Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مَلَكَ (malaka, “to possess; to rule”).
Verb
-miliki (infinitive kumiliki)
- to own, possess
- to rule, reign
- Synonyms: -tawala, -tamalaki
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -miliki
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| Positive present
|
-namiliki
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| Subjunctive
|
-miliki
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| Negative
|
-miliki
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| Imperative singular
|
miliki
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
miliki
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| Plural
|
milikini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
humiliki
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -limiliki
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kumiliki
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namiliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninamiliki/namiliki
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tunamiliki
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| 2nd person
|
unamiliki
|
mnamiliki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anamiliki
|
wanamiliki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namiliki
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -miliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
similiki
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hatumiliki
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| 2nd person
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humiliki
|
hammiliki
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hamiliki
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hawamiliki
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -miliki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tamiliki
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tamiliki
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -miliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nimiliki
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tumiliki
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| 2nd person
|
umiliki
|
mmiliki
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
amiliki
|
wamiliki
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -miliki
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -similiki
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemiliki
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemiliki
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimiliki
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimiliki
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amiliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
namiliki
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twamiliki
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| 2nd person
|
wamiliki
|
mwamiliki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
amiliki
|
wamiliki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wamiliki
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yamiliki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lamiliki
|
yamiliki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chamiliki
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vyamiliki
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| n(IX/X)
|
yamiliki
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zamiliki
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| u(XI)
|
wamiliki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwamiliki
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| pa(XVI)
|
pamiliki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwamiliki
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memiliki
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamiliki
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamiliki
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimiliki
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomiliki
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| Consecutive
|
kamiliki / positive subject concord + -kamiliki
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kamiliki
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nimiliki
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-tumiliki
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| 2nd person
|
-kumiliki
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-wamiliki/-kumilikini/-wamilikini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mmiliki
|
-wamiliki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-umiliki
|
-imiliki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-limiliki
|
-yamiliki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kimiliki
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-vimiliki
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| n(IX/X)
|
-imiliki
|
-zimiliki
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| u(XI)
|
-umiliki
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kumiliki
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pamiliki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mumiliki
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| Reflexive
|
-jimiliki
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -miliki- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-milikiye
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-milikio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-milikio
|
-milikiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-milikilo
|
-milikiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-milikicho
|
-milikivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-milikiyo
|
-milikizo
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| u(XI)
|
-milikio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-milikiko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-milikipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-milikimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -miliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yemiliki
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-omiliki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-omiliki
|
-yomiliki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lomiliki
|
-yomiliki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chomiliki
|
-vyomiliki
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yomiliki
|
-zomiliki
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| u(XI)
|
-omiliki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-komiliki
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pomiliki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-momiliki
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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 مِلْك (milk, “possession”).
Noun
miliki class IX (plural miliki class X)
- something owned, possession