ghani

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See also: Ghani, and għani

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Etymology

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Noun

ghani (plural ghanis)

  1. (India) A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.

Anagrams

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghani (infinitive kughani)

  1. to sing
  2. to recite

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghani
Positive present -naghani
Subjunctive -ghani
Negative -ghani
Imperative singular ghani
Infinitives
Positive kughani
Negative kutoghani
Imperatives
Singular ghani
Plural ghanini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughani
Positive past positive subject concord + -lighani
Negative past negative subject concord + -kughani
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghani)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaghani/naghani tunaghani
2nd person unaghani mnaghani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghani wanaghani
other classes positive subject concord + -naghani
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghani)
Singular Plural
1st person sighani hatughani
2nd person hughani hamghani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghani hawaghani
other classes negative subject concord + -ghani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghani
Negative future negative subject concord + -taghani
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghani)
Singular Plural
1st person nighani tughani
2nd person ughani mghani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghani waghani
other classes positive subject concord + -ghani
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighani
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghani
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghani
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighani
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighani
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghani)
Singular Plural
1st person naghani twaghani
2nd person waghani mwaghani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghani waghani
m-mi(III/IV) waghani yaghani
ji-ma(V/VI) laghani yaghani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghani vyaghani
n(IX/X) yaghani zaghani
u(XI) waghani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaghani
pa(XVI) paghani
mu(XVIII) mwaghani
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghani
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghani
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghani
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kighani
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghani
Consecutive kaghani / positive subject concord + -kaghani
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghani
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nighani -tughani
2nd person -kughani -waghani/-kughanini/-waghanini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghani -waghani
m-mi(III/IV) -ughani -ighani
ji-ma(V/VI) -lighani -yaghani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighani -vighani
n(IX/X) -ighani -zighani
u(XI) -ughani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kughani
pa(XVI) -paghani
mu(XVIII) -mughani
Reflexive -jighani
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghani- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ghaniye -ghanio
m-mi(III/IV) -ghanio -ghaniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ghanilo -ghaniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghanicho -ghanivyo
n(IX/X) -ghaniyo -ghanizo
u(XI) -ghanio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ghaniko
pa(XVI) -ghanipo
mu(XVIII) -ghanimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghani)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeghani -oghani
m-mi(III/IV) -oghani -yoghani
ji-ma(V/VI) -loghani -yoghani
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghani -vyoghani
n(IX/X) -yoghani -zoghani
u(XI) -oghani see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koghani
pa(XVI) -poghani
mu(XVIII) -moghani
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

ghani (n class, plural ghani)

  1. song, melody, tune
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