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Noun
ghani (plural ghanis)
- (India) A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).
Pronunciation
Verb
-ghani (infinitive kughani)
- to sing
- to recite
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ghani
|
| Positive present
|
-naghani
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| Subjunctive
|
-ghani
|
| Negative
|
-ghani
|
| Imperative singular
|
ghani
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kughani
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| Negative
|
kutoghani
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ghani
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| Plural
|
ghanini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hughani
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lighani
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kughani
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaghani/naghani
|
tunaghani
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| 2nd person
|
unaghani
|
mnaghani
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaghani
|
wanaghani
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naghani
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sighani
|
hatughani
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| 2nd person
|
hughani
|
hamghani
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haghani
|
hawaghani
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -ghani
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|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taghani
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taghani
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|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghani)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nighani
|
tughani
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| 2nd person
|
ughani
|
mghani
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aghani
|
waghani
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -ghani
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sighani
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeghani
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeghani
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalighani
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalighani
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naghani
|
twaghani
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| 2nd person
|
waghani
|
mwaghani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aghani
|
waghani
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waghani
|
yaghani
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laghani
|
yaghani
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaghani
|
vyaghani
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaghani
|
zaghani
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| u(XI)
|
waghani
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaghani
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| pa(XVI)
|
paghani
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaghani
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meghani
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaghani
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaghani
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kighani
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoghani
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| Consecutive
|
kaghani / positive subject concord + -kaghani
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaghani
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nighani
|
-tughani
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| 2nd person
|
-kughani
|
-waghani/-kughanini/-waghanini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mghani
|
-waghani
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ughani
|
-ighani
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lighani
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-yaghani
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kighani
|
-vighani
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ighani
|
-zighani
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| u(XI)
|
-ughani
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kughani
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paghani
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mughani
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| Reflexive
|
-jighani
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghani- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ghaniye
|
-ghanio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ghanio
|
-ghaniyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ghanilo
|
-ghaniyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ghanicho
|
-ghanivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ghaniyo
|
-ghanizo
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| u(XI)
|
-ghanio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-ghaniko
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| pa(XVI)
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-ghanipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ghanimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghani)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeghani
|
-oghani
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oghani
|
-yoghani
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loghani
|
-yoghani
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choghani
|
-vyoghani
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoghani
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-zoghani
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| u(XI)
|
-oghani
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koghani
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poghani
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moghani
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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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Noun
ghani class IX (plural ghani class X)
- song, melody, tune