dhuria

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic ذُرِّيَّة (ḏurriyya).

Noun

dhuria class IX (plural dhuria class X)

  1. offspring, descendant(s)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

-dhuria (infinitive kudhuria)

  1. Applicative form of -dhuru
Conjugation
Conjugation of -dhuria
Positive present -nadhuria
Subjunctive -dhurie
Negative -dhurii
Imperative singular dhuria
Infinitives
Positive kudhuria
Negative kutodhuria
Imperatives
Singular dhuria
Plural dhurieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhuria
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhuria
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhuria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhuria)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhuria/nadhuria tunadhuria
2nd person unadhuria mnadhuria
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhuria wanadhuria
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhuria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhurii)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhurii hatudhurii
2nd person hudhurii hamdhurii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhurii hawadhurii
other classes negative subject concord + -dhurii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhuria
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhuria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhurie)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhurie tudhurie
2nd person udhurie mdhurie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhurie wadhurie
other classes positive subject concord + -dhurie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhurie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhuria
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhuria
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhuria
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhuria
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhuria)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhuria twadhuria
2nd person wadhuria mwadhuria
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhuria wadhuria
m-mi(III/IV) wadhuria yadhuria
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhuria yadhuria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhuria vyadhuria
n(IX/X) yadhuria zadhuria
u(XI) wadhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhuria
pa(XVI) padhuria
mu(XVIII) mwadhuria
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhuria
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhuria
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhuria
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhuria
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhuria
Consecutive kadhuria / positive subject concord + -kadhuria
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhurie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhuria -tudhuria
2nd person -kudhuria -wadhuria/-kudhurieni/-wadhurieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhuria -wadhuria
m-mi(III/IV) -udhuria -idhuria
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhuria -yadhuria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhuria -vidhuria
n(IX/X) -idhuria -zidhuria
u(XI) -udhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhuria
pa(XVI) -padhuria
mu(XVIII) -mudhuria
Reflexive -jidhuria
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhuria- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhuriaye -dhuriao
m-mi(III/IV) -dhuriao -dhuriayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhurialo -dhuriayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhuriacho -dhuriavyo
n(IX/X) -dhuriayo -dhuriazo
u(XI) -dhuriao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhuriako
pa(XVI) -dhuriapo
mu(XVIII) -dhuriamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhuria)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhuria -odhuria
m-mi(III/IV) -odhuria -yodhuria
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhuria -yodhuria
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhuria -vyodhuria
n(IX/X) -yodhuria -zodhuria
u(XI) -odhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhuria
pa(XVI) -podhuria
mu(XVIII) -modhuria
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.