abudu

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From abu + du (“two”).

Pronunciation

  • (abùdu) IPA(key): /ɐˈbʊdʊ/

Determiner

abudu

  1. both

References

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَدَ (ʕabada).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑɓuɗu/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-abudu (infinitive kuabudu)

  1. to worship; fear; pray

Conjugation

Conjugation of -abudu
Positive present -naabudu
Subjunctive -abudu
Negative -abudu
Imperative singular abudu
Infinitives
Positive kuabudu
Negative kutoabudu
Imperatives
Singular abudu
Plural abuduni
Tensed forms
Habitual huabudu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liabudu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuabudu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naabudu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaabudu/naabudu tunaabudu
2nd person unaabudu mnaabudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaabudu wanaabudu
other classes positive subject concord + -naabudu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -abudu)
Singular Plural
1st person siabudu hatuabudu
2nd person huabudu hamwabudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haabudu hawaabudu
other classes negative subject concord + -abudu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taabudu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taabudu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -abudu)
Singular Plural
1st person niabudu tuabudu
2nd person uabudu mwabudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aabudu waabudu
other classes positive subject concord + -abudu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siabudu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeabudu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeabudu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliabudu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliabudu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aabudu)
Singular Plural
1st person naabudu twaabudu
2nd person waabudu mwaabudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aabudu waabudu
m-mi(III/IV) waabudu yaabudu
ji-ma(V/VI) laabudu yaabudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaabudu vyaabudu
n(IX/X) yaabudu zaabudu
u(XI) waabudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaabudu
pa(XVI) paabudu
mu(XVIII) mwaabudu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meabudu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaabudu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaabudu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiabudu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoabudu
Consecutive kaabudu / positive subject concord + -kaabudu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaabudu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niabudu -tuabudu
2nd person -kuabudu -waabudu/-kuabuduni/-waabuduni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwabudu -waabudu
m-mi(III/IV) -uabudu -iabudu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liabudu -yaabudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiabudu -viabudu
n(IX/X) -iabudu -ziabudu
u(XI) -uabudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuabudu
pa(XVI) -paabudu
mu(XVIII) -muabudu
Reflexive -jiabudu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -abudu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -abuduye -abuduo
m-mi(III/IV) -abuduo -abuduyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -abudulo -abuduyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -abuducho -abuduvyo
n(IX/X) -abuduyo -abuduzo
u(XI) -abuduo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -abuduko
pa(XVI) -abudupo
mu(XVIII) -abudumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -abudu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeabudu -oabudu
m-mi(III/IV) -oabudu -yoabudu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loabudu -yoabudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choabudu -vyoabudu
n(IX/X) -yoabudu -zoabudu
u(XI) -oabudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koabudu
pa(XVI) -poabudu
mu(XVIII) -moabudu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 198 Nr. 1769

Further reading

  • abudu in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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