enzi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِزّ (ʕizz).

Pronunciation

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Noun

enzi class IX (plural enzi class X)

  1. power, might, dominion, rule
  2. age, era

Verb

-enzi (infinitive kuenzi)

  1. to inaugurate, invest power in; exalt, glorify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -enzi
Positive present -naenzi
Subjunctive -enzi
Negative -enzi
Imperative singular enzi
Infinitives
Positive kuenzi
Negative kutoenzi
Imperatives
Singular enzi
Plural enzini
Tensed forms
Habitual huenzi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lienzi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuenzi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naenzi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaenzi/naenzi tunaenzi
2nd person unaenzi mnaenzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaenzi wanaenzi
other classes positive subject concord + -naenzi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -enzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sienzi hatuenzi
2nd person huenzi hamwenzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haenzi hawaenzi
other classes negative subject concord + -enzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taenzi
Negative future negative subject concord + -taenzi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -enzi)
Singular Plural
1st person nienzi tuenzi
2nd person uenzi mwenzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aenzi waenzi
other classes positive subject concord + -enzi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sienzi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeenzi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeenzi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalienzi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalienzi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aenzi)
Singular Plural
1st person naenzi twaenzi
2nd person waenzi mwaenzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aenzi waenzi
m-mi(III/IV) waenzi yaenzi
ji-ma(V/VI) laenzi yaenzi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaenzi vyaenzi
n(IX/X) yaenzi zaenzi
u(XI) waenzi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaenzi
pa(XVI) paenzi
mu(XVIII) mwaenzi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meenzi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaenzi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaenzi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kienzi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoenzi
Consecutive kaenzi / positive subject concord + -kaenzi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaenzi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nienzi -tuenzi
2nd person -kuenzi -waenzi/-kuenzini/-waenzini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwenzi -waenzi
m-mi(III/IV) -uenzi -ienzi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lienzi -yaenzi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kienzi -vienzi
n(IX/X) -ienzi -zienzi
u(XI) -uenzi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuenzi
pa(XVI) -paenzi
mu(XVIII) -muenzi
Reflexive -jienzi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -enzi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -enziye -enzio
m-mi(III/IV) -enzio -enziyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -enzilo -enziyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -enzicho -enzivyo
n(IX/X) -enziyo -enzizo
u(XI) -enzio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -enziko
pa(XVI) -enzipo
mu(XVIII) -enzimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -enzi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeenzi -oenzi
m-mi(III/IV) -oenzi -yoenzi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loenzi -yoenzi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choenzi -vyoenzi
n(IX/X) -yoenzi -zoenzi
u(XI) -oenzi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koenzi
pa(XVI) -poenzi
mu(XVIII) -moenzi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia