Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَبَّضَ (qabbaḍa).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-kabidhi (infinitive kukabidhi)
- to hand over, to entrust to
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kabidhi
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| Positive present
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-nakabidhi
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| Subjunctive
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-kabidhi
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| Negative
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-kabidhi
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| Imperative singular
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kabidhi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kabidhi
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| Plural
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kabidhini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukabidhi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likabidhi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukabidhi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakabidhi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakabidhi/nakabidhi
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tunakabidhi
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| 2nd person
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unakabidhi
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mnakabidhi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakabidhi
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wanakabidhi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakabidhi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kabidhi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikabidhi
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hatukabidhi
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| 2nd person
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hukabidhi
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hamkabidhi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakabidhi
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hawakabidhi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kabidhi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takabidhi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takabidhi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kabidhi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikabidhi
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tukabidhi
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| 2nd person
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ukabidhi
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mkabidhi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akabidhi
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wakabidhi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kabidhi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikabidhi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekabidhi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekabidhi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikabidhi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikabidhi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akabidhi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakabidhi
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twakabidhi
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| 2nd person
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wakabidhi
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mwakabidhi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akabidhi
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wakabidhi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakabidhi
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yakabidhi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakabidhi
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yakabidhi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakabidhi
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vyakabidhi
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| n(IX/X)
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yakabidhi
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zakabidhi
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| u(XI)
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wakabidhi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakabidhi
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| pa(XVI)
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pakabidhi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakabidhi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekabidhi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakabidhi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakabidhi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikabidhi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokabidhi
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| Consecutive
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kakabidhi / positive subject concord + -kakabidhi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakabidhi
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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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-nikabidhi
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-tukabidhi
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| 2nd person
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-kukabidhi
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-wakabidhi/-kukabidhini/-wakabidhini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkabidhi
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-wakabidhi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukabidhi
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-ikabidhi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likabidhi
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-yakabidhi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikabidhi
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-vikabidhi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikabidhi
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-zikabidhi
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| u(XI)
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-ukabidhi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukabidhi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakabidhi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukabidhi
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| Reflexive
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-jikabidhi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kabidhi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kabidhiye
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-kabidhio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kabidhio
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-kabidhiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kabidhilo
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-kabidhiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kabidhicho
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-kabidhivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kabidhiyo
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-kabidhizo
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| u(XI)
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-kabidhio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kabidhiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-kabidhipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kabidhimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kabidhi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekabidhi
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-okabidhi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okabidhi
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-yokabidhi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokabidhi
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-yokabidhi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokabidhi
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-vyokabidhi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokabidhi
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-zokabidhi
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| u(XI)
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-okabidhi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokabidhi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokabidhi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokabidhi
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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
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 241 Nr. 2224