-isha

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Swahili

Alternative forms

Suffix

-isha (mid vowel harmony variant -esha)

  1. causative suffix
    1. (added to a verb) to cause to, to make
      Near-synonyms: -ya, -iza/-eza
      ‎-la (“to eat”) + ‎-isha → ‎-lisha (“to feed”)
      ‎-weza (“to be able”) + ‎-esha → ‎-wezesha (“to enable”)
    2. (added to an adjective) to cause to become, to make
      ‎imara (“strong”) + ‎-isha → ‎-imarisha (“to strengthen”)
    3. (added to a noun) to give a characteristic of, to turn into
      ‎sababu (“cause”) + ‎-isha → ‎-sababisha (“to cause”)
      ‎orodha (“list”) + ‎-esha → ‎-orodhesha (“to list”)

Derived terms

Swahili terms suffixed with -isha
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