English
Etymology
From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahini (countable and uncountable, plural tahinis)
- (cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
Synonyms
Translations
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈxi.ɲi/
- Rhymes: -iɲi
- Syllabification: ta‧hi‧ni
Noun
tahini n (indeclinable)
- tahini
Further reading
- tahini in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Etymology
From mtihani (“examination, test”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tahini (infinitive kutahini)
- to examine, to test
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tahini
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| Positive present
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-natahini
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| Subjunctive
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-tahini
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| Negative
|
-tahini
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| Imperative singular
|
tahini
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tahini
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| Plural
|
tahinini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutahini
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litahini
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutahini
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatahini/natahini
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tunatahini
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| 2nd person
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unatahini
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mnatahini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahini
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wanatahini
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natahini
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitahini
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hatutahini
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| 2nd person
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hutahini
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hamtahini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatahini
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hawatahini
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tahini
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatahini
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatahini
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nitahini
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tutahini
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| 2nd person
|
utahini
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mtahini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atahini
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watahini
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tahini
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitahini
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetahini
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetahini
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitahini
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahini
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natahini
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twatahini
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| 2nd person
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watahini
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mwatahini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atahini
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watahini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watahini
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yatahini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latahini
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yatahini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatahini
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vyatahini
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| n(IX/X)
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yatahini
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zatahini
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| u(XI)
|
watahini
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatahini
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| pa(XVI)
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patahini
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatahini
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahini
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahini
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahini
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahini
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahini
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| Consecutive
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katahini / positive subject concord + -katahini
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katahini
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nitahini
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-tutahini
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| 2nd person
|
-kutahini
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-watahini/-kutahinini/-watahinini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtahini
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-watahini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utahini
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-itahini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litahini
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-yatahini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitahini
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-vitahini
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| n(IX/X)
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-itahini
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-zitahini
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| u(XI)
|
-utahini
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutahini
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| pa(XVI)
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-patahini
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutahini
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| Reflexive
|
-jitahini
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahini- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tahiniye
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-tahinio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tahinio
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-tahiniyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tahinilo
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-tahiniyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tahinicho
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-tahinivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tahiniyo
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-tahinizo
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| u(XI)
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-tahinio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tahiniko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tahinipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tahinimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetahini
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-otahini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otahini
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-yotahini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotahini
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-yotahini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotahini
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-vyotahini
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotahini
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-zotahini
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| u(XI)
|
-otahini
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotahini
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potahini
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motahini
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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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