hizi

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خَزِيَ (ḵaziya).

Verb

-hizi (infinitive kuhizi)

  1. to disgrace, dishonour, insult
Conjugation
Conjugation of -hizi
Positive present -nahizi
Subjunctive -hizi
Negative -hizi
Imperative singular hizi
Infinitives
Positive kuhizi
Negative kutohizi
Imperatives
Singular hizi
Plural hizini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhizi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihizi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhizi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahizi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahizi/nahizi tunahizi
2nd person unahizi mnahizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahizi wanahizi
other classes positive subject concord + -nahizi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihizi hatuhizi
2nd person huhizi hamhizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahizi hawahizi
other classes negative subject concord + -hizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahizi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahizi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hizi)
Singular Plural
1st person nihizi tuhizi
2nd person uhizi mhizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahizi wahizi
other classes positive subject concord + -hizi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihizi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehizi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehizi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihizi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihizi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahizi)
Singular Plural
1st person nahizi twahizi
2nd person wahizi mwahizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahizi wahizi
m-mi(III/IV) wahizi yahizi
ji-ma(V/VI) lahizi yahizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahizi vyahizi
n(IX/X) yahizi zahizi
u(XI) wahizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahizi
pa(XVI) pahizi
mu(XVIII) mwahizi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehizi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahizi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahizi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihizi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohizi
Consecutive kahizi / positive subject concord + -kahizi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahizi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihizi -tuhizi
2nd person -kuhizi -wahizi/-kuhizini/-wahizini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhizi -wahizi
m-mi(III/IV) -uhizi -ihizi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihizi -yahizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihizi -vihizi
n(IX/X) -ihizi -zihizi
u(XI) -uhizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhizi
pa(XVI) -pahizi
mu(XVIII) -muhizi
Reflexive -jihizi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hizi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hiziye -hizio
m-mi(III/IV) -hizio -hiziyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hizilo -hiziyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hizicho -hizivyo
n(IX/X) -hiziyo -hizizo
u(XI) -hizio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hiziko
pa(XVI) -hizipo
mu(XVIII) -hizimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hizi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehizi -ohizi
m-mi(III/IV) -ohizi -yohizi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohizi -yohizi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohizi -vyohizi
n(IX/X) -yohizi -zohizi
u(XI) -ohizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohizi
pa(XVI) -pohizi
mu(XVIII) -mohizi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

hizi

  1. N class inflected form of hii (plural only).
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