See also: sīhī
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
sihi
- the snakeskin nerite (Nerita exuvia)
Karao
Noun
sihi
- small pieces of rice left after winnowing (usually fed to chickens)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-sihi (infinitive kusihi)
- to plead, to beg, to beseech, to supplicate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sihi
|
| Positive present
|
-nasihi
|
| Subjunctive
|
-sihi
|
| Negative
|
-sihi
|
| Imperative singular
|
sihi
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kusihi
|
| Negative
|
kutosihi
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
sihi
|
| Plural
|
sihini
|
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| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
husihi
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisihi
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusihi
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasihi)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninasihi/nasihi
|
tunasihi
|
| 2nd person
|
unasihi
|
mnasihi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasihi
|
wanasihi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasihi
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sihi)
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|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sisihi
|
hatusihi
|
| 2nd person
|
husihi
|
hamsihi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasihi
|
hawasihi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -sihi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasihi
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasihi
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sihi)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nisihi
|
tusihi
|
| 2nd person
|
usihi
|
msihi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asihi
|
wasihi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -sihi
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisihi
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesihi
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesihi
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisihi
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisihi
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asihi)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nasihi
|
twasihi
|
| 2nd person
|
wasihi
|
mwasihi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asihi
|
wasihi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasihi
|
yasihi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasihi
|
yasihi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasihi
|
vyasihi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yasihi
|
zasihi
|
| u(XI)
|
wasihi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasihi
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pasihi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasihi
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesihi
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshasihi
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jasihi
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kisihi
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -siposihi
|
| Consecutive
|
kasihi / positive subject concord + -kasihi
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasihi
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nisihi
|
-tusihi
|
| 2nd person
|
-kusihi
|
-wasihi/-kusihini/-wasihini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msihi
|
-wasihi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usihi
|
-isihi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisihi
|
-yasihi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisihi
|
-visihi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-isihi
|
-zisihi
|
| u(XI)
|
-usihi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusihi
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasihi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-musihi
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jisihi
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sihi- + relative marker)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-sihiye
|
-sihio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-sihio
|
-sihiyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-sihilo
|
-sihiyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-sihicho
|
-sihivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-sihiyo
|
-sihizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-sihio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-sihiko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-sihipo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-sihimo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sihi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesihi
|
-osihi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osihi
|
-yosihi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losihi
|
-yosihi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosihi
|
-vyosihi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yosihi
|
-zosihi
|
| u(XI)
|
-osihi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosihi
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-posihi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosihi
|
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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
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -sihia
- Causative: -sihisha
- Passive: -sihiwa
- Reciprocal: -sihiana
- Stative: -sihika