amiri

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Noun

amiri (ma class, plural maamiri)

  1. (military) commander, officer

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّرَ (ʕammara).

Verb

-amiri (infinitive kuamiri)

  1. to start (something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of -amiri
Positive present -naamiri
Subjunctive -amiri
Negative -amiri
Imperative singular amiri
Infinitives
Positive kuamiri
Negative kutoamiri
Imperatives
Singular amiri
Plural amirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huamiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamiri/naamiri tunaamiri
2nd person unaamiri mnaamiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamiri wanaamiri
other classes positive subject concord + -naamiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amiri)
Singular Plural
1st person siamiri hatuamiri
2nd person huamiri hamwamiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamiri hawaamiri
other classes negative subject concord + -amiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amiri)
Singular Plural
1st person niamiri tuamiri
2nd person uamiri mwamiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamiri waamiri
other classes positive subject concord + -amiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamiri)
Singular Plural
1st person naamiri twaamiri
2nd person waamiri mwaamiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamiri waamiri
m-mi(III/IV) waamiri yaamiri
ji-ma(V/VI) laamiri yaamiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamiri vyaamiri
n(IX/X) yaamiri zaamiri
u(XI) waamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamiri
pa(XVI) paamiri
mu(XVIII) mwaamiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamiri
Consecutive kaamiri / positive subject concord + -kaamiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamiri -tuamiri
2nd person -kuamiri -waamiri/-kuamirini/-waamirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamiri -waamiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uamiri -iamiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamiri -yaamiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamiri -viamiri
n(IX/X) -iamiri -ziamiri
u(XI) -uamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamiri
pa(XVI) -paamiri
mu(XVIII) -muamiri
Reflexive -jiamiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amiriye -amirio
m-mi(III/IV) -amirio -amiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amirilo -amiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amiricho -amirivyo
n(IX/X) -amiriyo -amirizo
u(XI) -amirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amiriko
pa(XVI) -amiripo
mu(XVIII) -amirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamiri -oamiri
m-mi(III/IV) -oamiri -yoamiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamiri -yoamiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamiri -vyoamiri
n(IX/X) -yoamiri -zoamiri
u(XI) -oamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamiri
pa(XVI) -poamiri
mu(XVIII) -moamiri
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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