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past in Arabic

مَاضٍ māḍin

/pɑːst/

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past in Arabic: مَاضٍ (māḍin), الْمَاضِي (al-māḍī), فِعْل مَاضٍ (fiʕl māḍin), الْفِعْل الْمَاضِي (al-fiʕl al-māḍī). In English, past means the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

Arabic words for past

period of time that has already happened
مَاضٍ māḍin, الْمَاضِي al-māḍī
(grammar) past tense
مَاضٍ māḍin, الْمَاضِي al-māḍī, فِعْل مَاضٍ fiʕl māḍin, الْفِعْل الْمَاضِي al-fiʕl al-māḍī
having already happened; in the past
مَاضٍ māḍin
beyond in place
بَعْدَ baʕda

English meaning of past

  1. noun The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
  2. noun The past tense.
  3. adjective Having already happened; in the past; finished.
  4. adjective Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.

Full definition of past

past in a sentence

  • a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past
  • during the past year
  • I watched him walk past.

Synonyms of past

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past in other languages

Questions about past in Arabic

What is the meaning of past in Arabic?
Past in Arabic is مَاضٍ (māḍin), الْمَاضِي (al-māḍī), فِعْل مَاضٍ (fiʕl māḍin), الْفِعْل الْمَاضِي (al-fiʕl al-māḍī).
ما معنى كلمة past؟
Past: مَاضٍ (māḍin), الْمَاضِي (al-māḍī), فِعْل مَاضٍ (fiʕl māḍin), الْفِعْل الْمَاضِي (al-fiʕl al-māḍī).
What does past mean in English?
Past means the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

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