ahiri

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See also: 'ahiri

Anauyá

Noun

ahiri

  1. water

References

  • I Simposio Antonio Tovar sobre Lenguas Amerindias (Emilio Ridruejo Alonso, Mara Fuertes, Carlos González-Espresati; 2003)
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) ?
  • native-languages.org

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَخَّرَ (ʔaḵḵara).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-ahiri (infinitive kuahiri)

  1. to delay, to put off, to procrastinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ahiri
Positive present -naahiri
Subjunctive -ahiri
Negative -ahiri
Imperative singular ahiri
Infinitives
Positive kuahiri
Negative kutoahiri
Imperatives
Singular ahiri
Plural ahirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huahiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -liahiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuahiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaahiri/naahiri tunaahiri
2nd person unaahiri mnaahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaahiri wanaahiri
other classes positive subject concord + -naahiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person siahiri hatuahiri
2nd person huahiri hamwahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haahiri hawaahiri
other classes negative subject concord + -ahiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taahiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -taahiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person niahiri tuahiri
2nd person uahiri mwahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahiri waahiri
other classes positive subject concord + -ahiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siahiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeahiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeahiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliahiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliahiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahiri)
Singular Plural
1st person naahiri twaahiri
2nd person waahiri mwaahiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aahiri waahiri
m-mi(III/IV) waahiri yaahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) laahiri yaahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaahiri vyaahiri
n(IX/X) yaahiri zaahiri
u(XI) waahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaahiri
pa(XVI) paahiri
mu(XVIII) mwaahiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meahiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaahiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaahiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiahiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoahiri
Consecutive kaahiri / positive subject concord + -kaahiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaahiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niahiri -tuahiri
2nd person -kuahiri -waahiri/-kuahirini/-waahirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwahiri -waahiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uahiri -iahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -liahiri -yaahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiahiri -viahiri
n(IX/X) -iahiri -ziahiri
u(XI) -uahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuahiri
pa(XVI) -paahiri
mu(XVIII) -muahiri
Reflexive -jiahiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ahiriye -ahirio
m-mi(III/IV) -ahirio -ahiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ahirilo -ahiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ahiricho -ahirivyo
n(IX/X) -ahiriyo -ahirizo
u(XI) -ahirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ahiriko
pa(XVI) -ahiripo
mu(XVIII) -ahirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeahiri -oahiri
m-mi(III/IV) -oahiri -yoahiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -loahiri -yoahiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choahiri -vyoahiri
n(IX/X) -yoahiri -zoahiri
u(XI) -oahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koahiri
pa(XVI) -poahiri
mu(XVIII) -moahiri
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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