English
Noun
zira (uncountable)
- Alternative form of jeera (“cumin”).
- 1981, Processing of Fruits, Vegetables and Other Food Products (page 278)
- Zira seeds are used as an essential ingredient in all mixed spices and curry powders.
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian زیرا (zirâ).
Conjunction
zira
- (literary) because, since
- Synonym: çünki
Further reading
Basque
Noun
zira
- singular allative of zi
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zira (infinitive kuzira)
- to hate
- Synonym: -chukia
- to abstain
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zira
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| Positive present
|
-nazira
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| Subjunctive
|
-zire
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| Negative
|
-ziri
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| Imperative singular
|
zira
|
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| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuzira
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| Negative
|
kutozira
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zira
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| Plural
|
zireni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huzira
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizira
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuzira
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazira)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninazira/nazira
|
tunazira
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| 2nd person
|
unazira
|
mnazira
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anazira
|
wanazira
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nazira
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ziri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siziri
|
hatuziri
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| 2nd person
|
huziri
|
hamziri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haziri
|
hawaziri
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -ziri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tazira
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tazira
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zire)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nizire
|
tuzire
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| 2nd person
|
uzire
|
mzire
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
azire
|
wazire
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -zire
|
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sizire
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngezira
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singezira
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalizira
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalizira
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azira)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nazira
|
twazira
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| 2nd person
|
wazira
|
mwazira
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
azira
|
wazira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wazira
|
yazira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lazira
|
yazira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chazira
|
vyazira
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| n(IX/X)
|
yazira
|
zazira
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| u(XI)
|
wazira
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwazira
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| pa(XVI)
|
pazira
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwazira
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mezira
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazira
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazira
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kizira
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipozira
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| Consecutive
|
kazira / positive subject concord + -kazira
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kazire
|
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nizira
|
-tuzira
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| 2nd person
|
-kuzira
|
-wazira/-kuzireni/-wazireni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mzira
|
-wazira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uzira
|
-izira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lizira
|
-yazira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kizira
|
-vizira
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| n(IX/X)
|
-izira
|
-zizira
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| u(XI)
|
-uzira
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuzira
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pazira
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muzira
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| Reflexive
|
-jizira
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zira- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ziraye
|
-zirao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-zirao
|
-zirayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ziralo
|
-zirayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ziracho
|
-ziravyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-zirayo
|
-zirazo
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| u(XI)
|
-zirao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-zirako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-zirapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-ziramo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zira)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yezira
|
-ozira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ozira
|
-yozira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lozira
|
-yozira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chozira
|
-vyozira
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yozira
|
-zozira
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| u(XI)
|
-ozira
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kozira
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pozira
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mozira
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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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