Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).[1]
Noun
amiri class V (plural maamiri class VI)
- (military) commander, officer
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّرَ (ʕammara).[2]
Verb
-amiri (infinitive kuamiri)
- to start (something)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -amiri
|
| Positive present
|
-naamiri
|
| Subjunctive
|
-amiri
|
| Negative
|
-amiri
|
| Imperative singular
|
amiri
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuamiri
|
| Negative
|
kutoamiri
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
amiri
|
| Plural
|
amirini
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huamiri
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liamiri
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuamiri
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamiri)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaamiri/naamiri
|
tunaamiri
|
| 2nd person
|
unaamiri
|
mnaamiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaamiri
|
wanaamiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naamiri
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -amiri)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siamiri
|
hatuamiri
|
| 2nd person
|
huamiri
|
hamwamiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haamiri
|
hawaamiri
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -amiri
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taamiri
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taamiri
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amiri)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niamiri
|
tuamiri
|
| 2nd person
|
uamiri
|
mwamiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aamiri
|
waamiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -amiri
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siamiri
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeamiri
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeamiri
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliamiri
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliamiri
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamiri)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naamiri
|
twaamiri
|
| 2nd person
|
waamiri
|
mwaamiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aamiri
|
waamiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waamiri
|
yaamiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laamiri
|
yaamiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaamiri
|
vyaamiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yaamiri
|
zaamiri
|
| u(XI)
|
waamiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaamiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
paamiri
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaamiri
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meamiri
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaamiri
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaamiri
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiamiri
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoamiri
|
| Consecutive
|
kaamiri / positive subject concord + -kaamiri
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaamiri
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niamiri
|
-tuamiri
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuamiri
|
-waamiri/-kuamirini/-waamirini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwamiri
|
-waamiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uamiri
|
-iamiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liamiri
|
-yaamiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiamiri
|
-viamiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iamiri
|
-ziamiri
|
| u(XI)
|
-uamiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuamiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paamiri
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muamiri
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiamiri
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amiri- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-amiriye
|
-amirio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-amirio
|
-amiriyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-amirilo
|
-amiriyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-amiricho
|
-amirivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-amiriyo
|
-amirizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-amirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-amiriko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-amiripo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-amirimo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amiri)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeamiri
|
-oamiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oamiri
|
-yoamiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loamiri
|
-yoamiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choamiri
|
-vyoamiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoamiri
|
-zoamiri
|
| u(XI)
|
-oamiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koamiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poamiri
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-moamiri
|
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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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References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 17 Nr. 107
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 215 Nr. 1939