English
Noun
liza (plural lizas)
- The white mullet (Mugil curema), of the subtropical Americas.
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
liza (Cyrillic spelling лиза)
- genitive singular of liz
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French lice.
Pronunciation
Noun
liza f (plural lizas)
- (formal) battle, fight
- Synonym: lid
- (historical) palaestra
- list (field of combat); joust
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-liza (infinitive kuliza)
- Causative form of -lia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -liza
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| Positive present
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-naliza
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| Subjunctive
|
-lize
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| Negative
|
-lizi
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| Imperative singular
|
liza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuliza
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| Negative
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kutoliza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
liza
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| Plural
|
lizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huliza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liliza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuliza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaliza/naliza
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tunaliza
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| 2nd person
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unaliza
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mnaliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analiza
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wanaliza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naliza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silizi
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hatulizi
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| 2nd person
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hulizi
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hamlizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
halizi
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hawalizi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -lizi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taliza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taliza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilize
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tulize
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| 2nd person
|
ulize
|
mlize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alize
|
walize
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -lize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeliza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeliza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliliza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliliza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naliza
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twaliza
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| 2nd person
|
waliza
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mwaliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aliza
|
waliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waliza
|
yaliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laliza
|
yaliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaliza
|
vyaliza
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaliza
|
zaliza
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| u(XI)
|
waliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaliza
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| pa(XVI)
|
paliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaliza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meliza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaliza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaliza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiliza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoliza
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| Consecutive
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kaliza / positive subject concord + -kaliza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalize
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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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-niliza
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-tuliza
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| 2nd person
|
-kuliza
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-waliza/-kulizeni/-walizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mliza
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-waliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uliza
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-iliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liliza
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-yaliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiliza
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-viliza
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iliza
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-ziliza
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| u(XI)
|
-uliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-paliza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muliza
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| Reflexive
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-jiliza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -liza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-lizaye
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-lizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lizao
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-lizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lizalo
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-lizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-lizacho
|
-lizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-lizayo
|
-lizazo
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| u(XI)
|
-lizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-lizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-lizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -liza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeliza
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-oliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oliza
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-yoliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loliza
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-yoliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choliza
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-vyoliza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoliza
|
-zoliza
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| u(XI)
|
-oliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moliza
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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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