Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَضَحَ (faḍaḥa).
Pronunciation
Verb
-fedhehi (infinitive kufedhehi)
- to disgrace, to dishonour, to shame someone
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fedhehi
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| Positive present
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-nafedhehi
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| Subjunctive
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-fedhehi
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| Negative
|
-fedhehi
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| Imperative singular
|
fedhehi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fedhehi
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| Plural
|
fedhehini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufedhehi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifedhehi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufedhehi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafedhehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafedhehi/nafedhehi
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tunafedhehi
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| 2nd person
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unafedhehi
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mnafedhehi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafedhehi
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wanafedhehi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafedhehi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fedhehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifedhehi
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hatufedhehi
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| 2nd person
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hufedhehi
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hamfedhehi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafedhehi
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hawafedhehi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fedhehi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafedhehi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafedhehi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fedhehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifedhehi
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tufedhehi
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| 2nd person
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ufedhehi
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mfedhehi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afedhehi
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wafedhehi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fedhehi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifedhehi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefedhehi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefedhehi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifedhehi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifedhehi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afedhehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafedhehi
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twafedhehi
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| 2nd person
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wafedhehi
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mwafedhehi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afedhehi
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wafedhehi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafedhehi
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yafedhehi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafedhehi
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yafedhehi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafedhehi
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vyafedhehi
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| n(IX/X)
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yafedhehi
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zafedhehi
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| u(XI)
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wafedhehi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafedhehi
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| pa(XVI)
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pafedhehi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafedhehi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefedhehi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafedhehi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafedhehi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifedhehi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofedhehi
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| Consecutive
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kafedhehi / positive subject concord + -kafedhehi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafedhehi
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nifedhehi
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-tufedhehi
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| 2nd person
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-kufedhehi
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-wafedhehi/-kufedhehini/-wafedhehini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfedhehi
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-wafedhehi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufedhehi
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-ifedhehi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifedhehi
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-yafedhehi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifedhehi
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-vifedhehi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifedhehi
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-zifedhehi
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| u(XI)
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-ufedhehi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufedhehi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafedhehi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufedhehi
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| Reflexive
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-jifedhehi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fedhehi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fedhehiye
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-fedhehio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fedhehio
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-fedhehiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fedhehilo
|
-fedhehiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fedhehicho
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-fedhehivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fedhehiyo
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-fedhehizo
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| u(XI)
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-fedhehio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fedhehiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-fedhehipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fedhehimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fedhehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefedhehi
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-ofedhehi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofedhehi
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-yofedhehi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofedhehi
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-yofedhehi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofedhehi
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-vyofedhehi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofedhehi
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-zofedhehi
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| u(XI)
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-ofedhehi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofedhehi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofedhehi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofedhehi
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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
- fedheha (“shame, disgrace; scandal”)