aini

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See also: Aini, aïni, aïní, and a iní

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Etymology

From English iron.

Noun

áini class 9 (plural áini class 10)

  1. iron (tool for ironing clothes)
    Synonym: simbi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-aini (infinitive kuaini)

  1. to specify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -aini
Positive present -naaini
Subjunctive -aini
Negative -aini
Imperative singular aini
Infinitives
Positive kuaini
Negative kutoaini
Imperatives
Singular aini
Plural ainini
Tensed forms
Habitual huaini
Positive past positive subject concord + -liaini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaaini/naaini tunaaini
2nd person unaaini mnaaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaini wanaaini
other classes positive subject concord + -naaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aini)
Singular Plural
1st person siaini hatuaini
2nd person huaini hamwaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaini hawaaini
other classes negative subject concord + -aini
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaini
Negative future negative subject concord + -taaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aini)
Singular Plural
1st person niaini tuaini
2nd person uaini mwaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaini waaini
other classes positive subject concord + -aini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaini)
Singular Plural
1st person naaini twaaini
2nd person waaini mwaaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaini waaini
m-mi(III/IV) waaini yaaini
ji-ma(V/VI) laaini yaaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaini vyaaini
n(IX/X) yaaini zaaini
u(XI) waaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaaini
pa(XVI) paaini
mu(XVIII) mwaaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaini
Consecutive kaaini / positive subject concord + -kaaini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niaini -tuaini
2nd person -kuaini -waaini/-kuainini/-waainini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaini -waaini
m-mi(III/IV) -uaini -iaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -liaini -yaaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaini -viaini
n(IX/X) -iaini -ziaini
u(XI) -uaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuaini
pa(XVI) -paaini
mu(XVIII) -muaini
Reflexive -jiaini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ainiye -ainio
m-mi(III/IV) -ainio -ainiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ainilo -ainiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ainicho -ainivyo
n(IX/X) -ainiyo -ainizo
u(XI) -ainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ainiko
pa(XVI) -ainipo
mu(XVIII) -ainimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeaini -oaini
m-mi(III/IV) -oaini -yoaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -loaini -yoaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaini -vyoaini
n(IX/X) -yoaini -zoaini
u(XI) -oaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koaini
pa(XVI) -poaini
mu(XVIII) -moaini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • aina (“kind, type”)
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