zini

See also: Zini, žíni, and žíní

Latvian

Verb

zini

  1. inflection of zināt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Verb

zini

  1. second-person singular past indicative of zīt

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

zini (Cyrillic spelling зини)

  1. second-person singular imperative of zinuti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَنَى (zanā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zini (infinitive kuzini)

  1. to fornicate, to commit adultery

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zini
Positive present -nazini
Subjunctive -zini
Negative -zini
Imperative singular zini
Infinitives
Positive kuzini
Negative kutozini
Imperatives
Singular zini
Plural zinini
Tensed forms
Habitual huzini
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazini/nazini tunazini
2nd person unazini mnazini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazini wanazini
other classes positive subject concord + -nazini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zini)
Singular Plural
1st person sizini hatuzini
2nd person huzini hamzini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazini hawazini
other classes negative subject concord + -zini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zini)
Singular Plural
1st person nizini tuzini
2nd person uzini mzini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azini wazini
other classes positive subject concord + -zini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azini)
Singular Plural
1st person nazini twazini
2nd person wazini mwazini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azini wazini
m-mi(III/IV) wazini yazini
ji-ma(V/VI) lazini yazini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazini vyazini
n(IX/X) yazini zazini
u(XI) wazini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazini
pa(XVI) pazini
mu(XVIII) mwazini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozini
Consecutive kazini / positive subject concord + -kazini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizini -tuzini
2nd person -kuzini -wazini/-kuzinini/-wazinini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzini -wazini
m-mi(III/IV) -uzini -izini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizini -yazini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizini -vizini
n(IX/X) -izini -zizini
u(XI) -uzini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzini
pa(XVI) -pazini
mu(XVIII) -muzini
Reflexive -jizini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ziniye -zinio
m-mi(III/IV) -zinio -ziniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zinilo -ziniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zinicho -zinivyo
n(IX/X) -ziniyo -zinizo
u(XI) -zinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ziniko
pa(XVI) -zinipo
mu(XVIII) -zinimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezini -ozini
m-mi(III/IV) -ozini -yozini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozini -yozini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozini -vyozini
n(IX/X) -yozini -zozini
u(XI) -ozini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozini
pa(XVI) -pozini
mu(XVIII) -mozini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Other derivations:
    • zinifu (“lewd, adulterous”)
  • zinaa (“fornication, adultery”)
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