dhii

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word dhii. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word dhii, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say dhii in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word dhii you have here. The definition of the word dhii will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdhii, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Gamilaraay

dhii

Pronunciation

Noun

dhii

  1. meat
  2. tea

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَيْع (ḍayʕ).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

dhii (n class, no plural)

  1. weakness (state of being weak)

Verb

-dhii (infinitive kudhii)

  1. to weaken, to waste away

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhii
Positive present -nadhii
Subjunctive -dhii
Negative -dhii
Imperative singular dhii
Infinitives
Positive kudhii
Negative kutodhii
Imperatives
Singular dhii
Plural dhiini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhii
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhii
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhii
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhii)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhii/nadhii tunadhii
2nd person unadhii mnadhii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhii wanadhii
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhii
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhii)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhii hatudhii
2nd person hudhii hamdhii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhii hawadhii
other classes negative subject concord + -dhii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhii
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhii
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhii)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhii tudhii
2nd person udhii mdhii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhii wadhii
other classes positive subject concord + -dhii
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhii
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhii
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhii
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhii
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhii
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhii)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhii twadhii
2nd person wadhii mwadhii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhii wadhii
m-mi(III/IV) wadhii yadhii
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhii yadhii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhii vyadhii
n(IX/X) yadhii zadhii
u(XI) wadhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhii
pa(XVI) padhii
mu(XVIII) mwadhii
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhii
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhii
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhii
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhii
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhii
Consecutive kadhii / positive subject concord + -kadhii
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhii
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhii -tudhii
2nd person -kudhii -wadhii/-kudhiini/-wadhiini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhii -wadhii
m-mi(III/IV) -udhii -idhii
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhii -yadhii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhii -vidhii
n(IX/X) -idhii -zidhii
u(XI) -udhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhii
pa(XVI) -padhii
mu(XVIII) -mudhii
Reflexive -jidhii
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhii- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhiiye -dhiio
m-mi(III/IV) -dhiio -dhiiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhiilo -dhiiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhiicho -dhiivyo
n(IX/X) -dhiiyo -dhiizo
u(XI) -dhiio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhiiko
pa(XVI) -dhiipo
mu(XVIII) -dhiimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhii)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhii -odhii
m-mi(III/IV) -odhii -yodhii
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhii -yodhii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhii -vyodhii
n(IX/X) -yodhii -zodhii
u(XI) -odhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhii
pa(XVI) -podhii
mu(XVIII) -modhii
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia