amini

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See also: Amini, amịnị, and ạmịnị

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl amini.

Noun

amini

  1. hunter.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.míː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

àmīnī̀ m (feminine àmīnìyā, plural àmī̀nai, possessed form àmīnìn)

  1. faithful friend

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

amini (n class, plural amini)

  1. belief
  2. fidelity, devotion

Verb

-amini (infinitive kuamini)

  1. to trust, to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amini
Positive present -naamini
Subjunctive -amini
Negative -amini
Imperative singular amini
Infinitives
Positive kuamini
Negative kutoamini
Imperatives
Singular amini
Plural aminini
Tensed forms
Habitual huamini
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamini/naamini tunaamini
2nd person unaamini mnaamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamini wanaamini
other classes positive subject concord + -naamini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amini)
Singular Plural
1st person siamini hatuamini
2nd person huamini hamwamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamini hawaamini
other classes negative subject concord + -amini
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamini
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amini)
Singular Plural
1st person niamini tuamini
2nd person uamini mwamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamini waamini
other classes positive subject concord + -amini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamini)
Singular Plural
1st person naamini twaamini
2nd person waamini mwaamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamini waamini
m-mi(III/IV) waamini yaamini
ji-ma(V/VI) laamini yaamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamini vyaamini
n(IX/X) yaamini zaamini
u(XI) waamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamini
pa(XVI) paamini
mu(XVIII) mwaamini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamini
Consecutive kaamini / positive subject concord + -kaamini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamini -tuamini
2nd person -kuamini -waamini/-kuaminini/-waaminini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamini -waamini
m-mi(III/IV) -uamini -iamini
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamini -yaamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamini -viamini
n(IX/X) -iamini -ziamini
u(XI) -uamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamini
pa(XVI) -paamini
mu(XVIII) -muamini
Reflexive -jiamini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -aminiye -aminio
m-mi(III/IV) -aminio -aminiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -aminilo -aminiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aminicho -aminivyo
n(IX/X) -aminiyo -aminizo
u(XI) -aminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -aminiko
pa(XVI) -aminipo
mu(XVIII) -aminimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamini -oamini
m-mi(III/IV) -oamini -yoamini
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamini -yoamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamini -vyoamini
n(IX/X) -yoamini -zoamini
u(XI) -oamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamini
pa(XVI) -poamini
mu(XVIII) -moamini
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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