firana

See also: firaną

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from firanka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈra.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: fi‧ra‧na

Noun

firana f (diminutive firanka)

  1. net curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)

Declension

References

Further reading

  • firana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • firana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Verb

-firana (infinitive kufirana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -fira

Conjugation

Conjugation of -firana
Positive present -nafirana
Subjunctive -firane
Negative -firani
Imperative singular firana
Infinitives
Positive kufirana
Negative kutofirana
Imperatives
Singular firana
Plural firaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufirana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifirana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufirana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafirana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafirana/nafirana tunafirana
2nd person unafirana mnafirana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafirana wanafirana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafirana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -firani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifirani hatufirani
2nd person hufirani hamfirani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafirani hawafirani
other classes negative subject concord + -firani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafirana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafirana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -firane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifirane tufirane
2nd person ufirane mfirane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afirane wafirane
other classes positive subject concord + -firane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifirane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefirana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefirana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifirana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifirana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afirana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafirana twafirana
2nd person wafirana mwafirana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afirana wafirana
m-mi(III/IV) wafirana yafirana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafirana yafirana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafirana vyafirana
n(IX/X) yafirana zafirana
u(XI) wafirana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafirana
pa(XVI) pafirana
mu(XVIII) mwafirana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefirana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafirana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafirana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifirana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofirana
Consecutive kafirana / positive subject concord + -kafirana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafirane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -firana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -firanaye -firanao
m-mi(III/IV) -firanao -firanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -firanalo -firanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -firanacho -firanavyo
n(IX/X) -firanayo -firanazo
u(XI) -firanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -firanako
pa(XVI) -firanapo
mu(XVIII) -firanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -firana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefirana -ofirana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofirana -yofirana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofirana -yofirana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofirana -vyofirana
n(IX/X) -yofirana -zofirana
u(XI) -ofirana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofirana
pa(XVI) -pofirana
mu(XVIII) -mofirana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.