dhamini

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمِنَ (ḍamina).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhamini (infinitive kudhamini)

  1. to guarantee

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhamini
Positive present -nadhamini
Subjunctive -dhamini
Negative -dhamini
Imperative singular dhamini
Infinitives
Positive kudhamini
Negative kutodhamini
Imperatives
Singular dhamini
Plural dhaminini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhamini
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhamini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhamini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhamini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhamini/nadhamini tunadhamini
2nd person unadhamini mnadhamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhamini wanadhamini
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhamini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhamini)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhamini hatudhamini
2nd person hudhamini hamdhamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhamini hawadhamini
other classes negative subject concord + -dhamini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhamini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhamini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhamini)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhamini tudhamini
2nd person udhamini mdhamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhamini wadhamini
other classes positive subject concord + -dhamini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhamini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhamini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhamini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhamini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhamini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhamini)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhamini twadhamini
2nd person wadhamini mwadhamini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhamini wadhamini
m-mi(III/IV) wadhamini yadhamini
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhamini yadhamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhamini vyadhamini
n(IX/X) yadhamini zadhamini
u(XI) wadhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhamini
pa(XVI) padhamini
mu(XVIII) mwadhamini
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhamini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhamini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhamini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhamini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhamini
Consecutive kadhamini / positive subject concord + -kadhamini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhamini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhamini -tudhamini
2nd person -kudhamini -wadhamini/-kudhaminini/-wadhaminini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhamini -wadhamini
m-mi(III/IV) -udhamini -idhamini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhamini -yadhamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhamini -vidhamini
n(IX/X) -idhamini -zidhamini
u(XI) -udhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhamini
pa(XVI) -padhamini
mu(XVIII) -mudhamini
Reflexive -jidhamini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhamini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhaminiye -dhaminio
m-mi(III/IV) -dhaminio -dhaminiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhaminilo -dhaminiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhaminicho -dhaminivyo
n(IX/X) -dhaminiyo -dhaminizo
u(XI) -dhaminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhaminiko
pa(XVI) -dhaminipo
mu(XVIII) -dhaminimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhamini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhamini -odhamini
m-mi(III/IV) -odhamini -yodhamini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhamini -yodhamini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhamini -vyodhamini
n(IX/X) -yodhamini -zodhamini
u(XI) -odhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhamini
pa(XVI) -podhamini
mu(XVIII) -modhamini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • dhamana (“bail, pledge, collateral”)
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