Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).
Noun
sihiri class IX (plural sihiri class X)
- witchcraft, magic, sorcery
Verb
-sihiri (infinitive kusihiri)
- to bewitch
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sihiri
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| Positive present
|
-nasihiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-sihiri
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| Negative
|
-sihiri
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| Imperative singular
|
sihiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
sihiri
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| Plural
|
sihirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husihiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisihiri
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusihiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasihiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasihiri/nasihiri
|
tunasihiri
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| 2nd person
|
unasihiri
|
mnasihiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasihiri
|
wanasihiri
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasihiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sihiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisihiri
|
hatusihiri
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| 2nd person
|
husihiri
|
hamsihiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasihiri
|
hawasihiri
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -sihiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasihiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasihiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sihiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nisihiri
|
tusihiri
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| 2nd person
|
usihiri
|
msihiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asihiri
|
wasihiri
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -sihiri
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisihiri
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesihiri
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesihiri
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisihiri
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisihiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asihiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasihiri
|
twasihiri
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| 2nd person
|
wasihiri
|
mwasihiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asihiri
|
wasihiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasihiri
|
yasihiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasihiri
|
yasihiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasihiri
|
vyasihiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasihiri
|
zasihiri
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| u(XI)
|
wasihiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasihiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasihiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasihiri
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesihiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasihiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasihiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisihiri
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposihiri
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| Consecutive
|
kasihiri / positive subject concord + -kasihiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasihiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nisihiri
|
-tusihiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kusihiri
|
-wasihiri/-kusihirini/-wasihirini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msihiri
|
-wasihiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usihiri
|
-isihiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisihiri
|
-yasihiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisihiri
|
-visihiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isihiri
|
-zisihiri
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| u(XI)
|
-usihiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusihiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasihiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musihiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jisihiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sihiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-sihiriye
|
-sihirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-sihirio
|
-sihiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-sihirilo
|
-sihiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-sihiricho
|
-sihirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-sihiriyo
|
-sihirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-sihirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-sihiriko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-sihiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-sihirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sihiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesihiri
|
-osihiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osihiri
|
-yosihiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losihiri
|
-yosihiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosihiri
|
-vyosihiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosihiri
|
-zosihiri
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| u(XI)
|
-osihiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosihiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posihiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosihiri
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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