ghushi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic .

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghushi (infinitive kughushi)

  1. to falsify, forge
    Synonym: -akidi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghushi
Positive present -naghushi
Subjunctive -ghushi
Negative -ghushi
Imperative singular ghushi
Infinitives
Positive kughushi
Negative kutoghushi
Imperatives
Singular ghushi
Plural ghushini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughushi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lighushi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kughushi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghushi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaghushi/naghushi tunaghushi
2nd person unaghushi mnaghushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghushi wanaghushi
other classes positive subject concord + -naghushi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghushi)
Singular Plural
1st person sighushi hatughushi
2nd person hughushi hamghushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghushi hawaghushi
other classes negative subject concord + -ghushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghushi
Negative future negative subject concord + -taghushi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghushi)
Singular Plural
1st person nighushi tughushi
2nd person ughushi mghushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghushi waghushi
other classes positive subject concord + -ghushi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighushi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghushi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghushi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighushi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighushi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghushi)
Singular Plural
1st person naghushi twaghushi
2nd person waghushi mwaghushi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghushi waghushi
m-mi(III/IV) waghushi yaghushi
ji-ma(V/VI) laghushi yaghushi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghushi vyaghushi
n(IX/X) yaghushi zaghushi
u(XI) waghushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaghushi
pa(XVI) paghushi
mu(XVIII) mwaghushi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghushi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghushi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghushi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kighushi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghushi
Consecutive kaghushi / positive subject concord + -kaghushi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghushi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nighushi -tughushi
2nd person -kughushi -waghushi/-kughushini/-waghushini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghushi -waghushi
m-mi(III/IV) -ughushi -ighushi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lighushi -yaghushi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighushi -vighushi
n(IX/X) -ighushi -zighushi
u(XI) -ughushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kughushi
pa(XVI) -paghushi
mu(XVIII) -mughushi
Reflexive -jighushi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghushi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ghushiye -ghushio
m-mi(III/IV) -ghushio -ghushiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ghushilo -ghushiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghushicho -ghushivyo
n(IX/X) -ghushiyo -ghushizo
u(XI) -ghushio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ghushiko
pa(XVI) -ghushipo
mu(XVIII) -ghushimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghushi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeghushi -oghushi
m-mi(III/IV) -oghushi -yoghushi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loghushi -yoghushi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghushi -vyoghushi
n(IX/X) -yoghushi -zoghushi
u(XI) -oghushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koghushi
pa(XVI) -poghushi
mu(XVIII) -moghushi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

ghushi (invariable)

  1. false (not true)
  2. fake, counterfeit
    dawa ghushi ― counterfeit medication

Derived terms

  • ghashi (“fraud, deception, cheating”)
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