English
Etymology
From Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ, “evening, night”), in صَلَاةُ العِشَاء (ṣalātu l-ʕišāʔ, “night prayer”).
Noun
isha (uncountable)
- (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.
Synonyms
Translations
evening or night prayer
- Arabic: صَلَاة اَلْعِشَاء f (ṣalāt al-ʕišāʔ), عِشَاء m (ʕišāʔ)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 宵禮 / 宵礼 (xiāolǐ), 虎夫摊 (hǔfūtān)
- German: Ischa
- Hausa: lisha
- Indonesian: isya (id)
- Kazakh: құтпан (qūtpan)
- Persian: نماز عشا (fa) (namâz-e 'ešâ)
- Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi: کُفتْاں f (kuftāṉ)
- Russian: иша́ (ru) m or f (išá)
- Swahili: isha
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Anagrams
Albanian
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam
Verb
të isha
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam
Verb
le të isha
- first-person singular imperfect jussive of jam
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔìː.ʃáː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔìː.ʃáː]
Noun
ī̀shā f (possessed form ī̀shar̃)
- alternative form of lī̀shā
Japanese
Romanization
isha
- Rōmaji transcription of いしゃ
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- second-person singular imperative of seha
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-isha (infinitive kwisha)
- to finish, end
Usage notes
This verb can be used as an auxiliary verb, followed by an infinitive or bare stem, meaning "already".
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -isha
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| Positive present
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-nakuisha
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| Subjunctive
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-ishe
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| Negative
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-ishi
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| Imperative singular
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kwisha
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kwisha
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| Negative
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kutokwisha
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kwisha
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| Plural
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kwisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakuisha/nakuisha
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tunakuisha
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| 2nd person
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unakuisha
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mnakuisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuisha
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wanakuisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siishi
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hatuishi
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| 2nd person
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huishi
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hamwishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haishi
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hawaishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niishe
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tuishe
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| 2nd person
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uishe
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mwishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aishe
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waishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naisha
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twaisha
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| 2nd person
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waisha
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mwaisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aisha
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waisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waisha
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yaisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laisha
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yaisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaisha
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vyaisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaisha
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zaisha
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| u(XI)
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waisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuisha
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| Consecutive
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kaisha / positive subject concord + -kaisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaishe
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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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-niisha
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-tuisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuisha
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-waisha/-kuisheni/-waisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwisha
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-waisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uisha
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-iisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liisha
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-yaisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiisha
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-viisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iisha
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-ziisha
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| u(XI)
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-uisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -isha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ishaye
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-ishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ishao
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-ishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ishalo
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-ishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ishacho
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-ishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishayo
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-ishazo
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| u(XI)
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-ishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekuisha
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-okuisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okuisha
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-yokuisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokuisha
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-yokuisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokuisha
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-vyokuisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokuisha
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-zokuisha
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| u(XI)
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-okuisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokuisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokuisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokuisha
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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
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).[1]
Noun
isha class IX (plural isha class X)
- (Islam) night prayers
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 209 Nr. 1872
Wayuu
Etymology
From Proto-Arawak *ʔitʰa.
Noun
isha
- blood