Central Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl amini.
Noun
amini
- hunter.
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔà.míː.nìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.míː.nìː]
Noun
àmīnī̀ m (feminine àmīnìyā, plural àmī̀nai, possessed form àmīnìn)
- faithful friend
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana).
Pronunciation
Noun
amini class IX (plural amini class X)
- belief
- fidelity, devotion
Verb
-amini (infinitive kuamini)
- to trust, to believe
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -amini
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| Positive present
|
-naamini
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| Subjunctive
|
-amini
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| Negative
|
-amini
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| Imperative singular
|
amini
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuamini
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| Negative
|
kutoamini
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
amini
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| Plural
|
aminini
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huamini
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liamini
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuamini
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaamini/naamini
|
tunaamini
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| 2nd person
|
unaamini
|
mnaamini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaamini
|
wanaamini
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naamini
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -amini)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siamini
|
hatuamini
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| 2nd person
|
huamini
|
hamwamini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haamini
|
hawaamini
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -amini
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taamini
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taamini
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amini)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niamini
|
tuamini
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| 2nd person
|
uamini
|
mwamini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aamini
|
waamini
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -amini
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siamini
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeamini
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeamini
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliamini
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliamini
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamini)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naamini
|
twaamini
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| 2nd person
|
waamini
|
mwaamini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aamini
|
waamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waamini
|
yaamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laamini
|
yaamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaamini
|
vyaamini
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaamini
|
zaamini
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| u(XI)
|
waamini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaamini
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| pa(XVI)
|
paamini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaamini
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meamini
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaamini
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaamini
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiamini
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoamini
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| Consecutive
|
kaamini / positive subject concord + -kaamini
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaamini
|
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niamini
|
-tuamini
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| 2nd person
|
-kuamini
|
-waamini/-kuaminini/-waaminini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwamini
|
-waamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uamini
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-iamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liamini
|
-yaamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiamini
|
-viamini
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iamini
|
-ziamini
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| u(XI)
|
-uamini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuamini
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paamini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muamini
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| Reflexive
|
-jiamini
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amini- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-aminiye
|
-aminio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-aminio
|
-aminiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-aminilo
|
-aminiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-aminicho
|
-aminivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-aminiyo
|
-aminizo
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| u(XI)
|
-aminio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-aminiko
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-aminipo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-aminimo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amini)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeamini
|
-oamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oamini
|
-yoamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loamini
|
-yoamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choamini
|
-vyoamini
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoamini
|
-zoamini
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| u(XI)
|
-oamini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koamini
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poamini
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moamini
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms