azima

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See also: ázima

Italian

Adjective

azima

  1. feminine singular of azimo

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Andras Rajki suggests Proto-Bantu, see BRL 3162”)

Verb

-azima (infinitive kuazima)

  1. to lend or borrow
Conjugation
Conjugation of -azima
Positive present -naazima
Subjunctive -azime
Negative -azimi
Imperative singular azima
Infinitives
Positive kuazima
Negative kutoazima
Imperatives
Singular azima
Plural azimeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huazima
Positive past positive subject concord + -liazima
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuazima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naazima)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaazima/naazima tunaazima
2nd person unaazima mnaazima
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaazima wanaazima
other classes positive subject concord + -naazima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -azimi)
Singular Plural
1st person siazimi hatuazimi
2nd person huazimi hamwazimi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haazimi hawaazimi
other classes negative subject concord + -azimi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taazima
Negative future negative subject concord + -taazima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -azime)
Singular Plural
1st person niazime tuazime
2nd person uazime mwazime
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aazime waazime
other classes positive subject concord + -azime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siazime
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeazima
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeazima
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliazima
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliazima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aazima)
Singular Plural
1st person naazima twaazima
2nd person waazima mwaazima
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aazima waazima
m-mi(III/IV) waazima yaazima
ji-ma(V/VI) laazima yaazima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaazima vyaazima
n(IX/X) yaazima zaazima
u(XI) waazima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaazima
pa(XVI) paazima
mu(XVIII) mwaazima
Perfect positive subject concord + -meazima
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaazima
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaazima
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiazima
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoazima
Consecutive kaazima / positive subject concord + -kaazima
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaazime
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niazima -tuazima
2nd person -kuazima -waazima/-kuazimeni/-waazimeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwazima -waazima
m-mi(III/IV) -uazima -iazima
ji-ma(V/VI) -liazima -yaazima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiazima -viazima
n(IX/X) -iazima -ziazima
u(XI) -uazima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuazima
pa(XVI) -paazima
mu(XVIII) -muazima
Reflexive -jiazima
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -azima- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -azimaye -azimao
m-mi(III/IV) -azimao -azimayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -azimalo -azimayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -azimacho -azimavyo
n(IX/X) -azimayo -azimazo
u(XI) -azimao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -azimako
pa(XVI) -azimapo
mu(XVIII) -azimamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -azima)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeazima -oazima
m-mi(III/IV) -oazima -yoazima
ji-ma(V/VI) -loazima -yoazima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choazima -vyoazima
n(IX/X) -yoazima -zoazima
u(XI) -oazima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koazima
pa(XVI) -poazima
mu(XVIII) -moazima
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَزِيمَة (ʕazīma).

Noun

azima class ? (plural )

  1. plan, scheme, proposal
  2. charm, talisman