Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic ذَبِيحَة (ḏabīḥa).
Noun
dhabihu class IX (plural dhabihu class X)
- sacrifice
- Synonym: kafara
- abattoir
Etymology 2
From Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-dhabihu (infinitive kudhabihu)
- to sacrifice, to offer a sacrifice
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dhabihu
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| Positive present
|
-nadhabihu
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| Subjunctive
|
-dhabihu
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| Negative
|
-dhabihu
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| Imperative singular
|
dhabihu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
dhabihu
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| Plural
|
dhabihuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hudhabihu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidhabihu
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kudhabihu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhabihu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadhabihu/nadhabihu
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tunadhabihu
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| 2nd person
|
unadhabihu
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mnadhabihu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anadhabihu
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wanadhabihu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nadhabihu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhabihu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sidhabihu
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hatudhabihu
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| 2nd person
|
hudhabihu
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hamdhabihu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hadhabihu
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hawadhabihu
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -dhabihu
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tadhabihu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tadhabihu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhabihu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nidhabihu
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tudhabihu
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| 2nd person
|
udhabihu
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mdhabihu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
adhabihu
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wadhabihu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -dhabihu
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sidhabihu
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngedhabihu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedhabihu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidhabihu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidhabihu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhabihu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nadhabihu
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twadhabihu
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| 2nd person
|
wadhabihu
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mwadhabihu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
adhabihu
|
wadhabihu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wadhabihu
|
yadhabihu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
ladhabihu
|
yadhabihu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chadhabihu
|
vyadhabihu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yadhabihu
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zadhabihu
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| u(XI)
|
wadhabihu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwadhabihu
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| pa(XVI)
|
padhabihu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwadhabihu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medhabihu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadhabihu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadhabihu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidhabihu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodhabihu
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| Consecutive
|
kadhabihu / positive subject concord + -kadhabihu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadhabihu
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nidhabihu
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-tudhabihu
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| 2nd person
|
-kudhabihu
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-wadhabihu/-kudhabihuni/-wadhabihuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mdhabihu
|
-wadhabihu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-udhabihu
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-idhabihu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lidhabihu
|
-yadhabihu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kidhabihu
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-vidhabihu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-idhabihu
|
-zidhabihu
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| u(XI)
|
-udhabihu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kudhabihu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-padhabihu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mudhabihu
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| Reflexive
|
-jidhabihu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhabihu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-dhabihuye
|
-dhabihuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-dhabihuo
|
-dhabihuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-dhabihulo
|
-dhabihuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-dhabihucho
|
-dhabihuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-dhabihuyo
|
-dhabihuzo
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| u(XI)
|
-dhabihuo
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-dhabihuko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-dhabihupo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-dhabihumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhabihu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yedhabihu
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-odhabihu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-odhabihu
|
-yodhabihu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lodhabihu
|
-yodhabihu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chodhabihu
|
-vyodhabihu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yodhabihu
|
-zodhabihu
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| u(XI)
|
-odhabihu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kodhabihu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-podhabihu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-modhabihu
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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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