Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-tabiri (infinitive kutabiri)
- to forecast
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tabiri
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| Positive present
|
-natabiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-tabiri
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| Negative
|
-tabiri
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| Imperative singular
|
tabiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tabiri
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| Plural
|
tabirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutabiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litabiri
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutabiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninatabiri/natabiri
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tunatabiri
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| 2nd person
|
unatabiri
|
mnatabiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatabiri
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wanatabiri
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natabiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sitabiri
|
hatutabiri
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| 2nd person
|
hutabiri
|
hamtabiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatabiri
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hawatabiri
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tabiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatabiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatabiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nitabiri
|
tutabiri
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| 2nd person
|
utabiri
|
mtabiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atabiri
|
watabiri
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tabiri
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitabiri
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetabiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetabiri
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitabiri
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitabiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natabiri
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twatabiri
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| 2nd person
|
watabiri
|
mwatabiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atabiri
|
watabiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watabiri
|
yatabiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latabiri
|
yatabiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatabiri
|
vyatabiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatabiri
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zatabiri
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| u(XI)
|
watabiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatabiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
patabiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatabiri
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metabiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatabiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatabiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitabiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotabiri
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| Consecutive
|
katabiri / positive subject concord + -katabiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katabiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nitabiri
|
-tutabiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kutabiri
|
-watabiri/-kutabirini/-watabirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtabiri
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-watabiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utabiri
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-itabiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litabiri
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-yatabiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitabiri
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-vitabiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itabiri
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-zitabiri
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| u(XI)
|
-utabiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutabiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patabiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutabiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jitabiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tabiriye
|
-tabirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tabirio
|
-tabiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tabirilo
|
-tabiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tabiricho
|
-tabirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tabiriyo
|
-tabirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-tabirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tabiriko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-tabiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tabirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetabiri
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-otabiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otabiri
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-yotabiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotabiri
|
-yotabiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotabiri
|
-vyotabiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotabiri
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-zotabiri
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| u(XI)
|
-otabiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotabiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potabiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motabiri
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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 199 Nr. 1777