ending the weak letter disappears: يَنْتَهُونَ (yantahūna).
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْتَهِي | antahī |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْتَهِي | nantahī |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْتَهِي | tantahī |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْتَهِينَ | tantahīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْتَهِيَانِ | tantahiyāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْتَهُونَ | tantahūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْتَهِينَ | tantahīna |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْتَهِي | yantahī |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْتَهِي | tantahī |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْتَهِيَانِ | yantahiyāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْتَهِيَانِ | tantahiyāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْتَهُونَ | yantahūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْتَهِينَ | yantahīna |
Subjunctive and jussive of intahā
After لن (lan, will not) the he-form of intahā is يَنْتَهِيَ (yantahiya); after لم (lam, did not) its final long vowel shortens: يَنْتَهِ (yantahi).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَنْتَهِيَ (antahiya) | أَنْتَهِ (antahi) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَنْتَهِيَ (nantahiya) | نَنْتَهِ (nantahi) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَنْتَهِيَ (tantahiya) | تَنْتَهِ (tantahi) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَنْتَهِي (tantahī) | تَنْتَهِي (tantahī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَنْتَهِيَا (tantahiyā) | تَنْتَهِيَا (tantahiyā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَنْتَهُوا (tantahū) | تَنْتَهُوا (tantahū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَنْتَهِينَ (tantahīna) | تَنْتَهِينَ (tantahīna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَنْتَهِيَ (yantahiya) | يَنْتَهِ (yantahi) |
| she · هي hiya | تَنْتَهِيَ (tantahiya) | تَنْتَهِ (tantahi) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَنْتَهِيَا (yantahiyā) | يَنْتَهِيَا (yantahiyā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَنْتَهِيَا (tantahiyā) | تَنْتَهِيَا (tantahiyā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَنْتَهُوا (yantahū) | يَنْتَهُوا (yantahū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَنْتَهِينَ (yantahīna) | يَنْتَهِينَ (yantahīna) |
Imperative of intahā
The command of Form VIII drops the prefix of the jussive تَنْتَهِ (tantahi) and puts a connecting alif in front: اِنْتَهِ (intahi) to one man, اِنْتَهِي (intahī) to one woman, اِنْتَهُوا (intahū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | اِنْتَهِ | intahi |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | اِنْتَهِي | intahī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | اِنْتَهِيَا | intahiyā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | اِنْتَهُوا | intahū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | اِنْتَهِينَ | intahīna |
Passive of intahā
The passive past of intahā ends in -iya (اُنْتُهِيَ (untuhiya)) and the passive present in -ā (يُنْتَهَى (yuntahā)). Wiktionary lists the passive of intahā as impersonal: only the he-form is used, without a subject of its own.
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| he · هو huwa | اُنْتُهِيَ (untuhiya) | يُنْتَهَى (yuntahā) |
Participles and verbal noun of intahā
The active participle ends in -in: مُنْتَهٍ (muntahin). The passive participle ends in -an: مُنْتَهًى (muntahan). The verbal noun (maṣdar) follows the Form VIII pattern iftiʿāl: اِنْتِهَاء (intihāʾ). The Arabic grammar books we recommend cover all ten patterns at more length.
Why intahā conjugates this way
The last root letter of اِنْتَهَى (intahā) is ي (y), which makes it a defective verb. Form VIII spells it as a final -ā in the past (اِنْتَهَى (intahā)) and as -ī in the present (يَنْتَهِي (yantahī)). Before a consonant ending it comes back as a consonant or a long vowel (اِنْتَهَيْتُ (intahaytu)), and before the plural -ū it disappears (اِنْتَهَوْا (intahaw)).
Form VIII puts t after the first root letter (iftaʿala), the action turned inward. It starts with a connecting alif, and its present is يَنْتَهِي (yantahī). Ittaṣala (to contact, to call) and iḥtāja (to need) are built on the same Form VIII pattern.
Intahā in sentences
انتهت اللعبة.
The game ended.
The verb: اِنْتَهَتْ (intahat), past, she. Source: Tatoeba sentence 11979379 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
انتهيت للتوّ.
Just finished it.
The verb: اِنْتَهَيْتُ (intahaytu), past, I. Source: Tatoeba sentence 374783 by saeb (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of intahā?
The present tense of اِنْتَهَى (intahā) is يَنْتَهِي (yantahī) for he, أَنْتَهِي (antahī) for I and تَنْتَهِي (tantahī) for you (one man). The weak last letter turns into a long vowel at the end of the word.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of intahā?
اِنْتِهَاء (intihāʾ), on the Form VIII pattern iftiʿāl. The active participle is مُنْتَهٍ (muntahin), and the passive participle مُنْتَهًى (muntahan).
Is intahā a regular verb?
It is regular for a defective verb: its last root letter turns into a vowel at the end of the word (اِنْتَهَى (intahā), يَنْتَهِي (yantahī)) and returns before a consonant ending (اِنْتَهَيْتُ (intahaytu)).