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English
Etymology
From Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ, “evening, night”), in صَلَاةُ العِشَاء (ṣalātu l-ʕišāʔ, “night prayer”).
Noun
isha (uncountable)
- (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.
Synonyms
Translations
Anagrams
Albanian
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam
Verb
të isha
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam
Verb
le të isha
- first-person singular imperfect jussive of jam
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
ī̀shā f (possessed form ī̀shar̃)
- Alternative form of lī̀shā
Japanese
Romanization
isha
- Rōmaji transcription of いしゃ
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- second-person singular imperative of seha
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-isha (infinitive kwisha)
- to finish, end
Usage notes
This verb can be used as an auxiliary verb, followed by an infinitive or bare stem, meaning "already".
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -isha
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| Positive present
|
-nakuisha
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| Subjunctive
|
-ishe
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| Negative
|
-ishi
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| Imperative singular
|
kwisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huisha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likuisha
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuisha)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninakuisha/nakuisha
|
tunakuisha
|
| 2nd person
|
unakuisha
|
mnakuisha
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anakuisha
|
wanakuisha
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nakuisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siishi
|
hatuishi
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| 2nd person
|
huishi
|
hamwishi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haishi
|
hawaishi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -ishi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takuisha
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takuisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishe)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niishe
|
tuishe
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| 2nd person
|
uishe
|
mwishe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aishe
|
waishe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -ishe
|
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siishe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekuisha
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singekuisha
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalikuisha
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalikuisha
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekuisha
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| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshakuisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuisha
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| Consecutive
|
kaisha / positive subject concord + -kaisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaishe
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).
Noun
isha (n class, plural isha)
- (Islam) night prayers
Wayuu
Noun
isha
- blood
